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USAID Administrator Lauds AJWS’s Work
In his speech entitled, “The Modern Development Enterprise,” delivered at an event hosted by the Center for Global Development, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah praised AJWS’s international development work.
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American Jewish World Service Formally Joins Sudan NOW
New York, NY; December 10, 2010—American Jewish World Service (AJWS), a human rights and international development organization, announced today that it has formally joined Sudan NOW, a campaign led by a group of prominent anti-genocide and human rights advocacy organizations committed to bringing meaningful and lasting peace to Sudan and encouraging strong American leadership and …
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AJWS Selects Jewish Community Engagement Fellow
Brandeis Grad, Shulie Eisen, Named First “AJWS Presidential Fellow” New York, NY; October 4, 2010— American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, has named Shulie Eisen its first Presidential Fellow. Eisen was selected from a pool of nearly 100 highly-accomplished recent college graduates from across the U.S. for the 12-month …
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AJWS President Cheers Obama’s Leadership on Sudan
Ruth Messinger: White House’s Investment in Sudan Diplomacy is a
Crucial Step towards Lasting Peace
AJWS Invites Community to Fight Global Hunger With Money Saved From Yom Kippur Fast
New York, NY; September 13, 2010—In an appeal called Reflect Back: Fast Forward, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has asked American Jews to donate the money they would have spent on food, were they not fasting on Yom Kippur, to AJWS’s grantees fighting hunger in the developing world.
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Haiti and the Jewish High Holy Days
With the Jewish High Holy days fast approaching, check out Ruth Messinger’s JTA Op-Ed “Holidays Remind of What We Still Need To Do in Haiti,” which calls upon our individual and collective responsibilities to the Haitian people. Reflecting upon the ubiquitous liturgical refrain asking “Who shall live and who shall die?” that we recite in …
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AJWS Collecting Donations for Flood Relief in Pakistan
In response to the recent flooding in Pakistan, where the U.N. is reporting that 1,200 people have died and 14 million are in dire need of urgent assistance, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has opened an emergency flood relief fund to receive donations. The money AJWS collects will support the relief work of its existing grantee partners in Pakistan.
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Farmer Suicides in Kenya. Cereal Exports in Ethiopia. How Harvesting Fog is Saving Lives – Weekly Link Round-Up
AJWS’s Josh Berkman tells Change.org that millions of hungry families are not a market opportunity [Change.org] Climate-related farmer suicides are surging in eastern Kenya [AlertNet] Villagers in South Africa are harvesting fog to deal with drought [AlertNet] In Mali, more aid is needed [IRIN] The cereal export ban is lifted in Ethiopia [IRIN] In a …
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AJWS Sends Its First Interdenominational Group of Rabbis to Mexico for Service Learning
A delegation of 11 rabbis—representing a wide range of Jewish denominations and backgrounds—returned last week from a week-long service-learning trip to Muchucuxcah, Mexico, sponsored by AJWS.
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AJWS Responds to Widespread Flooding and Mudslides in Central America
AJWS is collecting donations in response to the flooding and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Agatha. The storm brought widespread devastation to Central America on Sunday.
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