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AJWS Los Angeles: What’s Happening
This spring, I have been reminded of just how courageous our AJWS partners can be, and just how dangerous so much of their work actually is. In March, two Honduran human rights defenders, Berta Cáceras and Nelson García, were murdered, presumably in an attempt to silence them and end their work.
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Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Levin Treasurer Jim Koshland President Ruth W. Messinger Vice Chairs Monte Dube Judith Stern Secretary Bill Resnick Board of Trustees Marion Bergman Jay Cohan Rabbi Menachem Creditor Barbara Dobkin* Steven Dow James Dubey Tom Dubin Eileen Epstein Marty Friedman* Rabbi Elyse Frishman Marc Greenwald Michael Hirschhorn Carol Joseph Howard Kleckner …
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Dear Friends, In 2015, we were deeply gratified to celebrate AJWS’s 30th anniversary and enter our fourth decade of promoting human rights in the developing world. For 30 years, the activists, organizations and movements we support have demonstrated tremendous leadership in struggles that matter. Our international grantees have waged courageous campaigns to stop poverty and …
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“The Tables Turn”: Ruth Messinger’s essay from “What I Told My Daughter”
Former AJWS President Ruth Messinger contributed the essay below to “What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women,” by Nina Tassler with Cynthia Littleton. Ruth Messinger joined a powerful, diverse group of women to reflect on the best advice and counsel they have given their daughters either by example, …
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AJWS Bay Area: What’s Happening
Thank you to all who attended AJWS’s 30th anniversary gala. It was a powerful night as we honored Sir Michael Moritz and our own indomitable Ruth Messinger. Just as powerful was the haunting tribute expressed by our third honoree, Alejandra Ancheita.
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Ruth Messinger On Almost 20 Years At American Jewish World Service
After nearly 20 years as the president of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), Ruth Messinger is retiring. She joins us to reflect on her career in humanitarian aid and the work of AJWS, which bills itself as “the first and only Jewish organization dedicated solely to ending poverty and promoting human rights in the developing …
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Ruth Messinger entrusts American Jewish World Service to her deputy
Ruth Messinger was one of New York City’s most prominent politicians in the 1980s and 1990s before she took the helm of a respected but low-profile nonprofit focused on international development: the American Jewish World Service. After 18 years, Messinger is giving up the presidency of AJWS, which grew into a major player in the fight against …
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Interview with Robert Bank and Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger was one of New York City’s most prominent politicians in the 1980s and 1990s before she took the helm of a respected but low-profile nonprofit focused on international development: the American Jewish World Service.
After 17 years, Messinger is giving up the presidency of AJWS, which grew into a major player in the fight against global poverty under her leadership. In 2015, the group gave out nearly $40 million for projects in 19 nations.
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Journey Over Destination: After Trip, Rabbis Stand in Solidarity with Dominicans of Haitian Descent
Earlier this year, 10 American rabbis demanded justice for the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans stripped of their citizenship status by the Dominican government mainly because of their Haitian ancestry.
And they were heard.
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