Newsroom

The AJWS community is making headlines on the local, national and global stage. We’re eager to share our stories!

AJWS One-Pager

Download

American Jewish World Service is the leading international Jewish human rights and development organization, supporting more than 500 social justice efforts in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

If you are a member of the press and wish to obtain information about our work or speak to a member of our global team on deadline, please contact Tanyanika Davis, Director of Media Relations, at tdavis@ajws.org.

Press Releases

View our recent collection of press releases about AJWS's work.

AJWS Asked for Public Comment on Lantos Human Rights Commission

This year, the United States has assumed the rotating Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), a summit championing economic cooperation among the world’s largest economies. On March 5, the House of Representative’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hosted a hearing to explore ways the Trump administration can “elevate human rights issues” during the G20 …

Read the Release

View the Press Releases Archive.