We Are AJWS: A Time for Hope and Action
In a time of escalating fear, brokenness and despair, supporters of AJWS aren’t losing hope. Learn how we’re harnessing optimism to build a better world together.
AJWS Blog
The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
Building a Better World for Future Generations on Universal Children’s Day
Millions of children around the world are suffering from violence, hunger and discrimination—from Rohingya children living in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh, to girls in Uganda who are recovering from sexual abuse in the aftermath of Uganda’s civil war. Fortunately, AJWS’s grantees are restoring hope, dignity and human rights for children who face injustice all over the world.
Echoes of Kristallnacht in Today’s Rohingya Crisis
As I reflect on the horrors of Kristallnacht, and the horrors that followed, I cannot help but find tragic parallels in the chilling stories about the Rohingya people, 600,000 of whom have been forced to flee their homes in Burma.
Mexico’s “Badass Queens” Take the Stage to Spark Change and Awaken Activism
Since 2000, AJWS grantee Las Reinas Chulas (“The Badass Queens), a Mexican feminist cabaret troupe, has been using the power of theater to ignite debate and activism in a country where people face formidable challenges such as discrimination, violence and injustice.
My Jewish Responsibility to Help the Rohingya People
I have been haunted for weeks by a photo of a Rohingya woman mourning her dead baby on the shores of Bangladesh. This photo appeared in The Huffington Post in late September, and I’ve seen dozens of similarly disturbing images on the Internet every day. This mother and child were among the more than half a …