In 2004, Janice Kamenir Reznik was considering retirement from a successful career as an environmental lawyer when just by chance she attended a service at her local synagogue that literally changed her life. This was at the height of the genocide in Darfur, and her rabbi spoke that day about their responsibility as a Jewish…
Click here to read the article in the New York Times by Janice Kamenir-Reznik, Co-Founder of Jewish World Watch.
Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), with the co-sponsorship of the chairs of the Sudan-South Sudan Caucus, Reps. Michael Capuano (D-MA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), introduced the South Sudan Peace Promotion and Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 2989) in early July. This bill is in response to the raging civil war…
The second semester proved to be an even greater learning experience than the one that came before it. I learned that just because people attend your first event does not mean they will attend your next, and just the people who’ve chosen to dedicated their lives to preserving and ensuring human rights globally are some…
As South Sudan marks the fourth anniversary of its independence from Sudan, there is not a lot to celebrate. Many in South Sudan, and around the world, who celebrated the country’s independence in 2011 knew that the there was a lot of work to be done in the fledgling country. However, no one imagined that…
This month, President Obama will make his fourth trip to Africa, visiting Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and Ethiopia for meetings with Ethiopian and African Union (AU) leaders. This will likely be his last visit to the continent as president—and the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited the AU headquarters in Addis…
In a world filled with constant conflict, senseless violence, and seemingly endless suffering, there’s a natural human inclination to feel paralyzed by the enormity of the problems we face. Many believe that there’s little they can do to protect the innocent in the face of violence and persecution. Others don’t view this responsibility as their…
This month, I became the Executive Director of Jewish World Watch (JWW). For me, assuming this role is an honor, a privilege, and a truly exciting opportunity to breathe life into the values that I have fought for throughout my career. Over the course of more than three decades — since receiving my Masters in…
Growing up with a lot of theater and music, I always believed in the power of art and the stories it tells to connect human beings. This April with Jewish World Watch and the Dortort Center for the Arts at Hillel, I put up an exhibition of photographs by JWW staff on service trips to…
Washington D.C. Walk to End Genocide It was quite poetic really; a group of diverse individuals gathered in the shadow of the Holocaust Museum with one common goal- to raise awareness about genocide and money for survivor relief projects. Whether you spoke to attendees or merely read the signs that they were all holding, it…