Last Friday, the White House did not mention Jews in its Holocaust Remembrance Day message; it was the first time that the 6 million Jews who died have been overlooked in an official message of this sort. Jewish organizations were outraged, including the Zionist Organization of America, which otherwise supports the new Trump administration. Nevertheless,…
I marched on Saturday with 749,999 of my fellow Angelenos: old and young, different races and genders, some wearing hats, and many carrying signs with a plethora of diverse messages. People marched for many different reasons: for women’s rights to gay rights to human rights; from a request for unity to a more divisive declaration…
The Trump administration, as one of its first actions, is expected to completely shut our borders to people fleeing mass atrocities and violent conflict. We must not stand idly by! Jewish World Watch is dedicated to fighting genocide and mass atrocities. The United States was built by people fleeing persecution, and with more refugees in the…
JWW’s Director of Advocacy and Programs Mike Brand wrote in The Hill today about President Obama’s decision to lift sanctions and open up trade with Sudan; a regime that has continually committed genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity against its own people. Read the full article here. [break] “As a senator, Barack Obama was a staunch advocate for…
I have been involved with nonprofits for over 25 years, and while I have had the privilege of working with other organizations that do extraordinary work on various important issues, there are few whose staff and leadership are as committed to the mission of the organization as those at Jewish World Watch. JWW is made…
A deal has been reached in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for President Joseph Kabila to step down from power, paving the way for the country’s first democratic transfer of power. While the deal is clearly a welcomed alternative to Kabila staying in power indefinitely, and will hopefully avoid further bloodshed, major challenges still…