Today, on Yom HaShoah, we remember the 6 million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust – simply because they were Jews. It was then that the mantra “Never again” was born. And yet it did happen again … in Cambodia and in Bosnia, in Rwanda and in Darfur. And it’s still happening today. Just look…
Jewish World Watch’s field representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Amani Matabaro Tom, recently visited Los Angeles, where he briefed members of the board and staff on current events and our ongoing partnerships, and he spoke at a community event focused on issues facing refugees. Tom, 41, is the executive director and…
High school student activists at Milken Community Schools, in partnership with Jewish World Watch, educated their peers and the community about the issues facing refugees at the YOZMA Siyyum Celebration and Action Fair on March 23. Yozma, which means “initiative” in Hebrew, is Milken’s social action leadership initiative. At the recent event, groups shared their…
The statistics concerning women and violence are staggering: An estimated one out of every three women in the world will be beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused during her lifetime. At least 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, and almost 750 million were married before they turned 18.…
Jewish World Watch’s Teen Ambassador Program (TAP) not only can make a difference in how young people view the world; it can change their inner lives as well. That was the message relayed by various participants who addressed nearly 20 local students during a “Taste of TAP” event on Feb. 25. The free event at…
As Purim begins tonight, Jews around the world will read the Book of Esther and use a chorus of boos and noisemakers to drown out the name of Haman, the villain who sought to destroy all the Jews. Unfortunately, though the story is ancient, Haman’s spirit remains alive and well in today’s world: It survives…
Today is the 15th anniversary of the start of conflict in Darfur, the first genocide of the 21st century. The Darfur genocide has caused the deaths of approximately 400,000 Darfuris, and displaced more than three million people. Although the International Criminal Court has indicted Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against…
The United Nations has designated Feb. 20 a World Day of Social Justice. Here at Jewish World Watch, we appreciate the recognition of this important type of work, but we also see it as a sad reminder of how much healing the world still needs. Across the globe you’ll still find civilians who are attacked…
More than 150 students and adults eager to learn about ongoing mass atrocities and what they can do about them will gather from Feb. 10-12 in Washington, D.C., for the third annual Lemkin Summit to End Genocide and Mass Atrocities. The Summit, held at American University, is named after Polish lawyer and activist Raphael Lemkin…
Harry Davids’ parents were killed at the Sobibor extermination camp when he was just a child, so he knows all too well what happens when good people don’t act when confronted with wrongdoing. He also knows the positive difference a single person can make in the world. Harry, a Jew born into Nazi-occupied Holland, owes…