This past Shabbat we read the story of the census. God tells Moses that he should conduct a census of all the Israelite men over the age of 20. There is much to relate to in this parsha, especially in this year when the US census is being conducted. Why does Moses conduct the first…
On Wednesday, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 finally passed both chambers of Congress, a momentous win for the persecuted Uyghur ethnic minority group of East Turkestan – the name preferred by Uyghurs for the region commonly known as Xinjiang, China. The act condemns “gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in …
COVID-19 has disrupted many social justice efforts, including those most integral to the mission of Jewish World Watch — preventing genocide and mass atrocities and protecting human rights. While managing the global pandemic has eclipsed many initiatives to protect vulnerable populations around the world, JWW is pleased to report that key advocacy initiatives continue to…
A Rohingya man tested positive for coronavirus inside the overcrowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where nearly 1 million Rohingya live. Jewish World Watch and our on-the-ground partners have been bracing and attempting to prepare for a potentially nightmarish outbreak. Conditions in the vast, fetid camps are conducive to the rapid and rampant spread of…
Jewish World Watch (JWW) is proud to announce the disbursement of multiple critical grants to our on-the-ground partner organizations working on the frontlines of COVID-19 response in their atrocity-affected countries. To continue JWW’s essential work supporting survivors of genocides and mass atrocities, JWW and our local partners need funding now more than ever. As can…