This week, the BBC released thousands of leaked police images, files and classified speeches documenting, in damning detail, the Chinese Communist Party’s internment and genocidal intent against the Uyghur people. The leak “establishes beyond the shadow of a doubt, beyond any question, that [the Chinese Communist Party] knows exactly what they’re doing,” as I told…
Jewish World Watch applauds Airbnb and the leadership of CEO Brian Chesky for taking the initial steps toward a more ethical business model by committing to removing all Chinese homes and experiences from its platform by mid-summer. Together with a coalition of worker’s unions, faith-based organizations and human rights groups, Jewish World Watch (JWW), an…
Today’s passage of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2021 (BURMA Act) in the U.S. House of Representatives is a meaningful and welcome next step in the fight for justice for the Rohingya people. Jewish World Watch and the entire Jewish Rohingya Justice Network thanks House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks…
This morning, the Biden Administration formally announced its determination that the Myanmar military committed genocide against the Rohingya people. Jewish World Watch applauds Secretary of State Antony Blinken for this decision. “Beyond the Holocaust, the United States has concluded that genocide was committed seven times,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “Today marks the eighth…
Today marks 500 days since violence in the Tigray region began. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives, and more than 6.8 million need food aid. While the international attention is on the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, it is easy to lose sight of atrocities occurring in so many places worldwide. These conflicts…
This week, as the Jewish community gathers to celebrate Purim, one of history’s first averted genocides, we revisit the fortitude of Vashti and Esther. Where atrocities occur, or leaders preach hate, women are targeted and forcibly made objects of battle. Women also frequently guide us through the tumult, acting as crucial moral compasses. Like Vashti,…
Strong female leadership has driven the mission of JWW forward for 18 years. Co-Founder Janice Kamenir-Reznik answered her rabbi’s call 18 years ago and continues to fight for genocide and mass atrocity survivors today. JWW’s Board Chairs, Diana Buckhantz and Jane Z. Cohen, along with many in Committee leadership roles, are women dedicated to taking…
We all celebrated the passage of the monumental Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act at the end of December. The bill deserved this praise and is a significant step in the collective effort to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people. It’s an important first step. Effectively reducing – or even eliminating…
Jewish World Watch is seeking a Full-Time (Monday thru Friday) Executive Assistant to join our Organization. Working from our Encino, CA office, you’ll be someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment. In addition to being organized, analytical, strategic, and resourceful, you must possess strong business judgment and communication skills needed to interact with a variety…