Three years ago this week, I took on what would become one of the greatest challenges of my career. Serving as the Executive Director of Jewish World Watch has allowed me to see the world, and the unending inspiration of our community, through a lens that continues to deliver on our mission of bringing help…
LOS ANGELES – Jewish World Watch (JWW), the Los Angeles-based nonprofit committed to bringing help and healing to survivors of mass atrocities around the globe, is thrilled to announce that it is one of a select number of organizations throughout the country to receive a share of a half a million dollar grant from the…
We believe in a world that does not stand idly by while civilian populations are being attacked simply because of who they are. A world in which all people, regardless of ethnicity, religion or background, feel safe and welcome in their community. To accomplish this, we must stand up against hate whenever and wherever it…
It is difficult to fathom the current crisis in Syria. Doctors in Northwest Syria are overwhelmed, and supplies are running out following this week’s devastating earthquake. We have launched an emergency fund to help ensure medical facilities in the region have everything they need to save lives. Together with our longtime partner in Syria, we…
This week, members of the Canadian Parliament stood up for human rights by unanimously passing M62. The motion calls on the Canadian government to accept 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities fleeing persecution in China. The Jewish community has a profound understanding of the importance of acceptance of others. We know the unthinkable ramifications of…
The Armenian people are facing crisis once again. Azerbaijan has blocked the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh (known as Artsakh in Armenian) to Armenia and the outside world since December 12. This most recent aggression leaves 120,000 people in Artsakh under siege, unable to access medical supplies, food and fuel as the region experiences harsh winter…
Jewish World Watch (JWW) commends the House of Representatives for passing the Uyghur Policy Act (H.R. 4685), a bill that would increase U.S. response, awareness and advocacy for Uyghur human rights. “We applaud our leaders in the House who continue to make progress toward Uyghur human rights through this bill,” Jewish World Watch Executive Director…
ENCINO, CA — Jewish World Watch (JWW), an anti-genocide organization based in Los Angeles, applauds California Governor Gavin Newsom and California State Representative Adrin Nazarian for signing into law a bill that establishes April 24 as Genocide Awareness Day. This bill signals California’s recognition of all genocides and allows Californians to memorialize those who suffer.…
From our deep roots as a nascent country to striking workers today at core companies, there are few things more uniquely American than worker’s rights. Today’s labor movement doesn’t look entirely different in scope than its origin stories. Nearly 300 years ago – before Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez, before the United Auto Workers and…
Communities worldwide are bonded and uplifted by women. Women create life, hold families together and lead communities with strength and resolve. That is precisely why they are often the targets of persecution during power struggles. Women’s bodies have been used as a weapon of war throughout history. We see it in the gender-based violence faced…