You are likely reading this email on a device made with Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China. I am not saying this to shame you – unfortunately, virtually everyone in the United States owns tainted products. That is why Jewish World Watch and supporters like you fought so hard to pass the…
ENCINO, CA – Jewish World Watch (JWW), a Los Angeles-based organization fighting against genocide and mass atrocities worldwide, launched today a groundbreaking database detailing how global companies are complicit in forced labor. JWW’s Uyghur Forced Labor Database – the most extensive to date – brings to light more than 600 national and international companies and…
In 1939, four months before the invasion of Poland, 937 souls set sail aboard the MS St. Louis as a dark cloud of totalitarianism swept through Germany at the hands of the Third Reich. Passengers aboard the St. Louis, many of whom were Jewish, left their homes in Hamburg for what they hoped would be…
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…
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…
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…
The last week has been extraordinary. So often, we share stories of tragedy and loss; however, the recognition of human rights and dignity and culpability for those who violate it has been invigorating. The cultivation of new partnerships, coalition involvement, and a more deliberate advocacy approach is truly paying off! Your commitment to a more…