The last year has been full of lessons. If there is one word that captures the spirit and motivation at JWW in 2021, it is resilience. Thanks to our supporters like you, we have continued to fulfill our mission with greater effectiveness and impact. While we had to pivot from our in-person programming and events,…
In life, we are blessed to meet a handful of people who have a spark that shines a little brighter. These encounters leave a lasting impression on us that makes it all the more heartbreaking when we have to say goodbye. Last week we learned of the sudden passing of longtime Jewish World Watch partners…
As a mother of two, Universal Children’s Day (observed on November 20) resonates deeply with me. It is an opportunity to promote togetherness and children’s welfare worldwide. As I thought about this week’s Global Update, I was reminded of the story of Sadiki, a 13-year-old in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “I used to…
Rosh Hashanah is an opportunity for us to each have a fresh start, to imagine a better version of ourselves and the world around us. The High Holidays present us with the time and space to act with more intention, in Hebrew kavanah. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we let go of the ways we’ve…
To celebrate World Day Against Child Labor (June 12), I’d like to highlight the incredible work supporters like you make possible in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Our empowerment programs aim to minimize children’s use in armed groups and reduce their exploitation in mining sites through negotiated release from militias, educational access and psychosocial support.…
More than a century ago, 1.5 million Armenians were rounded up and slaughtered amid a campaign of extermination that history has long acknowledged was the 20th century’s first genocide. We all know too well it would not be the last. For decades, no United States president had called the atrocities what they were even as…
Each year, on Yom HaShoah, we remember the 6 million Jewish sisters and brothers we lost during the Holocaust. We say their names, we tell their stories, we commemorate the lives of survivors, and we reaffirm the promise that arose from that incredible tragedy: “Never again.” Yet, it is not enough to simply memorialize those…
Jewish World Watch is heartbroken by the murder of eight people in Atlanta on Tuesday night, six of them women of Asian descent. We stand firmly with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, and we will continue to offer our support in any way we can. As an anti-genocide organization, we know all too well…
It has been a dark week for Myanmar and the persecuted Rohingya people. On Sunday, Myanmar’s military (also known as the Tatmadaw) staged a coup – arresting activists and civilian leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and retaking power after ten years of fragile democracy. Confirmed reports reveal orders for police officers to disperse protesters…
On Jan. 31, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) staged a coup in Myanmar, taking into captivity pro-democracy activists and many of the country’s democratic leaders, including civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Since 2017, the Tatmadaw has led a brutal and genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people, killing thousands and forcing more than 700,000 to flee…