What’s it Like to Be a Refugee?
Imagine that you need to leave your home in a hurry. For many of us, it could be the result…
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JWW and other Jewish organizations call on Senate to address Rohingya crisis
Today, a broad coalition of organizations from across the Jewish community — including leaders of major organizations and the Reform,…
Thank you for a year of commitment!
To all of our supporters and friends: As we begin the work of 2018, we want to first take a…
Demonstrators Protest Rohingya Persecution at Myanmar Consulate
Jewish World Watch staged a public Rally for the Rohingya on Nov. 8 in front of the Myanmar Consulate, decrying…
Rally for the Rohingya
Background: The Rohingya are a minority ethnic group from Myanmar’s Rakhine State – they are mostly Muslim but there are…
South Sudan’s youth: perpetrators or peacebuilders?
Below is an excerpt from an op-ed by Mike Brand just published by IRIN: “There are no opportunities for youth…
The United States has Lifted Sanctions on Sudan
On Friday Oct. 6, the Trump administration decided to lift economic sanctions on the genocidal regime in Sudan citing, “the…
We are better than this
Reflections on the horror at Charlottesville… Until this past weekend, Charlottesville, Va., was best known as the home of the…
JWW’s Teen Interns React to Rabbi Schulweis’ Founding Sermon
Our Summer 2017 teen interns, Gianna Barwald (15), and Noah Stark (17), listened to the powerful sermon that called for the creation…
Sons of Congo: An Extraordinary Program
**JWW’s Director of Advocacy and Programs, Mike Brand, is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) visiting JWW’s partner…