Finally arrived: Meeting the Rohingya in the camps for the first time
Yesterday was my first day in the camps. Haythem, from one of our partner organizations, met me and my traveling…
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En route to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar
I arrived today in Cox’s Bazar, just a 1-hr flight from Dhaka, where I spent a day in transition on…
Lemkin Summit Day 2: DRC locals play tremendous role in bringing peace – but U.S. engagement vital
The second day of the Lemkin Summit was largely focused on developing advocacy skills, in preparation for meeting with policymakers…
Lemkin Summit Day 1: To stop atrocities – follow the money and see where it goes; PLUS promising indicators in the DRC
I’m currently attending the Lemkin Summit at American University in Washington, D.C., organized by the Enough Project. Saturday was the…
Trump signs Elie Wiesel Act into law
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law vital bipartisan legislation named for the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie…
Why Rabbi Schulweis (z”l) believed in the mission of Jewish World Watch
At the end of each year, Jewish World Watch invites our board member Malkah Schulweis to share her thoughts. This…
Help us make “Never Again” a reality
When Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis (z”l) and I founded Jewish World Watch nearly 15 years ago, we envisioned a world in which…
The lifesaving impact of knowledge
At Jewish World Watch, we understand that building a community of people who do not stand idly by begins at…
Elie Wiesel Act passes unanimously in the Senate
The Senate, by unanimous consent, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, passed the ELIE WIESEL GENOCIDE AND ATROCITY PREVENTION ACT (GAPA), finally completing its passage…
Big gains: Elie Wiesel act passes, calling out Rohingya genocide, ceasefire in Yemen
The United States Congress may be lame-duck when it comes to other issues, but a bipartisan group is aggressively pushing…