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…
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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…
Congo’s Youth are Frustrated, Angry, and Hopeful
I’m back in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) visiting JWW’s partner programs, speaking with civil society leaders on…
Echoes Of The Holocaust In Syria
On Monday, a top official at the United States Department of State announced that the U.S. believes the Syrian regime…
Advocacy Success: Resolution on South Sudan Passes
If you ever wonder whether or not our advocacy makes a difference, here’s your answer: it does! Thanks to the grassroots advocacy…
A Passover without sustenance in South Sudan
The excerpt below is from a recent Op-Ed piece in the Jewish Journal by Susan Freudenheim: Each year, we gather…
Suspending Conflict Minerals Rule Would Be Disastrous
The Guardian reported on Feb. 8 that President Trump is expected to sign a memorandum that would suspend Section 1502 of…
Remembering History, the Holocaust and the Plight of Refugees
Last Friday, the White House did not mention Jews in its Holocaust Remembrance Day message; it was the first time…
This is what activism looks like
I marched on Saturday with 749,999 of my fellow Angelenos: old and young, different races and genders, some wearing hats,…
Stand Up For Refugees!
The Trump administration, as one of its first actions, is expected to completely shut our borders to people fleeing mass…