Column: We must act now to save the Rohingya
In 1939, four months before the invasion of Poland, 937 souls set sail aboard the MS St. Louis as a…
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Jewish Rohingya Justice Network applauds House passage of bipartisan Burma bill, calls on Senate to act
Today’s passage of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2021 (BURMA Act) in the U.S. House of…
U.S. formally recognizes Rohingya genocide
This morning, the Biden Administration formally announced its determination that the Myanmar military committed genocide against the Rohingya people. Jewish…
Once again: This year, be the shofar
Paul Wallace, in his essay entitled “Breathing Metaphors”, begins with the following exercise which I ask you to do along…
High Holidays: What will you choose in 5782?
Rosh Hashanah is an opportunity for us to each have a fresh start, to imagine a better version of ourselves…
A dark week for Myanmar’s Rohingya
It has been a dark week for Myanmar and the persecuted Rohingya people. On Sunday, Myanmar’s military (also known as…
Myanmar military coup: The Rohingya need you now
On Jan. 31, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) staged a coup in Myanmar, taking into captivity pro-democracy activists and many of…
Our hope for the first 100 days of the Biden Administration
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden took an important step in support of refugees by signing a…
Myanmar soldiers confess to genocide: Now the U.S. must act
In a major development for the Rohingya justice movement, two soldiers of the Myanmar army have provided damning video testimony…
It’s time for U.S. to call Rohingya atrocities genocide
The Rohingya community in Southeast Asia continues to live in a state of fear, isolation and suffering. We can do…