2024-04-10 18:01
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This blog offers great insight into the situation in Darfur and Congo by the leader in the fight to end genocide and other mass atrocities around the world!
2024-01-26 19:08
As Jews around the world observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day this Saturday, we cannot escape the knowledge that we are only three months out from the largest massacre of Jewish p… Read More
2023-08-04 16:54
Three years ago this week, I took on what would become one of the greatest challenges of my career. Serving as the Executive Director of Jewish World Watch has allowed me to see the world, a… Read More
2023-07-10 04:23
LOS ANGELES – Jewish World Watch (JWW), the Los Angeles-based nonprofit committed to bringing help and healing to survivors of mass atrocities around the globe, is thrilled to announce… Read More
2023-07-10 04:23
LOS ANGELES – Jewish World Watch (JWW), the Los Angeles-based nonprofit committed to bringing help and healing to survivors of mass atrocities… Read More
2023-02-24 20:42
We believe in a world that does not stand idly by while civilian populations are being attacked simply because of who they are. A world in which all… Read More
2023-02-13 18:01
It is difficult to fathom the current crisis in Syria. Doctors in Northwest Syria are overwhelmed, and supplies are running out following this week… Read More
2023-02-03 18:48
This week, members of the Canadian Parliament stood up for human rights by unanimously passing M62. The motion calls on the Canadian government to a… Read More
2023-02-03 00:17
Jewish World Watch seeks to receive artwork from student artists throughout Los Angeles to select a winning design to use as its poster artwork for… Read More
2023-01-25 18:11
The Armenian people are facing crisis once again.Azerbaijan has blocked the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh (known as Artsakh in Armenian) to… Read More
2022-12-09 18:26
Washington, D.C. – Today, Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized two companies with the State Department’s prestigious Award for C… Read More
2022-12-02 20:18
Jewish World Watch (JWW) Executive Director Serena Oberstein received the second annual Activist of the Year award from California State Assemblymem… Read More
2022-12-02 01:11
Jewish World Watch (JWW) commends the House of Representatives for passing the Uyghur Policy Act (H.R. 4685), a bill that would increase U.S. respon… Read More
2022-09-30 19:07
ENCINO, CA — Jewish World Watch (JWW), an anti-genocide organization based in Los Angeles, applauds California Governor Gavin Newsom and Calif… Read More
2022-09-19 10:10
ENCINO, CA — Jewish World Watch (JWW), an international human rights organization based in Los Angeles, presented on Sunday its 2022 Global So… Read More
2022-09-05 18:34
From our deep roots as a nascent country to striking workers today at core companies, there are few things more uniquely American than worker… Read More
2022-08-05 22:28
Communities worldwide are bonded and uplifted by women. Women create life, hold families together and lead communities with strength and resol… Read More
2022-07-08 22:04
You are likely reading this email on a device made with Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China. I am not saying this to shame you… Read More
2022-06-22 19:43
ENCINO, CA – Jewish World Watch (JWW), a Los Angeles-based organization fighting against genocide and mass atrocities worldwide, launche… Read More
2022-06-09 18:17
In 1939, four months before the invasion of Poland, 937 souls set sail aboard the MS St. Louis as a dark cloud of totalitarianism swept throug… Read More
2022-05-27 21:23
This week, the BBC released thousands of leaked police images, files and classified speeches documenting, in damning detail, the Chinese Commu… Read More
2022-05-24 00:27
Jewish World Watch applauds Airbnb and the leadership of CEO Brian Chesky for taking the initial steps toward a more ethical business model by… Read More
2022-04-05 20:54
Today’s passage of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2021 (BURMA Act) in the U.S. House of Representativ… Read More
2022-03-21 19:26
This morning, the Biden Administration formally announced its determination that the Myanmar military committed genocide against the Rohingya… Read More
2022-03-18 05:00
Today marks 500 days since violence in the Tigray region began. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives, and more than 6.8 milli… Read More
2022-03-16 17:42
This week, as the Jewish community gathers to celebrate Purim, one of history’s first averted genocides, we revisit the fortitude of Vas… Read More
2022-03-09 00:08
Strong female leadership has driven the mission of JWW forward for 18 years. Co-Founder Janice Kamenir-Reznik answered her rabbi’s call… Read More
2022-03-08 01:18
We all celebrated the passage of the monumental Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act at the end of December. The bill deserved this praise and i… Read More
2021-12-28 23:13
As 2021 comes to a close, I am asking you to recommit to the fight against genocide and mass atrocities by donating to Jewish World Watch &nda… Read More
2021-12-24 00:19
Jewish World Watch has been working with the Darfuri survivor community since 2004. This year, to continue this legacy of support, we launched… Read More
2021-12-23 18:47
Jewish World Watch celebrates the bold leadership shown by the United States as President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention… Read More
2021-12-16 19:42
Jewish World Watch commends the United States Senate for unanimously passing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), a bill that sets… Read More
2021-12-15 01:11
Jewish World Watch is seeking a Director of Community Engagement. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a commitment to social an… Read More
2021-12-10 18:51
The last week has been extraordinary. So often, we share stories of tragedy and loss; however, the recognition of human rights and dignity and… Read More
2021-12-09 17:53
In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its first human rights treaty on this day. The resolution provided the first internationa… Read More
2021-12-08 21:29
Jewish World Watch applauds today’s passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in the House of Representatives, which set… Read More
2021-12-07 01:04
Jewish World Watch is seeking a Part-Time (Monday thru Friday) Executive Assistant to join our Organization. Working from our Encino, CA offic… Read More
2021-12-07 01:04
Jewish World Watch is seeking a Full-Time (Monday thru Friday) Executive Assistant to join our Organization. Working from our Encino, CA offic… Read More
2021-12-06 19:37
The 2022 Winter Olympics, set in Beijing, will be held against a backdrop of human rights violations reminiscent of the Berlin Olympics of 193… Read More
2021-12-02 19:15
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… Read More
2021-11-29 23:54
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 impressio… Read More
2021-11-19 19:55
As a mother of two, Universal Children’s Day (observed on November 20) resonates deeply with me. It is an opportunity to promote togethe… Read More
2021-11-05 17:57
The Israeli American Civic Action Network (ICAN), Jewish World Watch (JWW), and the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Reg… Read More
2021-09-09 22:08
Paul Wallace, in his essay entitled “Breathing Metaphors”, begins with the following exercise which I ask you to do along with me:
S… Read More
2021-09-03 19:49
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 Ho… Read More
2021-08-27 17:28
To any activist that might need to hear this: if you have stopped advocating for a while or have been too busy helping yourself or your family t… Read More
2021-08-13 21:17
Before the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, the International Olympics Committee, aware of the rising tensions, pressured the German government an… Read More
2021-08-06 18:40
We are excited to announce the launch of our refreshed online experience. The new website expresses the work of Jewish World Watch in bold new w… Read More
2021-07-23 18:41
It is easy to take for granted our opportunity to visit a grocery store, stop by a local restaurant or order from our phones when we are feeling hungry.
For millions of forcibly displaced me… Read More
2021-07-16 20:49
Out of despair, where do we go?
This question is at the heart of Tisha b’Av – when the Jewish people mourn immense historical loss and tragedy. It is what we do in response to br… Read More
2021-06-11 19:57
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… Read More
2021-05-04 22:19
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Malkah Schulweis, a life force for her beautiful family, for the Valley Beth Shalom community and Jewish World Watch.
Malkah was a brill… Read More
2021-04-26 22:01
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… Read More
2021-04-08 22:11
We are gravely concerned about what is happening in Tigray and believe the United States – along with other international powers – need to do more to curb the ongoing violence. W… Read More
2021-04-08 18:47
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 survivor… Read More
2021-03-23 19:08
International Jewish Human Rights Organizations Acknowledge Sanctions as Important First Step Against Chinese Officials, Call for Continued Pressure to Protect Human Rights.
On Monday, the E… Read More
2021-03-19 18:20
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… Read More
2021-03-10 18:17
Jewish World Watch (JWW) applauds this week’s introduction of the Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1630) in the House of Representatives to support Uyghurs seeking asylum.
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2021-03-10 18:17
Jewish World Watch (JWW) applauds this week’s introduction of the Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1630) in the House of Representatives to support Uyghurs seeking asylum.
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2021-02-16 20:36
The Jewish and Uyghur peoples are inextricably linked together through our unique but strikingly similar histories of persecution.
To raise global awareness and create lasting change for the… Read More
2021-02-05 22:52
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 civilia… Read More
2021-02-02 00:05
Yesterday morning, 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 lead… Read More
2021-01-27 21:15
Holocaust survivor, author, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel promised that he would never be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering.
“We must always take… Read More
2021-01-22 21:51
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden took an important step in support of refugees by signing a new executive order that reverses the xenophobic travel ban, renewing the United St… Read More
2021-01-19 19:35
Jewish World Watch applauds the U.S. State Department’s crucial declaration that the Chinese government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people and… Read More
2021-01-14 06:00
For immediate release
January 14, 2021 9:00 a.m. EST
Contact: Peter Irwin, +1 (646) 906-7722
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has reissued an open letter to governments, along wit… Read More
2021-01-13 20:12
While we typically have worked on matters in other countries, what happened on Jan. 6 in our nation’s Capitol is one that requires our attention. I’ve struggled to find the words… Read More
2020-12-31 18:23
Please make your year-end gift today
It has no doubt been an extraordinary year. Because of our supporters, Jewish World Watch has been able to deepen its impact, advocate, educate and provi… Read More
2020-11-13 17:51
Over the last few weeks, Jewish leaders from around Los Angeles came together to stand with the Armenian community when fighting broke out in the region of Artsakh or Nagorno-Karabakh. Regio… Read More
2020-10-08 18:06
Ten years ago this month, the United Nations published the Congo Mapping Exercise Report. The landmark report documented more than 600 incidents of war crimes and crimes against humani… Read More
2020-10-07 20:54
There are so many challenges in the world today that it’s hard to know how to make a meaningful impact. Sometimes just a few minutes can change a life. That is why, this November… Read More
2020-10-06 21:47
As the Director of Education for Jewish World Watch, I spend a large portion of my time talking to adults and students about genocide and mass atrocities, the unrest and fragility across the… Read More
2020-09-25 16:09
This week, we mark another major advocacy win as the House of Representatives approved the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in a near-unanimous vote of 406-3. This legislation presum… Read More
2020-09-11 03:29
In a major development for the Rohingya justice movement, two soldiers of the Myanmar army have provided damning video testimony that they were directed to “shoot all you see and all y… Read More
2020-09-08 20:29
On August 31, Sudan’s transitional government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) – an alliance of nine political and armed groups from the Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue N… Read More
2020-08-28 21:42
Shocking evidence has emerged that Boko Haram, an Islamist armed extremist group operating in the Lake Chad Basin, uses children as suicide bombers. This is both a war crime and a crim… Read More
2020-08-25 21:26
The Rohingya community in Southeast Asia continues to live in a state of fear, isolation and suffering. We can do something about that. Please join me in calling on Secretary of State Mike P… Read More
2020-08-20 18:55
Jewish World Watch, a genocide prevention organization that brings hope and healing to survivors of mass atrocities worldwide, urgently appeals for immediate action to protect our long-time… Read More
2020-08-17 17:12
Two weeks ago I was honored to join Jewish World Watch as its Executive Director. I was immediately welcomed by a team of people serving our organization on staff and our board to ensu… Read More
2020-08-03 13:00
Dear Friend,
Following an extensive and thorough search process, the Board of Directors of Jewish World Watch extends an enthusiastic welcome to our new Executive Director, Serena Obers… Read More
2020-07-24 18:42
Over seventeen years after the beginning of the Darfur genocide, inter-communal violence, militia attacks against civilians, and human rights violations are on the rise in this restive regio… Read More
2020-07-21 19:03
A countrywide shutdown in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to COVID-19 has led to increased fears of starvation. Amani Tom, our longtime partner in the Congo, said that he is… Read More
2020-07-17 17:49
Nearly three years after unconscionable atrocities were unleashed upon the Rohingya of Myanmar by their country’s military and security forces, the United States still has not called t… Read More
2020-07-10 19:20
In 2014, the Yazidis in Iraq suffered genocide at the hands of the Islamic State. Last year, the Kurds of Syria were subjected to ethnic cleansing during a US-sanctioned Turkish m… Read More
2020-07-03 17:29
Right on the heels of a major advocacy victory for the Uyghur crisis — the signing of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act into law — new evidence suggests that the Uyghurs of Chin… Read More
2020-06-26 19:22
The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is now law! Thanks to advocates like you, on June 17 President Trump signed the legislation, bringing us one step closer to halting the crimes against… Read More
2020-06-10 00:29
Mass atrocity crimes — genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity — occur when civilians are targeted in an illegal, systematic and widespread way. While they can be perpet… Read More
2020-06-02 00:27
“Enough is enough,” is the cry reverberating throughout the United States in response to the murder of George Floyd. “Enough is enough” echoes the founding principle… Read More
2020-05-28 22:09
This past Shabbat we read the story of the census. God tells Moses that he should conduct a census of all the Israelite men over the age of 20. There is much to relate to in this… Read More
2020-05-28 17:18
On Wednesday, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 finally passed both chambers of Congress, a momentous win for the persecuted Uyghur ethnic minority group of East Turkestan – t… Read More
2020-05-21 23:29
COVID-19 has disrupted many social justice efforts, including those most integral to the mission of Jewish World Watch — preventing genocide and mass atrocities and protecting human ri… Read More
2020-05-15 19:25
A Rohingya man tested positive for coronavirus inside the overcrowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where nearly 1 million Rohingya live. Jewish World Watch and… Read More
2020-05-01 21:43
Jewish World Watch (JWW) is proud to announce the disbursement of multiple critical grants to our on-the-ground partner organizations working on the frontlines of COVID-19 response in their… Read More
2020-04-24 19:09
COVID-19 has reached the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is spreading rapidly. As of April 23, 377 cases have been confirmed, with 25 deaths – almost a 7% mortality ra… Read More
2020-04-21 22:26
Dear friends,
Today, on Yom HaShoah, we remember the horrors of the Holocaust, and we commemorate all who were lost. We also honor the survivors who through their very resilience have given… Read More
2020-04-21 22:01
The Never Again Education Act (S. 2085) is a bipartisan bill to support Holocaust education on a national level. The legislation would establish dedicated federal funding – throu… Read More
2020-04-17 21:44
Imagine if you had no access to Internet or cell service right now. In the middle of a pandemic.
Now, imagine you hear from an acquaintance that a “death virus… Read More
2020-04-03 19:56
COVID-19 has leveled the playing field in many ways — its indiscriminate nature and rapid spread remind us all of our fragility, but also our shared humanity. In many ways, the p… Read More
2020-03-25 18:48
As we remember the biblical Exodus, let us also remember the plight of today’s refugees and survivors of mass atrocities. There are currently approximately 70.8 million forcibly displa… Read More
2020-03-24 17:27
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Please join Ann Strimov Durbin, JWW’s Director of Advocacy and Grantmaking, this Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m. for… Read More
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