Jewish leaders arrested at Sudanese Embassy protest
Rabbi Steve Gutow, Rabbi David Saperstein and Fred Kramer among those arrested; also arrested was actor George Clooney
View ArticleAJWS-funded project in Ethiopia wins environmental prize
Friends of Lake Turkana aims to combat the ongoing construction of the dam Gibe III
View ArticleSam Gejdenson tapped for US religions commission
The former congressman is the child of Holocaust survivors born in a displaced persons camp in Germany
View ArticleLiberty and food justice for all
On a 10-week ride from Seattle to Washington, DC, Hazon Cross-USA Ride participants will visit 70 Jewish communities, ‘sharing resources in an equitable way’
View ArticleRabbis urge Obama to press for Sudanese peace
Call for new special envoy, a role vacated by Princeton Lyman in March
View ArticleRabbis urge Obama to press for Sudanese peace
Multidenominational missive calls for appointment of special envoy to help manage Sudan, South Sudan conflict resolution
View ArticleDownplaying complex relationship, Jewish groups honor Mandela
Fraught ties largely superceded by organizations’ emphasizing leader’s role as symbol of freedom
View ArticleRabbis protest Uganda’s anti-homosexuality policy
Activists unsuccessful in attempt to deliver letter from Jewish leaders asking to veto bill criminalizing same-sex tendencies
View ArticleJewish aid group calls on US to recall Uganda, Nigeria envoys
AJWS asks John Kerry to reconsider diplomatic relationship with repressive and homophobic governments
View ArticleJewish organizations vigilant about Ebola in Africa
Development, volunteer and service programs mostly unaffected, but are calmly keeping an eye on the deadly outbreak’s spread
View ArticleJews fight Ebola in Africa from the head down
IsraAID provides psychosocial counseling and training to those tackling the epidemic on the ground
View ArticleWhen disaster strikes: Where Jewish aid is going in Nepal
In Israel, the earthquake meant dispatching first responders; in America, it meant raising, allocating money; and some groups were on the ground already
View ArticleJamie Zimmerman, medical doctor and ABC reporter, drowns in Hawaii
31-year-old had volunteered on American Jewish World Service program, returned as a group leader in a Ugandan village
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