Rosh Hashanah
While both countries differ in many ways, they are united by war and united by grief.
This Rosh Hashanah, will you make a gift and help those suffering from grief and trauma?
Bringing life-changing action to people in crisis around the world
Inspired by our Jewish values, we provide life-saving and life-changing support to people in crisis around the world.
What We Do
World Jewish Relief USA works with local partners across the globe to share expertise and respond to emergencies.
We work in four critical areas:
- Humanitarian Response
- Climate Resilience
- Employment and Livelihoods
- Support for Older People
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Ukraine Crisis Appeal
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February we have been supporting our 29 partners across the country as they do everything they can to protect their communities in the face of active conflict.
Impact in numbers
273,874
Ukrainians supported since the outbreak of war
21,278
Internally displaced Ukrainians assisted
6,003
People reached with livelihood recovery
Your Family History
World Jewish Relief was established as the Central British Fund for German Jewry in 1933 to help refugees from Nazi-Europe, and we succeeded in bringing around 65,000 Jewish refugees to safety.
We have names of over 315,000 people who contacted us for help, as well as records for the 65,000 refugees we supported throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Your family history may be in our files.
Featured News
Rosh Hashanah
13th Sep 2024,
People in Israel and Ukraine are experiencing immense suffering and pain.
In both countries, people face extraordinary challenges: the loss of loved ones, or the fear of losing them; family fighting on the front lines; the disruption of schooling; terrifying nightly air raids; displacement from homes…
But you can help them today.
War In Israel
8th Oct 2023,
Uncategorized
Early on Saturday 7th October, during the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah, extreme violence broke out in Israel. Israelis continue to be held hostage by Hamas, and antisemitism has skyrocketed as the war rages on.
Earth Day and Passover: a Call to Ethical Consumerism
18th Apr 2024,
Climate Resilience
This year, Earth Day coincides with the eve of Passover, inviting us to contemplate the link between the two. Passover, possibly the moment of peak consumerism in the Jewish calendar, seems to require such quantities of matzah, wine and special ingredients, in addition to an array of dedicated kitchen tools and disposable items for large Seder gatherings. It is a time when I find it harder to maintain my standards for reducing waste and recycling and I can see it in the amount of trash we generate in one week.
World Jewish Relief USA presents at the Clinton Global Initiative September meeting
20th Nov 2023,
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On September 18-19, World Jewish Relief USA attended the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September meeting with hundreds of changemakers, policy makers and organizations. Rabbi Dina Brawer, Executive Director of World Jewish Relief USA took to the stage to tell the inspiring story of Bishnu, a 58-year-old father from Mahottari, Nepal, and to announce a commitment to action on behalf of World Jewish Relief.
