Wildfires have been devastating large parts of Los Angeles since January 7, destroying homes, lives, and livelihoods. Our hearts go out to the Jewish community who have lost personal and communal property, alongside all those who are affected beyond the community. We are contributing to the Wildfires Crisis Relief of the Jewish Federation Los Angeles (JFEDLA), to support those who have been displaced, alongside day camps for children while schools are closed.

Rabbi Dina Brawer visits the Jewish community in Moldova, witnessing the transformative impact that World Jewish Relief’s Employment and Livelihoods programs have on individuals and on the Jewish community at large. While providing job-specific skills training and mentorship so that individuals are empowered to grow their economic opportunities, the program not only fosters a sense of Jewish community for isolated individuals, but also facilitates the development of infrastructure which is key to Jewish education, socializing and bonding.

World Jewish Relief and The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) held a commemorative service in London to mark the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport.

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.

Kai Hopkins, World Jewish Relief's Head of Humanitarian Programmes reflects on his visit to Morocco to visit the communities we are providing life-saving shelter to after the devastating earthquakes on September 8th.

What are some of the struggles older people in eastern Europe, including Ukraine, face on a daily basis? This International Day of Older Persons 2023, Beth Saffer, Head of Older People Programs, describes some of these challenges, and explains what we're doing to help older Jewish people to survive, age with dignity, and retain their human rights.

Thanks to the supporters of World Jewish Relief and the START Fund we have been able to respond to two instances of devastating floods across the country in the last six months; supporting in the short-term with food packages and sanitation kits through our tireless local partners Abbacol.

The climate crisis is global and interconnected. It is bigger than any individual, community, religion, or nation. Yet every individual, organisation, religion, and nation will be affected and must take a role in addressing it. At World Jewish Relief, it has become ever clearer that our work in low and middle income countries, in which many of the world’s most vulnerable people live, is dramatically affected by the climate crisis.

This Rosh Hashanah, World Jewish Relief is shining a light on the Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda. With your help, the charity will continue its 6-year long engagement with local NGO Jewish Response Uganda (JRU), whom they helped establish in 2016.