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 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 Programmes, 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.

After the destruction of Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine on June 6th, 77 settlements along the Dnipro River were flooded and water contamination from sewage, pollution, pesticides, and other toxic chemicals pose a major health risk. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are without clean drinking water.

Western Afghanistan has been struck by two devastating earthquakes: the first on Saturday 7th October and the second on Wednesday 11th October. So far, over 2,000 people have sadly lost their lives and many more have been injured. This number is expected to rise as the true extent of the damage is realised. World Jewish Relief is monitoring the situation closely through our partner. Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by these devastating quakes.

Our Head of Humanitarian Programmes, Kai Hopkins, outlines the operational complexities with responding to Storm Daniel in Libya, and the importance of trusted, local partnerships in rapid and effective responses to crises.

Late at night on 8th September, Morocco was hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake which has already caused over 2,500 deaths, injured many more and affected over 300,000 people.