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NEW YORK, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to promote human rights and end poverty in the developing world, has joined with Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz to release a Passover commentary connecting the rights of women and girls with this holiday dedicated to celebrating freedom. Rep. Wasserman Schultz wrote the holiday commentary to pay tribute to women worldwide during Women's...

AJWS Gathers American Jews for Educational Program on Hunger, Encourages Congressional Action on Stalled Farm Bill NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 200 synagogues, college groups and households across the U.S. will participate in American Jewish World Service's 3(rd) annual Global Hunger Shabbat on November 2-3. During Global Hunger Shabbat, participants will examine the root causes of global hunger and commit to advocate for passage of U.S. food...

NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service President Ruth Messinger today issued the following statement on behalf of the staff and board of directors of the human rights organization in response to the tragic shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin: We are heartbroken by the shooting in a house of worship in Oak Creek, Wisconsin that took the lives of six members of the Sikh community and wounded three others. We extend our deepest...

NEW YORK, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS) announced today that it has appointed Stuart Schear to serve as its Vice President for Communications. Schear brings 30 years of communications experience to AJWS, where he will direct all communications activities to advance AJWS's global mission, inspired by Judaism's commitment to justice, to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world Schear's career has spanned international...

SEROvie, one of the only Haitian organizations offering services to LGBT communities, wins prestigious U.N award NEW YORK, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, is proud to share that its grantee SEROvie has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Red Ribbon Award. SEROvie, along with the other Red Ribbon winners, will be visiting the White House today to discuss their work. The...

Nine Artists Reimagine Tzedakah Box for 21st Century NEW YORK, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, has announced the nine finalists for its design competition focused on philanthropy and social change. Where Do You Give? challenged artists to create a 21st century icon inspired by the values and imagery of the traditional Jewish tzedakah, or charity, box. "These nine artists...

Ikal Angelei of Friends of Lake Turkana Wins Prestigious Award For Natural Resource Rights Activism NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, today announced that Ikal Angelei, the founder of Friends of Lake Turkana, has won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. AJWS has funded Angelei's work to fight the construction of the massive Gibe 3 Dam in southern Ethiopia for...

INFOGRAPHIC DEMONSTRATES INEFFICIENCIES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOD AID SYSTEM WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 17 million people could receive life-saving food aid at no additional cost to U.S. taxpayers if Congress cuts red-tape in the U.S. Farm Bill - according to new research from international relief and development organizations Oxfam America and American Jewish World Service (AJWS). A new report and infographic from the groups showed that lifting...

Organization's 4-Star Rating Indicates Sound Fiscal Management and Transparency NEW YORK, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, has earned its 10th four-star rating from independent nonprofit evaluator, Charity Navigator. Four stars represent Charity Navigator's highest rating and signify that an organization executes its mission in a fiscally and ethically responsible manner....

2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization Gives Congress a Chance to Get it Right with International Food Aid WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, today released its latest report, The Time is Now for Food Aid Reform: Five Reasons Why U.S. Policies are Ripe for Reform in the Next Farm Bill. AJWS's paper outlines the benefits of reforming current U.S. global food aid policies as...