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Jewish World Watch's Seder Matzah Set
- Posted on 04.03.09
Related causes: Human Rights
According to the midrash, it is Nahshon ben Aminadav, not Moses, who is the true hero of the Exodus. While the Israeilites stood at the banks of the Red Sea and wailed with despair, Nashon entered the waters. As the water reached his nose, the sea finally parted. Nashon did not wait for a miracle, but rather took action which led to the redemption of the Jewish people. This Passover we ask you to continue to stop the mass atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Learn from the below "JWW Matzah Set" - use it on your Seder table and use it as a tool to discuss the symbolism of each Matza - the Matzah of Affliction, the Matzah of Redemption and the Matzah of Action. Ask your guests to share their stories and amswer the questions posed. Invite them to use the "afikomen" phone script and postcard. Encourage them to go to http://www.jewishworldwatch.org and follow the Passover link for more opportunities to engage. By doing so, you will be encouraging them to be a "Nashon" - oe...Read More -
Have we stopped Genocide?
- Posted on 12.05.08
Related causes: Human Rights
Written by Jewish World Watch Assistant Director, Naama Haviv
We’re not going to delude ourselves. Our organization, Jewish World Watch, has not stopped genocide. We’re now nearly six years into the Darfur conflict, and 400,000 people have died, millions more have been displaced. Over 300,000 people have been displaced just this year. Humanitarian workers are being attacked, kidnapped, hijacked and killed.
But in taking stock at the end of this year I realize we have actually made a real impact. We have slowed the progress of genocide. In 2004-2005, 10,000 people were dying a month. Now it's 200. It's still genocide, but it's slower. The Sudanese government has had to change its tactics - it can't get away with straight-up bombing villages anymore, and it has found new ways of destroying Darfur - disrupting supply chains, fomenting instability, fragmenting rebel groups. But we've slowed it down.
We've attacked Sudan economically, and even forced China to take some construct...Read More -
Second Annual JWW iWitness Awards
- Posted on 09.06.08
Related causes: Human Rights
Come check out the Second Annual JWW iWitness Awards!
Join JWW and its partners in the Long Beach Cambodian community in honoring Socheata Poeuv, award-winning filmmaker of New Year Baby and founder of the Khmer Legacies project, for her outstanding work in educating about and documenting the Cambodian genocide.
When: Sunday, November 16, 2008. 7:30PM
Where: Alpert Jewish Community Center. 3801 E Willow St
Long Beach, CA 90815
To RSVP, email info@jewishworldwatch.org or call (818) 501-1836.
