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Will you stand with Ukrainians?

For many, Pesach is a time for family, for reflection and a celebration of freedom from the oppressor. But in Ukraine, the war still rages on. Families have been torn apart, homes lost and lives uprooted. This Pesach, people in Ukraine urgently need your support.

What We Do

We work with local partners across the globe to share expertise and respond to emergencies.

Humanitarian Response

When conflict or disaster strikes, we respond immediately through local partners, providing people and communities with life-saving assistance.

Humanitarian response

Life-saving support to vulnerable Jews

We support Jewish communities in crisis worldwide, including Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Israel, with a focus on older Jews of the Survivor Generation.

Life-saving support to vulnerable Jews
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Employment and Livelihoods

Through job-specific skills training and mentorship, we enable people to transform their earning potential, recover their livelihoods and gain independence.

Employment and livelihoods

Support for refugees in the UK

Inspired by our heritage, we support thousands of refugees across the whole of the UK with employment and integration.

Support for refugees in the UK

Our Impact 2023-2024

142,142

Supported 142,142 people

21

Worked in 21 countries

100

Worked with 100 partners across the world

Support our Emergency Appeals

Myanmar Earthquake appeal

On March 28, 2025 a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, followed by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock minutes later. The earthquake has caused significant destruction.

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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.

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Make a Difference

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Donate to Celebrate

Celebrating a birthday, bar mitzvah, wedding or special occasion? Why not ask your friends to donate to World Jewish Relief and make a real difference to the lives of people in need.

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Leave a gift in your Will

No matter the size, leave a gift to us in your will and help future generations survive the consequences of conflict and disaster. Together, we can take life-saving action.

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TCS London Marathon

We don’t have any places left for the 2025 London Marathon. Register your interest for 2026, and a member of our Challenge Events Team will reach out to you once places are released

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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. 

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