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Bringing life-changing action to people in crisis around the world

Inspired by our Jewish values, we support people within the Jewish Community and beyond. We work with our trusted local partners across the globe to help people survive consequences of conflict, disaster, and the climate crisis, and rebuild their lives.

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

Israel at War

Early on Saturday 7th October, during the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah, extreme violence broke out in Israel. Israelis continue to be held hostage by Hamas, and antisemitism has skyrocketed as the war rages on.

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Disaster Fund

Thousands of people are hit by disasters each year. By donating towards our disaster recovery work, you can ensure that the next time an emergency hits, we can respond rapidly.

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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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Other Ways to Help

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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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Take part in 2025’s London Marathon

Take part in 2025’s London Marathon on Sunday 27th April 2025, one of the greatest road races in the world.

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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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