
Humanitarian Response
When conflict or disaster strikes, we respond immediately through local partners, providing people and communities with life-saving assistance.
Take action today and help communities that have been devastated by the Myanmar Earthquake
Donate TodayFor 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.
We work with local partners across the globe to share expertise and respond to emergencies.
When conflict or disaster strikes, we respond immediately through local partners, providing people and communities with life-saving assistance.
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.
Through job-specific skills training and mentorship, we enable people to transform their earning potential, recover their livelihoods and gain independence.
Inspired by our heritage, we support thousands of refugees across the whole of the UK with employment and integration.
Supported 142,142 people
Worked in 21 countries
Worked with 100 partners across the world
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Inspired by our Jewish values, we provide life-saving and life-changing action to support and empower people in crisis around the world.
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 widespread damage across Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, with tremors felt as far as Bangkok. We have launched an emergency appeal to meet emergency needs.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we welcomed our Royal Patron, His Majesty King Charles III, to the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow (JCC Krakow) to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
One year into our new strategy, our mission remains front and centre of everything we do. We exist to provide life-saving and life-changing action to those experiencing crisis and conflict around the world.
Working in 21 countries, we have this year had a positive impact on more than 140,000 people. This simply wouldn’t have been possible without the steadfast determination of our colleagues, Trustees, and of course, our supporters. We remain truly grateful for your ongoing trust and commitment to our work.