Humanitarian Response
When conflict or disaster strikes, we respond immediately through local partners, providing people and communities with life-saving assistance.
Bringing life-changing action to people in crisis around the world
Inspired by our Jewish values, we provide life-saving and life-changing action to people in crisis from within and beyond the Jewish community. Working with local partners, we support people suffering the consequences of conflict, disaster and climate change, helping them to rebuild their lives.
What We Do
We work with local partners across the globe to share expertise and respond to emergencies.
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.
Employment and Livelihoods
Through job-specific skills training and mentorship, we enable people to transform their earning potential, recover their livelihoods and gain independence.
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.
Our Impact 2023-2024
142,142
Supported 142,142 people
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Worked in 21 countries
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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.
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.
Make a Difference
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.
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.
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
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.
Featured News
Myanmar struck by 7.7 magnitude earthquake
28th Mar 2025,
Humanitarian Response
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.
Standing alongside our Royal Patron, King Charles III, on Holocaust Remembrance Day
27th Jan 2025,
News
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.
Impact Report 2023-2024
28th Nov 2024,
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.
