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Donate TodayOn 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.
Paul Anticoni, World Jewish Relief’s Chief Executive, awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours List. In his 19 years leading World Jewish Relief, Paul has grown the organisation and its impact exponentially. Now working in 21 countries and supporting more than 140,000 people in the last year alone, World Jewish Relief, under Paul’s leadership, is leading humanitarian efforts on behalf of the Jewish community.
Through our archives, we are still reuniting families that were separated before, during and after the Holocaust. Paul and Marietta, cousins by blood, only learned about each other’s existence recently. Their families lost contact as violence toward Jews escalated in Germany, and they had assumed the worst.
Mrs. Ilse Cranmer was just twelve years old when, in 1939, amid the rise of Nazi persecution, she was sent to England as part of the Kindertransport rescue operation.
World Jewish Relief recently had the honour of bringing several STEP Ukraine graduates to an event in Parliament hosted by Sarah Sackman MP. The event, called "Stand with Ukraine", brought together a wide range of people, including many Barnet-based Ukrainians and local community leaders and was a reminder of the strength that comes from unity during difficult times.
Just one month after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainian artist Inna and her parents fled their home in Bakhmut. With little time and space in their car, they could only take the essentials. Arriving in the UK, Inna faced numerous challenges on her journey to rebuilding her life...
In Jewish tradition, Hesed – or loving-kindness - lies at the heart of our communal life. In the spirit of Random Acts of Kindness Day, we’re celebrating our recent Mitzvah Day which was a remarkable display of Hesed. With passion and purpose, 46 members of our STEP Ukraine team, who work as employment advisors to help Ukrainians find work, learn English and integrate into life in the UK, dedicated a day to giving back to the community in other ways.
Last night, leading members of Britain’s Jewish community gathered at the Roundhouse in London to raise vital funds for the work of World Jewish Relief. The charity, which last year worked in 21 countries, provides essential support to vulnerable people and those suffering the consequences of conflict, disaster and climate change.
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