Humanitarian Response
When conflict or disaster strikes, we respond immediately through local partners with lifesaving assistance. Our response prioritises the needs of women and girls and marginalised communities.
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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 Livelihood
We help people suffering the economic impacts of conflict, climate change and migration to transform their earning potential through employment and livelihood recovery.
Support for refugees in the UK
Our award-winning language and employment programme helps refugees integrate successfully into the UK and provides tailored support to women refugees.
Archives – 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.
Climate Resilience
The communities least responsible for climate change are often the worst affected. We work with those worst impacted by changing weather conditions and climate-related disasters.
Support for Ukraine
World Jewish Relief’s 30 year history in Ukraine, our extensive network of local partners and our understanding of the context gives us unparalleled access and capability to respond to evolving needs.
World Jewish Relief
Our values are inspired by core Jewish values, which guide our thinking, decision making and actions in relation to all those we support within and beyond the Jewish community.
- We Give —We give all that we can give and do all that we can do, in effort and action.
- We Care —Every life is deserving of our care, support and protection. When we care, support and protect one, we care, support and protect the world.
- We Act — Flexible enough to be effective, experienced enough to be efficient, we do what’s needed, where and when it is needed most, with partners who share our purpose and knowledge.
This year, we were operational in 21 countries, including across the whole of the UK. From conflict affected victims in eastern Ukraine to Afghan refugees in Bradford and from climate migrants in Nepal to young women in Rwanda, our impact is simultaneously global and local.
How You Can Help
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.
Challenge Events
Join one of our exciting challenge events and help change lives with every step, pedal or paddle.
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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