Next generation of UK Jews step up to tackle global crises with World Jewish Relief
Young professionals commit to support humanitarian efforts from Ukraine to Rwanda
World Jewish Relief hosted a sold-out event in Covent Garden, London on Wednesday evening, aimed at engaging the next generation of British Jews in humanitarian relief efforts.
The gathering brought together 50 young professionals, passionate about supporting vulnerable communities.
Stacey Swimer, director of international programmes and partnerships at the charity, said: “World Jewish Relief was born in 1933, when Jews here in Britain mobilised to help Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. We didn’t just provide safe passage. We helped people rebuild – with housing, training, and jobs.”
She went on to highlighted the organisation’s ongoing work supporting people within the Jewish community and beyond from Rwanda and Ethiopia to Nepal.
Addressing the group, Nathan Steuer, chair of the Young WJR committee, said: “We are living in a time when many people around the world are turning inward. They are concerned, understandably, with the needs of their own, with protecting what is closest to them, with looking after their own kind.
“World Jewish Relief is special because it reminds us that we don’t have to choose between caring for our own and caring for others, indeed our circle of care can be much wider than we realise.”
World Jewish Relief recently raised £551,532 in just 36 hours for its-“Communities Under Fire” campaign, to help provide aid and assistance to those impacted by ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, including emotional first aid, trauma recovery and home repairs for communities.
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