Haley Cohen: What was the rationale for selecting groups working on behalf of the Uyghurs?Įlisha Wiesel: The attempts by the Chinese Communist Party to erase Uyghur culture represent the largest genocide occurring on the planet today. Elisha Wiesel, the chairman of the foundation and son of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel, the foundation’s namesake, spoke to eJP about why he’s devoted himself to crises half a world away from Auschwitz. The grantees in Uyghur advocacy include World Uyghur Congress, Uyghur Human Rights Project, World Jewish Watch ($250,000) and Ana Care & Education ($50,000). On Monday, the foundation, which was founded in 1986, announced the first beneficiaries of its inaugural grant-making cycle, selected based on their commitment to advocating for the Uyghur community, reports eJewishPhilanthropy’s Haley Cohen. How can Americans urge political leaders to do more to oppose the Chinese government’s genocide of ethnic Uyghurs? That’s been among the central concerns of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity since it launched a grant-making program in October 2022. Remember Evel Knievel? Big Ten Conference chief of staff Adam Neuman returns to his flock A new excavation of an ancient Jerusalem road expected to draw modern-day pilgrims. We’ll start with the Elie Wiesel Foundation selecting Uyghur activists as the recipients for some of its first grants.įor less-distracted reading over the weekend, browse this week’s edition of The Weekly Print, a curated print-friendly PDF featuring a selection of recent Jewish Insider, eJewishPhilanthropy and The Circuit stories, including: Jake Tapper channels the raucous ’70s in his new novel. Also in this newsletter: Dame Helen Mirren, Fran Drescher and Jessica Elisheva Emerson. In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on the State of California’s funding for nonprofit security grants, profile an innovative recuperation hotel for women who have experienced pregnancy loss and feature an opinion piece from Erica Brown.

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