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These California Jews Are Welcoming Refugees — Into Their Homes, For Months
“They didn’t just provide a place for us to live. They gave us a space to heal from our trauma. We felt very supported. It really felt like a family.”
After Synagogue Shooting, Congregants Daunted By Looming, Lengthy Death Penalty Process
“That just means that every year or so, I have to attend another hearing and say, he killed three of my beloveds.”
Over 1,400 Rabbis Sign Letter Supporting Asylum Seekers
A delegation of rabbis, attorneys and advocates for asylum seekers delivered the HIAS-organized petition to Capitol Hill.
Elizabeth Warren Pledges Salary To HIAS As Long As Government Is Shut Down
“Until @realDonaldTrump re-opens the government, I’m donating my salary to @HIASrefugees … that helps refugees and makes our country stronger.”
HIAS Helped Jared Kushner’s Grandparents — But He Won’t Take Its Calls After Pittsburgh
HIAS tried to connect with Kushner in the early days of the Trump administration by sending him his grandparents’ file. He never got back to them.
Stop Politicising Pittsburgh
Politicians, their pundits and We The People must learn to live together — or more of us will die together.
HIAS ‘In Shock’ Over Synagogue Gunman’s Social Media Hate
HIAS’s Mark Hetfield: “We are just so sick about what the people in that synagogue just experienced.”
U.S. Cuts Refugee Numbers To Lowest Level In Decades, Drawing Jewish Criticism
The ADL called the move “a moral failure and yet another attack by this administration on refugees seeking haven from unimaginable circumstances.”
These Jewish Groups Are Fighting Behind The Scenes — And Maybe Even Physically
The Anti-Defamation League, National Council of Jewish Women and HIAS have filed a grievance with the Zionist Organization of America.
Jewish Groups To Netanyahu: Don’t Deport African Asylum Seekers
In a rare rebuke of Israeli government policy, two major Jewish American organizations are publicly expressing their concern over a plan to deport thousands of African asylum seekers.
