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New fund offers financial grants to Jews of color in dire need due to pandemic
An organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for Jews of color has opened a COVID-19 emergency relief fund, citing the ways in which racism amplifies the impact of the coronavirus on people of color.
‘Racist’ and ‘slanderous’: bystanders to Conference of Presidents vote start sniping, too
J Street criticized the ZOA chief’s “racist and Islamophobic behavior.” Then the Coalition for Jewish Values called their letter “baseless slander.”
Pro-Trump Jewish Group Rages After HIAS Chair Tapped for Top U.S. Jewish Role
Adelson-backed Zionist Organization of America says Hebrew Immigration Aid Society ‘has primarily non-Jewish (especially Muslim) clients.
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.”