Jewish activists are worried that shock waves from the Boston Marathon terrorist attack could delay Congressional action on a long-sought immigration reform package — and endanger a provision on asylum. The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society has been urging lawmakers to include a provision in the reform legislation that would extend filing deadlines for immigrants seeking…
Israel secretly repatriated at least 1,000 Sudanese citizens via a third country, an Israeli newspaper reported. The repatriation was done without the knowledge of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Haaretz reported Tuesday. Sudan is an enemy country which has vowed to punish any of its citizens for entering Israel. The U.N. Convention Relating to…
Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change (EYSC) and RightNow: Advocacy for Asylum Seekers in Israel hosted a joint event in Los Angeles, advocating for the Jewish and Eritrean-American communities to work together to help Eritrean refugees stuck in the Sinai desert. The event launched the groups’ global campaign to end “human trafficking, torture, organ theft, and…
Mark Hetfield was named president and CEO of HIAS, the global migration agency of the American Jewish community. “As president and CEO, I intend to raise awareness of and support for HIAS’ compelling work and refugee needs across the Jewish community,” Hetfield said in a statement. The appointment of Hetfield, who has served as interim…
American advocacy groups called for improved treatment for African immigrants and asylum seekers in Israel during a public forum in Los Angeles this week. “Infiltrators or Refugees?” organized by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and Right Now: Advocates for African Asylum Seekers in Israel was held at the National Council of Jewish Women, Los…
A pregnant Darfuri woman at a refugee camp in Chad, a Latino senior citizen living below the poverty line in the Bronx and an elderly Jewish immigrant from the former Soviet Union living in Boston. They may not know it, but these individuals are all beneficiaries of programs run by Jewish organizations with public money….
The Titanic’s sinking in 1912 coincided with one of the most vibrant moments in American Jewish history, when Jews in New York, Chicago and beyond were organizing to ease the passage of their contemporaries from Eastern Europe. Jewish organizations like the National Council of Jewish Women and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society were in a…
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