Refugees
I run the Jewish refugee agency. Our work in Afghanistan is nowhere close to done
This has been a tough week for all of us at HIAS, but it has been so much worse for the people of Afghanistan.
Delays were deadly during the Holocaust. We cannot repeat the same mistakes in Afghanistan
Jews know the story unfolding in Afghanistan — and know it doesn’t end well for those left behind. We must act now, before it is too late.
70 years after U.N. convention, a new — and old — way to visualize refugee journeys
We are a people whose foundational story is about being refugees, and whose modern experience is about many forcible displacements.
An Oscar winner gives new life to a classic story of exile
“I never really considered ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’ to be only a children’s movie,” Link said.
We’re Jewish advocates for refugees. Biden’s inertia means Congress must act.
Congress should set a standard of welcome for refugees to hold Biden and future presidents accountable.
‘Relieved but disappointed’: How America’s Jewish refugee aid agency is doing 3 months after Trump
“There’s no reason to delay raising the refugee ceiling,” said HIAS CEO Mark Hetfield.
After 40 years in exile, my father returns to Cuba
The daughter of a Cuban Jew describes his family’s beginnings there, why he escaped and about his journey back.
‘If not for the Forward, I’d never have been born.’
At 90, Gert Levitan decided it was time to tell the unlikely love story of her parents, and how a beloved Yiddish daily played matchmaker.
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.”
Officer Testifying In Impeachment Query Is Jewish Refugee From Ukraine
When he was a child, Vindman and his twin posed for photos in a book called “One Mezuzah.”