A death knell for the American Jewish dream of a melting pot — in the 1920s, and today
With the closure of HIAS' Vienna office, we're repeating the mistakes of a century ago
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Opinion Following Laura Loomer’s lead, the US is repeating an egregious Holocaust-era mistake
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Fast Forward Trump just granted asylum to a man who posted Jews are ‘dangerous’
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Fast Forward South Africa’s chief rabbi supports Donald Trump — but says his refugee program for Afrikaners is a ‘mistake’
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Fast Forward Judge blocks Trump bid to suspend refugee funding, in legal victory for Jewish group HIAS
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