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Mar 19, 2020

National Refugee Shabbat 2020

National Refugee Shabbat 5780, which will take place on March 20-21, 2020, is a moment for congregations, organizations, and individuals around the country to dedicate a Shabbat experience to refugees and asylum seekers.

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Mar 16, 2020

On the 40th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980

Forty years ago, in the highest expression of the American spirit, Congress passed the Refugee Act of 1980, landmark legislation that established the U.S. refugee resettlement program and asylum system.

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Mar 10, 2020

Opinion: Both the E.U. and the United States Are Endangering Refugees

Refugees are being mistreated at the border between Turkey and Greece, and the situation is similar to the one at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Mar 10, 2020

‘Everything Is Different’: One Refugee’s Journey Out of Extreme Poverty

Ten years after fleeing his home in Colombia, José Miguel Palma has a degree, a career, and a thriving family.

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Mar 5, 2020

Briefing: How Displacement Impacts Women and Girls

For International Women's day, find out how HIAS is fighting for the rights and safety of women around the world.

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Mar 5, 2020

On International Women’s Day, Celebrate Women — And Do More To Protect Them

On International Women's Day, Celebrate Women — And Do More To Protect Them Mar 05, 2020 A refugee woman is pictured with her children on April 1, 2016, in a makeshift camp near the Greek village of Idomeni. (Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images) International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the vast and varied […]

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Mar 2, 2020

Emergency in Sudan Prompts Rapid Response by HIAS Chad

HIAS Chad provided emergency response aid when 16,000 refugees poured over the border due to renewed inter-ethnic violence.

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Feb 28, 2020

An Early Seder Bonds European Jewish Youth Activists

The European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) and HIAS Europe brought together 25 Jewish youth activists from across Europe on February 17 to learn about today’s refugees and contemporary challenges to the right to international protection.

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Feb 26, 2020

Entrepreneurship School Is Now in Session

HIAS Peru has developed a special methodology for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors and women living at a greater risk of violence to help them succeed economically and socially.

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Feb 19, 2020

Helping Asylees Access Benefits: AsyleeOutreach.org

HIAS' Asylee Outreach Program's new website, asyleeoutreach.org, offers information on asylee benefits in both English and Spanish.

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