“Judaism teaches us to love the stranger as ourselves, for we were once strangers in a strange land. American history teaches us that when we follow this lesson, refugees actually make our country stronger, not weaker. With record numbers of displaced persons across the globe, I pray that once again we can show the rest of the world that America embraces refugees, and that they should too,”
“Creating these training materials was a three-year process, and the results reflect all that we learned along the way. I hope that anyone who works with refugees will consider using them to improve their outreach to survivors of SGBV,” Levitan said.
Charlotte Magazine recently published a feature story about a Syrian family who finally found refuge in the United States after a four-year ordeal. The happy ending to a challenging chapter in their life was imperiled by the first executive order, which halted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspended the refugee admissions program.
Melinda Menzer, an English professor at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, swam 9.2 miles in the Tennessee River on Sunday, June 4 to raise money for HIAS.
Melinda Menzer, an English professor at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, swam 9.2 miles in the Tennessee River on Sunday, June 4 to raise money for HIAS.
Melinda Menzer, an English professor at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, swam 9.2 miles in the Tennessee River on Sunday, June 4 to raise money for HIAS.
A three-judge panel ruled unanimously to keep the refugee and Muslim ban on hold, the second defeat for the March 6 executive order at the federal court level. “Once again, the courts have affirmed that discriminating against someone on the basis of their religion or nationality runs contrary to our country’s founding values,” Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, said of the ruling.