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Feb 9, 2016
What Does the President’s Budget Mean for Refugees?
Feb 9, 2016
Even though it may feel like 2016 has just begun, the federal appropriations process for 2017 is already underway. President Obama revealed his budget request today, and deep within the charts and appendices lies his plan for refugees.
Feb 8, 2016
Aviva’s Bake Sale
Feb 8, 2016
Even though it may feel like 2016 has just begun, the federal appropriations process for 2017 is already underway. President Obama revealed his budget request today, and deep within the charts and appendices lies his plan for refugees.
Feb 7, 2016
Times of Israel: The Rabbi Who Rallies American Jews for the Global Refugee Cause
Feb 7, 2016
Even though it may feel like 2016 has just begun, the federal appropriations process for 2017 is already underway. President Obama revealed his budget request today, and deep within the charts and appendices lies his plan for refugees.
Feb 4, 2016
Statement to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration & Border Security
Feb 4, 2016
Even though it may feel like 2016 has just begun, the federal appropriations process for 2017 is already underway. President Obama revealed his budget request today, and deep within the charts and appendices lies his plan for refugees.
Feb 4, 2016
WATCH: Discussing the Syrian Refugee Crisis at JTS
Feb 4, 2016
Even though it may feel like 2016 has just begun, the federal appropriations process for 2017 is already underway. President Obama revealed his budget request today, and deep within the charts and appendices lies his plan for refugees.
Feb 2, 2016
Salvadoran Sisters Reunited with Parents in Charlotte
Feb 2, 2016
The biggest difference between North Carolina and El Salvador? “It’s safer here. You can walk around at night,” Vanessa says. The 19-year-old has been in the U.S. for only a few months, but the words fly out almost immediately. “It was such a drastic change… I felt safe right away here.”
Feb 1, 2016
Baltimore Jewish Times on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Feb 1, 2016
The biggest difference between North Carolina and El Salvador? “It’s safer here. You can walk around at night,” Vanessa says. The 19-year-old has been in the U.S. for only a few months, but the words fly out almost immediately. “It was such a drastic change… I felt safe right away here.”
Jan 28, 2016
Guest Post: My Zayda, the Refugee.
Jan 28, 2016
My Zayda, Manfred, became a refugee at age six when the Nazis forced him, his family, and thousands of other Polish Jews out of Germany in the fall of 1938. For the last 77 years of his life, Zayda has made it his mission to fight against hatred and teach all of us the danger of being a bystander.
Jan 26, 2016
Opinion: A Call To Welcome Asylum Seekers From Central America
Jan 26, 2016
"The Jewish people descended from Hebrew slaves who took refuge in the wilderness. We fled Europe during World War II. We know the heart of the refugee yearning to be free. And so our hearts are heavy that more than 120 people have been taken into custody in the last several weeks since the Department of Homeland Security announced its plan to deport families who had sought asylum from Central American countries, including Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala," write Mark Hetfield and Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner in The Jewish Week.
Jan 22, 2016
Getting to Know Our (Refugee) Neighbors
Jan 22, 2016
Columbus, Ohio prides itself on being one of the most welcoming cities in America, but it seems there is still a disconnect between refugees and the people in their communities. So we decided that the native Columbus community needed to meet our new refugee neighbors. Face to face. Person to person. It was time for our clients to have their voices heard and for Columbus to hear them.