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Nov 18, 2015

Katie Couric Interviews HIAS VP on Syrian Refugee Screenings

Melanie Nezer, vice president of policy & advocacy for HIAS and chair of Refugee Council U.S.A., spoke with Katie Couric on Yahoo News Live about the Syrian refugee crisis. Watch it now.

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Nov 17, 2015

We Still Support Refugees, Groups Tell Congress

A group of more than 80 refugee and immigration law experts, humanitarian aid organizations, faith, labor and civil and human rights groups sent a letter to members of the U.S. House and Senate on Tuesday, urging them to "demonstrate leadership by speaking out against the scapegoating of any group."

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Nov 17, 2015

A Time For Mourning And Clarity – But Not For Scapegoating

In a November 17, 2015 op-ed for The Jewish Week, Mark Hetfield writes that, "as Americans and as Jews, we all stand united in our condemnation of these monstrous acts of terror and of the mass murderers who committed them." However, "the world needs to stay focused on fighting terrorism and hatred, not on building walls of brick and paper to keep refugees out."

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Nov 17, 2015

WATCH: CNN Visits HIAS Resettled Syrian Family in Toledo, Ohio

CNN reporter Gary Tuchman went to Toledo, Ohio to interview a Syrian family recently resettled by HIAS affiliate US Together.

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Nov 17, 2015

Wall Street Journal: Republican Governors Oppose WH on Syrian Refugees

“The reason why it’s taking us so long to process these refugees is precisely because of the thorough vetting that the United States government is doing,” HIAS President Mark Hetfield told the Wall Street Journal.

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Nov 16, 2015

HIAS Statement on Paris and Beirut Attacks

WASHINGTON—Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, released the following statement in response to the attacks in Paris and Beirut last week.

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Nov 13, 2015

HIAS on the Radio: In the Arena

Riva Silverman appeared on In the Arena, a weekly radio program covering current events from a Catholic perspective, to talk about the ongoing refugee crisis.

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Nov 12, 2015

Opinion: Resettling Refugees and Maintaining Security Are Not Mutually Exclusive

The Refugees Admissions Program "was originally intended to serve as a rescue mechanism, to bring refugees out of danger to a place where they can live in freedom with dignity," HIAS CEO Mark Hetfield writes in The Hill's Congress Blog. "Today, however, it generally takes over 18 months for a refugee to be resettled to the U.S. once he or she is accepted for processing."

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Nov 9, 2015

Jewish Community in Ukraine Bounces Back, Pays It Forward

In 1989, as a HIAS caseworker, I met many Soviet Jews who had fled Dnipropetrovsk. I never thought I would see the day when that city, the third largest in Ukraine, would again have a thriving Jewish community. But that is exactly what I found.

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Nov 6, 2015

Minnesota Nice: Focus on Welcoming Refugees at Statewide Meeting

Launched in July 2013, The Linking Communities Project: Creating Welcome for Refugees is a laboratory for developing innovative ideas to help educate communities about the many benefits of refugee resettlement. This year, TLC chose to work in Minnesota based on the state’s rich history of welcoming refugees.

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