Opinión: Ayuda a los refugiados y enorgullece a tu abuela

[[{"fid":"1583","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Help refugees and make your bubbe proud, Mark Hetfield, JNS.org","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Help refugees and make your bubbe proud, Mark Hetfield, JNS.org","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"alt":"Help refugees and make your bubbe proud, Mark Hetfield, JNS.org","style":"float: right; margin: 5px; height: 300px; width: 400px;","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]]"The Torah reiterates, no less than 36 times, versions of the commandment to love the stranger as ourselves, for we know the heart of a stranger, as we were once strangers in the land of Egypt. The Exodus narrative is not just about the suffering and flight of the Jews, but it delivers a universal message about Jewish commitment to human rights and refugee protection," writes HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield in an op-ed recently published by JNS.org. 

"Con el mayor número de refugiados y desplazados desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la misión de HIAS es más relevante que nunca. En 1881, la Sociedad Hebrea de Ayuda al Inmigrante se creó para ayudar a los refugiados a encontrar acogida, seguridad y libertad. HIAS no se ha desviado de ese camino. Hoy, HIAS no ayuda a los refugiados porque sean judíos. HIAS ayuda a los refugiados porque somos judíos", escribe Hetfield. "Nuestros bubbes estarían orgullosos".

Haga clic aquí para leer el artículo completo, Help Refugees and Make Your Bubbe Proud, en JNS.org.