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HIAS used to help refugees because they were Jewish, today we help refugees because we are Jewish. Learn more about HIAS, and what Judaism has to say about welcoming strangers, refugees and displaced people.

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HIAS' History
Know your Neighbor pilot project launch, IJC - International Jewish Center – a liberal Jewish Synagogue in Brussels, November 8th , Project facilitators running an open group discussion with local students about being Jewish. The group was split in half to make a more intimate space to ask questions. Photo Credit: Meiron Avidan/HIAS Europe

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Upcoming Events

Aug 15, 2024

Adjusting Status for Forcibly Displaced People

Aug 15, 2024

Join the HIAS Pro Bono and Partnerships Team to learn more about when and how individuals with humanitarian protections in the U.S. apply to adjust status.

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Sep 12, 2024

When Misinformation & Hate Converge: Antisemitism and its Role in Anti-immigrant Rhetoric 

Sep 12, 2024

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Sep 16, 2024

Advanced Asylum: Working with Mental Health Professionals

Sep 16, 2024

Join the HIAS Pro Bono and Partnerships Team and special guest speakers, Kim A. Baranowski, PhD, ABPP: Associate Director of the Mt. Sinai Human Rights Program, and Atar Stav, LCPC, Program Manager of Community-Based Group Services at HIAS, for an Advanced Asylum training on the ways in which lawyers can collaborate with mental health professionals to serve asylum-seeking clients and their needs.

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Feb 14, 2025

HIAS’ Seventh Annual Refugee Shabbat 

Feb 14, 2025

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