Topic: Community Engagement

Jul 12, 2024

HIAS Kenya organized a refugee soccer game to provide young displaced people with a chance to show off their talents.

Jul 3, 2024

Here’s how some of our country offices celebrated World Refugee Day this year, and how they decided to show displaced people that they’re not alone.

Apr 17, 2024

One year after the crisis in Sudan began, a letter from the HIAS Clergy Council calls for the global community to protect Sudanese civilians.

Apr 16, 2024

Visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, Rabbi Lewis Kamrass saw the challenges asylum seekers must overcome — and the need for a moral response.

Feb 9, 2024

From New York to Brussels to Caracas, congregations demonstrated their commitment to local refugee communities during this year's Refugee Shabbat.

Dec 19, 2023

In a year marked by geopolitical conflict and other challenges, HIAS expanded its services to meet the needs of displaced people worldwide.

Feb 10, 2023

Over 450 communities and nearly 500 individuals across five continents heeded the call to dedicate a Shabbat to affirming their support for refugees and other displaced people.

Feb 1, 2023

HIAS, the international Jewish humanitarian organization that provides critical services to forcibly displaced people, is organizing the fifth annual Refugee Shabbat to take place February 3-4, 2023. The initiative encourages Jewish congregations, community organizations, and individuals across the United States and around the world to dedicate a Shabbat experience to raising awareness about the global displacement crisis, and to reaffirm support for refugees and asylum seekers and take action at a time when the right to seek asylum is being severely abridged in the U.S. and around the world. 

Jan 27, 2023

The annual event, taking place in communities around the world February 3-4, invites communities and individuals to dedicate a Shabbat to affirming their support for refugees and other displaced people.