Topic: HIAS Staff

Dec 11, 2025

HIAS' new CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim, appeared on the podcast Just For This, hosted by Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch, CEO of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ).

Dec 10, 2025

HIAS is profoundly concerned for the safety of refugees, and for the direction of the United States, which has represented welcome for generations.

Nov 25, 2025

16 Days of Activism invites us to look directly at how women and girls are disproportionately impacted by conflict, displacement, and crisis.

Nov 4, 2025

Hear from Neetu Mahil, HIAS’ lead for programmatic design and impact, as she answers the most common questions about our protection work.

Oct 13, 2025

Read a letter from HIAS' new CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim, to our supporters. She has spent the past 23 years working in refugee resettlement and international development.

Jan 10, 2025

Kefa's career in the humanitarian sector has taken him to countries such as Nigeria, Niger and Chad. However, he hasn't always travelled out of choice.

Dec 2, 2024

Monim Haroon has worked at HIAS for several years. He was first an asylum seeker from Sudan who crossed multiple deserts to get to Israel and received help from HIAS. Today he advocates for asylum seekers who are denied basic rights.

Oct 23, 2024

Igor Chubaryov has worked at HIAS since November 1989. But his history with the organization started months earlier, after he fled the Soviet Union.

Sep 24, 2024

Lyn left her country as a child. Now, she works with refugees in Guyana to help them find employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Sep 10, 2024

When Mykola packed his bags and fled to Romania, he was uncertain about his future. Now, he works for HIAS Romania and supports other refugees.