Topic: HIAS+JCORE

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May 21, 2026

As Xenophobia Rises, U.K. Jewish Students Stand with Refugees

Sam (center) and Phoebe (right) are a part of HIAS+JCORE's Student Refugee Ambassador Program (SRAP). They joined refugee supporters at an event to launch Refugee Shabbat in London on March 12, 2026 (Jennie van den Boogaard/HIAS). Through an initiative led by HIAS+JCORE and UJS, Jewish university students across the U.K. are advocating for refugees.

Sam (center) and Phoebe (right) are a part of HIAS+JCORE's Student Refugee Ambassador Program (SRAP). They joined refugee supporters at an event to launch Refugee Shabbat in London on March 12, 2026 (Jennie van den Boogaard/HIAS).

Mar 19, 2026

From London to Los Angeles, Refugee Shabbat Inspires Hope and Action

Refugee supporters join HIAS+JCORE and partner OLAM for a cooking event in honor of Refugee Shabbat in London on March 11, 2026. (Jennie van den Boogaard/HIAS) Jews from around the world joined HIAS for our eighth annual Refugee Shabbat, demonstrating their support and solidarity with refugees.

Refugee supporters join HIAS+JCORE and partner OLAM for a cooking event in honor of Refugee Shabbat in London on March 11, 2026. (Jennie van den Boogaard/HIAS)

Jul 28, 2025

Refugees in the United Kingdom: What You Need to Know 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images) Learn more about the current landscape for refugees in the U.K. and how HIAS+JCORE provides support to displaced people. 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)

Feb 9, 2024

Sixth Refugee Shabbat Has Global Reach — and a Local Focus

Sixth Refugee Shabbat Has Global Reach — and a Local Focus From New York to Brussels to Caracas, congregations demonstrated their commitment to local refugee communities during this year's Refugee Shabbat.

Sixth Refugee Shabbat Has Global Reach — and a Local Focus

Mar 29, 2023

London Community Gathers to Celebrate HIAS+JCORE Launch

London Community Gathers to Celebrate HIAS+JCORE Launch Leaders of the Jewish community and guests gathered to celebrate the coming together of HIAS and JCORE (the Jewish Council for Racial Equality) to form a new entity which will lead the Jewish response on issues of asylum, refugees, and racial equality in the United Kingdom.

London Community Gathers to Celebrate HIAS+JCORE Launch

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