Topic: Jewish Values and History

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Dec 16, 2025

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

Dec 14, 2025

HIAS Statement in the Wake of the Australia Attack 

HIAS Statement in the Wake of the Australia Attack  HIAS is horrified by the devastating antisemitic attack targeting a Hannukah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

HIAS Statement in the Wake of the Australia Attack 

Dec 11, 2025

Just For This: HIAS CEO Beth Oppenheim Appears on Women for Reform Judaism Podcast

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). 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).

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

The U.S. Betrays Its Promise to Welcome Refugees

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS). HIAS is profoundly concerned for the safety of refugees, and for the direction of the United States, which has represented welcome for generations.

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS).

Oct 27, 2025

HIAS Statement on the Pittsburgh Shooting, Seven Years Later

HIAS Statement on the Pittsburgh Shooting, Seven Years Later October 27, 2018 was the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and the reverberations from that day are still felt at HIAS and across our community. 

HIAS Statement on the Pittsburgh Shooting, Seven Years Later

Oct 13, 2025

HIAS Appoints Beth Oppenheim as Chief Executive Officer

HIAS Appoints Beth Oppenheim as Chief Executive Officer HIAS, the world’s oldest refugee aid organization, announced that Dr. Beth Oppenheim has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer.

HIAS Appoints Beth Oppenheim as Chief Executive Officer

Oct 13, 2025

Letter from HIAS’ New CEO: Together, We Will Ensure that the Doors of Welcome Never Close

Dr. Beth Oppenheim is HIAS’ new CEO and has spent the past 23 years working in refugee resettlement and international development. 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.

Dr. Beth Oppenheim is HIAS’ new CEO and has spent the past 23 years working in refugee resettlement and international development.

Oct 9, 2025

Sukkot Reflection: A Spiritual Strategy for When There’s Nothing New Under the Sun

Sukkot Reflection: A Spiritual Strategy for When There’s Nothing New Under the Sun HIAS' Rabbi in Residence reflects on Sukkot about how small acts of humanity enable us to maintain our values through troubling times.

Sukkot Reflection: A Spiritual Strategy for When There’s Nothing New Under the Sun

Aug 1, 2025

‘How Did We Get Here?’ Reflections on Tisha B’Av

‘How Did We Get Here?’ Reflections on Tisha B’Av On Tisha B'av, we do more than just remember an event from history. We also must acknowledge our present-day challenges.

‘How Did We Get Here?’ Reflections on Tisha B’Av

Jul 31, 2025

Saving Lives in Gaza: The Jewish and Humanitarian Imperative

A little boy runs with an empty pail in search of food beside a column of other empty pails. HIAS' identity as both a Jewish and a humanitarian organization compels us to call for a massive and unobstructed aid effort to save lives in Gaza.

A little boy runs with an empty pail in search of food beside a column of other empty pails.

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