Topic: Jewish Values and History
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Jul 3, 2017
Synagogue Volunteers Join Forces With U.S. Veterans to Help Refugee Family
Jul 3, 2017
“As veterans, we aren't in the habit of waiting for someone else to get the job done. When we see someone who has put it all on the line for our country, we want to do everything we can to help them.”
Jun 23, 2017
Peoplehood Papers 19 Explores Jewish Responsibility to Contemporary Refugees
Jun 23, 2017
The 19th edition of the Peoplehood Papers explores the Jewish people's responsibility to refugees in the 21st century.
Jun 20, 2017
WATCH: Food and Friendship, A Recipe for Humanity
Jun 20, 2017
Meet Kate and Melina, two Jewish women who started a supper club to help welcome Syrian refugees to their community.
Jun 15, 2017
A 136-Year-Old Jewish Refugee Agency’s New Mission
Jun 15, 2017
Read JTA's profile on HIAS’ roots and rapid evolution under the Trump administration.
Jun 14, 2017
Going the Distance for Refugees. Literally.
Jun 14, 2017
Melinda Menzer, an English professor at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, swam 9.2 miles in the Tennessee River on Sunday, June 4 to raise money for HIAS.
Jun 7, 2017
SLIDESHOW: Nationwide St. Louis Vigils
Jun 7, 2017
On the 78th anniversary of MS St. Louis being turned back to Europe, vigils were held across the country to say: never again.
Jun 6, 2017
The St. Louis and the Two Faces of America
Jun 6, 2017
“On June 6, 1939 — 78 years ago this week — the U.S. turned the ship away, knowing it was returning over 900 Jews to Nazi Germany,” HIAS CEO Mark Hetfield writes in an op-ed for RNS.
May 9, 2017
ADL, Hebrew Union College Honor HIAS’ Work On Behalf of Refugees
May 9, 2017
This week, HIAS was recognized by the American Jewish community on back to back days for its 136-year history protecting refugees.
May 2, 2017
New D.C. City Council Resolution Honors Jewish Refugees
May 2, 2017
D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau co-introduced a resolution designating May 13 as “Remember the St. Louis Day,” as a reminder of the tragic consequences of the United States closing its doors on refugees and asylum seekers.
Apr 21, 2017
A Reading for Yom Ha’Shoah
Apr 21, 2017
Against the backdrop of Passover’s imperative to free ourselves and others from narrow places, we remember the six million Jews and millions of LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others who perished in the Holocaust.