Topic: Jewish Values and History

Feb 13, 2017

Equipped with protest signs, umbrellas and a tradition of welcoming the stranger, upwards of 1,000 rally goers stood for nearly two hours in Battery Park at the Southern tip of Manhattan Island.

Feb 6, 2017

Kapoor, a renowned British-Indian sculptor of Jewish descent, said he will dedicate his $1 million award to expanding the Jewish community’s engagement on the global refugee crisis.

Feb 3, 2017

HIAS VP of Community Engagement Rabbi Jennie Rosenn published an op-ed in Haaretz on Friday, February 3, calling on the Jewish community to stand up to President Trump’s refugee ban.

Feb 3, 2017

“Refugee status is not merely a stamp on paper; it's a state of mind and heart which forces one to risk it all for better life. We feel affinity and kinship to those in the same plight.”

Feb 2, 2017

Refugee Ban Rattles Jewish Community Volunteers By Rachel Nusbaum, HIAS.org Feb 02, 2017 Members of Am Shalom welcoming a Syrian refugee family at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Jan. 27, 2017. (Courtesy of Am Shalom) "Shock would not be the right word," Rabbi Jonathan Blake told The Journal News. His congregation, Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, […]

Feb 2, 2017

HIAS Leaders Set the Record Straight in Forward LTE Feb 02, 2017 On January 31, the Forward published a letter to the editor charging that “under Jewish law,” HIAS is in “no position to judge” Trump’s executive order banning refugees because the organization has a “profit motive” and receives “millions of dollars” to admit refugees. […]

Jan 31, 2017

The fight to make this country a place that welcomes refugees is becoming contagious.

Jan 18, 2017

More than 1,500 rabbis have signed a powerful letter to elected officials calling on the United States to keep its doors open to refugees.

Jan 17, 2017

1,500+ Rabbis Sign National Letter Calling for Welcoming Refugees Jan 17, 2017 As questions loom over whether the Trump administration will alter or restrict the federal refugee program, rabbis across the country are urging elected officials to maintain, and strengthen, the current system. Today, HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, released a letter signed […]

Dec 14, 2016

Experts, including HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield, discuss the role faith-based organizations have taken during the refugee crisis and the challenges of aiding and resettling refugees in the United States and abroad.