Topic: United States

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Aug 24, 2018

Jewish Leaders on HIAS-ADL Trip Witness Border Crisis Up Close

Jewish Leaders on HIAS-ADL Trip Witness Border Crisis Up Close Sometimes you have to see things for yourself and that is just what 27 leaders from 17 national Jewish organizations did on August 21-22 as part of a HIAS-ADL led delegation to view firsthand the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Aug 8, 2018

WATCH: These Syrian Refugee Children Will Make You Want to Dance

WATCH: These Syrian Refugee Children Will Make You Want to Dance The sounds of summer may not usually include the tap dancing feet of Syrian refugee children, but now they do-- at least in Toledo, Ohio.

Jun 24, 2018

The Jewish Community is Stepping Up for Refugees—Here’s How

The Jewish Community is Stepping Up for Refugees—Here’s How “Torah commands us 36 times to welcome the stranger. The repetition is interesting—maybe it’s because it’s not the most important commandment, but the easiest to forget.”

May 22, 2018

In Ohio, New Initiatives Aim to Empower Refugees

In Ohio, New Initiatives Aim to Empower Refugees “We see all the barriers that people come with, and we try to bring solutions to those barriers and guide people along the way.”

May 18, 2018

Resettled Syrian Refugee Graduates Top in Class

Resettled Syrian Refugee Graduates Top in Class “The strength of the American community comes from diversity,” he says.

Apr 27, 2018

Through Tech Course, Refugees Take Another Step Forward in New York

Through Tech Course, Refugees Take Another Step Forward in New York “This may be the first official document of great value many of you will have received in your new country,” she said, “but this is just your first step.”

Apr 9, 2018

Interfaith Volunteers Find Common Ground with Refugees in Westchester

Interfaith Volunteers Find Common Ground with Refugees in Westchester “This is the same story of my grandparents more than a hundred years ago. People came from somewhere, they had guts and grit, and some help, and a hundred years later here we are.”

Mar 20, 2018

JFS Soccer Team Brings Refugees Together in Seattle

JFS Soccer Team Brings Refugees Together in Seattle The team is comprised of 90 percent refugees resettled to the Greater Seattle area, and also includes a handful of JFS clients and staff.

Mar 5, 2018

After School Program for Refugees Flourishes in Pittsburgh

After School Program for Refugees Flourishes in Pittsburgh “Interacting with the program mentors, our clients can pick up on the daily habits of Americans, experience English immersion in a safe environment, and see Americans as their friends—a true application of integration and social orientation.”

Feb 22, 2018

HIAS Wins Asylum for Honduran Mother of Three

HIAS Wins Asylum for Honduran Mother of Three Denia Sayda Contreras was granted asylum on January 24, 2018. For her Honduran-born children, she hopes that frightening memories of the home they fled will continue to fade each day.

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