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Apr 20, 2016

PBS Debate Show ‘Point Taken’ Features HIAS VP Melanie Nezer

Apr 20, 2016

PBS Debate Show ‘Point Taken’ Features HIAS VP Melanie Nezer Melanie Nezer joined PBS’s Point Taken for a lively debate about whether the U.S. has taken in enough refugees in response to the current crisis.

Apr 4, 2016

HIAS featured on Ugandan TV

Apr 4, 2016

HIAS featured on Ugandan TV HIAS’ work with refugees in Uganda was recently highlighted by NBS TV Uganda. Watch it here.

Feb 25, 2016

HIAS Nominated for Best Nonprofit Video of the Year

Feb 25, 2016

HIAS Nominated for Best Nonprofit Video of the Year Our animated video HIAS: For the Refugee was just announced as a finalist in the annual DoGooder Awards competition. Now we need your vote!

Feb 22, 2016

Students and Holocaust Survivors Team Up for Refugee PSA

Feb 22, 2016

Students and Holocaust Survivors Team Up for Refugee PSA The Holocaust survivors in the Righteous Conversations Project are very aware of the experience of the refugee and those who seek asylum and rescue from murderous regimes. For them, this is more than a problem that is unfolding on the other side of the planet. It is a story with kinship to their own. Recently, Los Angeles area high school students and Holocaust survivors teamed up to make a series of video public service announcements.

Jan 4, 2016

Kids Day Out: Uganda [VIDEO]

Jan 4, 2016

Kids Day Out: Uganda [VIDEO] Forty four refugee children, all currently receiving therapy from HIAS’ trained staff, enjoyed a day out in Kampala, Uganda. “It’s an opportunity for the children to feel welcomed, loved and accepted in this world. It’s an opportunity to rekindle their hope," said Timothy Mukua, psychosocial program manager at HIAS Uganda.

Nov 19, 2015

WATCH: HIAS Pres Mark Hetfield Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

Nov 19, 2015

WATCH: HIAS Pres Mark Hetfield Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee On Thursday November 19, HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on the Syrian refugee crisis and its impact on the security of the U.S. refugee Admissions Program.

Nov 17, 2015

WATCH: CNN Visits HIAS Resettled Syrian Family in Toledo, Ohio

Nov 17, 2015

WATCH: CNN Visits HIAS Resettled Syrian Family in Toledo, Ohio CNN reporter Gary Tuchman went to Toledo, Ohio to interview a Syrian family recently resettled by HIAS affiliate US Together.

Oct 21, 2015

Video: Winnie Gacheru on HIAS’ Work in Kenya

Oct 21, 2015

Video: Winnie Gacheru on HIAS’ Work in Kenya Winnie Gacheru, director of psychosocial programs at HIAS Kenya, describes working with some of the world's most vulnerable refugees in this short video.

Jul 2, 2015

Support, and Song, Helps Refugees Heal in Ecuador

Jul 2, 2015

Support, and Song, Helps Refugees Heal in Ecuador Daniel*, a Colombian refugee living in Ecuador, showed me this music video when I visited his family’s home. Like so many other Colombian families we work with in Central America, gang violence made their life there untenable. When a local gang tried to force Daniel’s older brother to join, his mother Lorena* decided that their only choice was to flee.

Dec 23, 2014

Lev Golinkin on “A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka”

Dec 23, 2014

Lev Golinkin on “A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka” Lev Golinkin, author of the memoir "A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka," discusses his family's 1989-90 journey from Ukraine to the U.S. during an appearance at HIAS headquarters in New York City.

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