Topic: Welcome Campaign

Feb 13, 2017

Winter weather couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm and commitment of the many thousands of people who showed up for the National Day of Jewish Action for Refugees on Sunday, February 12.

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 9, 2017

Hundreds to Gather for Jewish Rally for Refugees to Protest Muslim Ban Feb 09, 2017 NEW YORK – This Sunday, February 12, 2017, Mayor de Blasio will headline a Battery Park rally expected to bring together thousands in support of welcoming refugees. HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, is convening supporters for a Jewish Rally for […]

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

After spending more than two years apart, a Syrian family was reunited today in dramatic fashion, with help from HIAS.

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. […]

Feb 1, 2017

More than 400 additional rabbis have signed the National Rabbinic Letter in recent days to send a powerful message to elected officials to keep America’s doors open to refugees, bringing the total to nearly 2,000.

Jan 26, 2017

As the politics around refugees and asylum seekers seem to get more charged by the day, it's heartening to see that Americans from coast to coast are showing loud and enthusiastic support for refugees. During Donald Trump’s first week in office, concerned citizens from across the country wasted no time letting the incoming president know they expect the United States to continue to be a place that stands up for, protects and welcomes refugees.

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.