June 22, 2017
11:46 pm

Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, welcomes hundreds to the Jewish Rally for Refugees in Battery Park, New York, on February 12, 2017. (Courtesy HIAS)

Islamic group salutes a Jewish agency for fighting Trump’s refugee ban

Islamic Relief USA honors HIAS with Courage Award over action against travel restrictions, and for ‘tireless work assisting refugees’

By JTA

June 22, 2017
4:08 am

Activist Michele Freed, center, with other young professionals in front of the White House, March 1, 2017. (Katie Jett Walls/via JTA)

136-year-old Jewish refugee agency has a new mission in the Trump era: fighting back

HIAS has seen its activist profile rise higher this year than at any point in its lengthy history

By Ben Sales

June 22, 2017
1:36 am

Jewish activists gathering in front of the White House to share stories of their family members who were refugees or immigrants, March 1, 2017. (Ted Eytan)

Jewish group co-sponsors rally for refugees outside White House

HIAS slams Trump’s policies towards asylum seekers, calls on administration to address global crisis

By JTA

May 24, 2017
2:52 am

A handout photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 10, 2017 shows US President Donald J. Trump (C) speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC. (HO / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)

Some Jewish groups welcome the scandals slowing the Trump agenda

Reflecting on the troubles plaguing the White House, liberal groups see ‘positive’ ramifications

By Ron Kampeas

April 28, 2017
10:56 am

US President Donald Trump watching the lighting of memorial candles during the annual Holocaust Day of Remembrance ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, April 25, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images via JTA)

Jewish aid group raps Trump’s hotline on migrant crimes

HIAS warns new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office program ‘sets a dangerous new direction for our society’

By JTA

April 14, 2017
10:38 pm

A Soviet customs official examines luggage. (Courtesy 'Stateless')

Why 189,000 Soviet Jews fled to Italy rather than the Promised Land

New documentary examines those Russian Jews, who with only $96 in their pockets, bided their time in Europe until allowed into the American Goldene Medina

By Julie Masis

April 1, 2017
3:15 am

A man is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2015. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Reform movement urges synagogues to protect immigrants facing deportation

Union for Reform Judaism calls on congregations to buck tightened regulations, and provide shelter, legal help for those at risk

By JTA

March 31, 2017
4:25 pm

Detail from Repair the World and the Jewish Multiracial Network's haggadah supplement (illustration by Louisa Bertman)

Passover guides serve up a side of social justice for the seder table

From a fifth cup of wine to 11 spilled drops — and a call to action for dessert — Jewish organizations publish readings on refugees, immigration, converts and the settlements

By Renee Ghert-Zand

March 31, 2017
4:23 pm

In this April 2, 2006, file photo, a traditional Passover seder plate is seen at Congregation Beth El in Tyler, Texas, on the first night of Passover. (AP/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman, File)

For some, Passover Seder will address global refugee crisis

Haggadah supplement drafted by HIAS for Jewish congregations hosting refugees during holiday emphasizes arduous journeys experienced by those fleeing war, hardships

By Leanne Italie

March 6, 2017
8:09 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions , left, speaks as Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, right, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson look on, during a news conference about issues related to a reconstituted travel ban at the US Customs and Borders Protection headquarters, on March 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)

US Jewish groups excoriate new travel ban as ‘more of the same’

ADL ‘strongly condemns’ order, calling it an ‘appeal to xenophobia, fear’; Reform Movement says administration ‘doubled down on discriminatory, unjust ban’

By Eric Cortellessa

February 25, 2017
2:31 pm

Keith Ellison, left, and Tom Perez lead the race to become the next head of the Democratic National Committee. (Getty Images/via JTA)

‘Rebuilding’ efforts overshadow Jewish issues in DNC election

Israel and anti-Semitism are burning problems for Jewish Democrats, but in the party overall, battered by electoral defeat, other domestic concerns take precedent

By Ron Kampeas

February 22, 2017
3:33 am

Jonathan Greenblatt. (CC BY-SA PopTech, Flickr)

US Jewish organizations decry new immigration rules as ‘cruel,’ ‘dangerous’

Trump administration enforcement guidelines could mean deportation for millions who entered US illegally, including children

By Times of Israel staff and AP

February 13, 2017
9:59 pm

About 700 people attended a New York City rally in support of refugees organized by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, February 12, 2017. (JTA/Josefin Dolsten)

‘We were once strangers too’: Jews rally across US in support of refugees

Citing world’s failure to save Jews during the Holocaust, hundreds of New Yorkers brave icy weather to ‘pay it forward’

By Josefin Dolsten

February 13, 2017
12:50 am

At the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, activists gather in support of refugees on February 12, 2017 (Kaila Fleisig)

Protesters invoke Holocaust at Boston rally against Trump immigration ban

In the shadow of New England’s towering Holocaust memorial, community leaders compare situation of Syrian refugees to that of Jews fleeing Nazi Europe

By Matt Lebovic

February 10, 2017
7:50 am

Demonstrators at Chicago’s O’Hare airport protesting Donald Trump’s executive order which imposes a freeze on admitting refugees from certain countries into the United States, Jan. 29, 2017. (Scott Olson/Getty Images via JTA)

US Jewish groups praise court for upholding stay on Trump’s travel ban

ADL says ruling ‘sends important message that US does not exclude people based on their faith and welcomes those seeking refuge’

By Ron Kampeas

Topic: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society HIAS

Islamic group salutes a Jewish agency for fighting Trump’s refugee ban

Islamic Relief USA honors HIAS with Courage Award over action against travel restrictions, and for ‘tireless work assisting refugees’

136-year-old Jewish refugee agency has a new mission in the Trump era: fighting back

HIAS has seen its activist profile rise higher this year than at any point in its lengthy history

Jewish group co-sponsors rally for refugees outside White House

HIAS slams Trump’s policies towards asylum seekers, calls on administration to address global crisis

Some Jewish groups welcome the scandals slowing the Trump agenda

Reflecting on the troubles plaguing the White House, liberal groups see ‘positive’ ramifications

Jewish aid group raps Trump’s hotline on migrant crimes

HIAS warns new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office program ‘sets a dangerous new direction for our society’

Why 189,000 Soviet Jews fled to Italy rather than the Promised Land

New documentary examines those Russian Jews, who with only $96 in their pockets, bided their time in Europe until allowed into the American Goldene Medina

Reform movement urges synagogues to protect immigrants facing deportation

Union for Reform Judaism calls on congregations to buck tightened regulations, and provide shelter, legal help for those at risk

Passover guides serve up a side of social justice for the seder table

From a fifth cup of wine to 11 spilled drops — and a call to action for dessert — Jewish organizations publish readings on refugees, immigration, converts and the settlements

For some, Passover Seder will address global refugee crisis

Haggadah supplement drafted by HIAS for Jewish congregations hosting refugees during holiday emphasizes arduous journeys experienced by those fleeing war, hardships

US Jewish groups excoriate new travel ban as ‘more of the same’

ADL ‘strongly condemns’ order, calling it an ‘appeal to xenophobia, fear’; Reform Movement says administration ‘doubled down on discriminatory, unjust ban’

‘Rebuilding’ efforts overshadow Jewish issues in DNC election

Israel and anti-Semitism are burning problems for Jewish Democrats, but in the party overall, battered by electoral defeat, other domestic concerns take precedent

US Jewish organizations decry new immigration rules as ‘cruel,’ ‘dangerous’

Trump administration enforcement guidelines could mean deportation for millions who entered US illegally, including children

‘We were once strangers too’: Jews rally across US in support of refugees

Citing world’s failure to save Jews during the Holocaust, hundreds of New Yorkers brave icy weather to ‘pay it forward’

Protesters invoke Holocaust at Boston rally against Trump immigration ban

In the shadow of New England’s towering Holocaust memorial, community leaders compare situation of Syrian refugees to that of Jews fleeing Nazi Europe

US Jewish groups praise court for upholding stay on Trump’s travel ban

ADL says ruling ‘sends important message that US does not exclude people based on their faith and welcomes those seeking refuge’

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