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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)
June 27, 2017, 4:15 am
Jewish groups criticize Supreme Court decision to allow parts of Trump’s travel ban
ADL, HIAS welcome ruling limiting scope of executive order, but say even partial enforcement is deeply harmful
By JTA
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)
June 22, 2017, 11:46 pm
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
Activist Michele Freed, center, with other young professionals in front of the White House, March 1, 2017. (Katie Jett Walls/via JTA)
June 22, 2017, 4:08 am
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
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)
June 22, 2017, 1:36 am
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
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)
May 24, 2017, 2:52 am
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
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)
April 28, 2017, 10:56 am
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
A Soviet customs official examines luggage. (Courtesy 'Stateless')
April 14, 2017, 10:38 pm
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
A man is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2015. (John Moore/Getty Images)
April 1, 2017, 3:15 am
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
Detail from Repair the World and the Jewish Multiracial Network's haggadah supplement (illustration by Louisa Bertman)
March 31, 2017, 4:25 pm
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
Illustrative: 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)
March 31, 2017, 4:23 pm
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
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)
March 6, 2017, 8:09 pm
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
Keith Ellison, left, and Tom Perez lead the race to become the next head of the Democratic National Committee. (Getty Images/via JTA)
February 25, 2017, 2:31 pm
‘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
Jonathan Greenblatt. (CC BY-SA PopTech, Flickr)
February 22, 2017, 3:33 am
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 TOI staff and AP
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)
February 13, 2017, 9:59 pm
‘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
At the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, activists gather in support of refugees on February 12, 2017 (Kaila Fleisig)
February 13, 2017, 12:50 am
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
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