July 22, 2013
6:00 am

A young girl in Ecuador holding hands with representatives of HIAS, right, and the refugee agency of the United Nations. (photo credit: Courtesy HIAS/JTA)

HIAS focusing on non-Jews: What would Emma Lazarus say?

Young, Jewish, and feeling ‘myopic’ with Jewish communal work? HIAS’s quest for relevance — and volunteers — has it reaching out to global tired and poor

By Ron Kampeas

May 8, 2013
12:15 am

Tzila Levy, left, and Adi Lavy, married on New York City's Williamsburg Bridge, seen in the background, Oct. 27, 2012. (photo credit: Courtesy Immigration Equality/JTA)

Israeli couple is face of gay family reunification efforts

The US government has yet to acknowledge same-sex marriage, leaving Adi Lavy and Tzila Levy in immigration purgatory. The ticket out for them and 36,000 other binational LGBT couples? The Leahy bill

By Ron Kampeas

April 12, 2013
3:25 pm

Obama names Eric Schwartz to religious freedom body

Members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom are appointed by both houses of Congress and the president

March 20, 2013
12:28 am

Iranian Jews eligible to immigrate to the US because of the Lautenberg Amendment arrive at Los Angeles International Airport in 2009. (Courtesy of HIAS via JTA)

Lifeline for US law that aided Soviet, now Iranian Jews

Jewish groups are among those advocating a stronger status for effort to shelter persecuted religious minorities

By Ron Kampeas

January 31, 2013
4:02 am

Jewish groups welcome immigration reform proposals

Tradition ‘commands us to welcome the stranger,’ says Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism leader Barbara Weinstein

January 17, 2013
4:21 am

A volunteer teaches English on behalf of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, one of dozens of Jewish organizations that may be severely harmed if budget negotiations remain at an impasse in Congress. (Steve Latimer for HIAS via JTA)

US Jewish charities brace for congressional budget deadline

Facing severe cuts, groups urge politicians to reach a deal on government spending

By Gil Shefler

October 28, 2012
11:40 am

More then 6,000 young Russian-speaking Jews participated in summer camp programs offered by the Jewish Agency in the former Soviet Union -- activities that so far have avoided problems with the government. (Photo credit: Courtesy of the Jewish Agency via JTA)

In Putin’s Russia, Jewish groups adopt silence as best protection

While they’ve avoided trouble so far, aid organizations fear getting swept up in growing repression

September 30, 2012
10:51 pm

Obama extends visa program for religious workers

Law is key for small Jewish communities that rely on the permits to bring in rabbis, cantors, kosher butchers and Hebrew school teachers

June 26, 2012
5:20 pm

The Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2012. (photo credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Give me your tired, your poor — but not from Mexico, please

Jewish groups see progress in a new Supreme Court immigration ruling, but have concerns about potential for racial profiling

By JTA Staff

June 16, 2012
1:10 am

'Right to Dream' students and supporters block the street outside the federal Metropolitan Detention Center Friday in Los Angeles to celebrate the Obama administration's decision to stop deporting younger illegal immigrants (photo credit: AP/Nick Ut)

Jewish groups praise Obama on deportation deferment for illegals

With their immigrant history, American Jews ‘understand profoundly what it means to have a shot at success in America’

April 6, 2012
2:43 am

Singer/songwriter Regina Spektor has stayed closer to her Jewish roots even as she's achieved mainstream success. (Shervin Lainez/JTA)

Amid mainstream success, Regina Spektor stays true to Jewish roots

The musician recently headlined a benefit concert for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, which settled her family in the States after emigrating from Russia

By Ben Harris

Topic: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society HIAS

HIAS focusing on non-Jews: What would Emma Lazarus say?

Young, Jewish, and feeling ‘myopic’ with Jewish communal work? HIAS’s quest for relevance — and volunteers — has it reaching out to global tired and poor

Israeli couple is face of gay family reunification efforts

The US government has yet to acknowledge same-sex marriage, leaving Adi Lavy and Tzila Levy in immigration purgatory. The ticket out for them and 36,000 other binational LGBT couples? The Leahy bill

Obama names Eric Schwartz to religious freedom body

Members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom are appointed by both houses of Congress and the president

Lifeline for US law that aided Soviet, now Iranian Jews

Jewish groups are among those advocating a stronger status for effort to shelter persecuted religious minorities

Jewish groups welcome immigration reform proposals

Tradition ‘commands us to welcome the stranger,’ says Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism leader Barbara Weinstein

US Jewish charities brace for congressional budget deadline

Facing severe cuts, groups urge politicians to reach a deal on government spending

In Putin’s Russia, Jewish groups adopt silence as best protection

While they’ve avoided trouble so far, aid organizations fear getting swept up in growing repression

Obama extends visa program for religious workers

Law is key for small Jewish communities that rely on the permits to bring in rabbis, cantors, kosher butchers and Hebrew school teachers

Give me your tired, your poor — but not from Mexico, please

Jewish groups see progress in a new Supreme Court immigration ruling, but have concerns about potential for racial profiling

Jewish groups praise Obama on deportation deferment for illegals

With their immigrant history, American Jews ‘understand profoundly what it means to have a shot at success in America’

Amid mainstream success, Regina Spektor stays true to Jewish roots

The musician recently headlined a benefit concert for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, which settled her family in the States after emigrating from Russia

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