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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 339

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society HIAS

Illustrative: A family of people evacuated from Afghanistan is led through the arrival terminal at the Dulles International Airport to board a bus that will take them to a refugee processing center, in Dulles, Virginia, August 25, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
July 12, 2024, 10:00 pm
‘A manifesto on replacement theory’: GOP mass deportation plan alarms Jewish groups
Several organizations say policy appears steeped in theory which has antisemitic overtones, vow to challenge it: ‘We understand precisely where this hate and extremism can lead’
By Ron Kampeas
Police tape surrounds an assault rifle magazine in the aftermath of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Oct. 18 2018. (U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania Evidence Photo via JTA)
July 12, 2023, 5:07 pm
Is antisemitism delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s fate hinges on answer
Defense lawyers, hoping to avoid death sentence for gunman Robert Bowers, argue his antisemitic beliefs were a manifestation of mental illness; expert witness rejects notion
By Ron Kampeas
People walk on the road near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as they flee fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu, May 24, 2022. Congolese authorities have accused Rwandan forces of supporting armed groups in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where dozens of such groups are active. Rwanda has described allegations of supporting rebels in Congo as baseless. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
September 12, 2022, 10:09 am
Court lifts protection for Congolese refugees, but slams Shaked’s ‘flawed’ decision
Community had been protected for 20 years; state pledges to check each case before deportation, won’t repatriate minors and their families to ‘volatile’ nation
By Sue Surkes and Omer Sharvit
Afghan evacuee Hadiya and her father Mirwais after being resettled in 2021 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania through a joint initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Shapiro Foundation. (Courtesy)
August 30, 2022, 2:31 pm
How Jewish communities across the US helped resettle 1,900 Afghan evacuees this year
On the first anniversary of the end of the chaotic US pullout from Afghanistan as Taliban regained power, evacuees and Jewish volunteers reflect on the struggles of starting over
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A refugee fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine walks with children holding toys after crossing the border by ferry at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing in Romania, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
March 24, 2022, 11:56 pm
US Jewish groups hail Biden decision to take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
Mainstream, liberal groups press for further details to ensure that those coming in are given full protections, lament lack of similar treatment for other refugees
By Jacob Magid
In this March 4, 2018, file photo, MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
March 24, 2022, 3:39 pm
MacKenzie Scott donates $10 million to HIAS for Ukrainian refugee aid
Jewish relief group says some of the billionaire philanthropist’s donation will go to help Ukrainian Jews move to Western Europe; Prince Harry, Meghan Markle give undisclosed sum
By Asaf Shalev
Refugees fleeing war in neighboring Ukraine queue at the Medyka border crossing, Poland, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
March 16, 2022, 10:17 am
28 major US Jewish groups call on Biden to accept Ukraine refugees
Organizations from across political spectrum urge expediting family reunification requests, noting precedent set by Clinton administration during Yugoslav civil war
By Ron Kampeas
A man stands in a crater from an artillery shell in eastern Ukraine, on February 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
February 17, 2022, 11:53 pm
Jewish refugee aid group readies for possible humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
‘We’re extremely concerned’: HIAS, with its Ukrainian partner, prepares for potential millions of refugees fleeing Russian invasion, calls on European leaders to get ready
By Luke Tress
Shoshana Akabas founded the New Neighbors Partnership after working with refugees and immigrants through volunteer work at her synagogue, B’nai Jeshurun on the Upper West Side. (Courtesy New Neighbors Partnership/ via JTA)
January 9, 2022, 3:30 am
When refugees arrive in America, a NY nonprofit makes sure they feel like neighbors
The New Neighbors Partnership matches arriving families with established ones with kids of the same age, so hand-me-downs can keep coming for years and lasting relationships formed
By julia GERGELY
Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
December 14, 2021, 11:49 pm
Synagogue group helps Afghan family flee Taliban, reunite with relatives in New York
Refugees reach new home after help from Jewish activists and months in transit; still fear for family in Kabul as millions face starvation, drought and disease
By Luke Tress
Refugees board buses that will take them to a processing center after they arrive at Dulles International Airport after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan August 27, 2021 in Dulles, Virginia (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
August 28, 2021, 8:14 am
Jewish aid group: Afghan refugees face obstacles in US, community help is key
Challenge will continue for new arrivals in US, including finding housing and employment and getting work certification; but Jewish congregations’ support can be crucial, HIAS says
By Luke Tress
Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
August 26, 2021, 3:04 am
Jewish groups kick into high gear as Afghan refugees begin to arrive in US
With a longtime focus on refugee issues, Jewish organizations in US and around world are preparing to assist and help resettle Afghans who have fled the Taliban
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Activists hold a banner during a pro-refugee demonstration organized by HIAS outside the US Capitol, September 14, 2017. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images/ via JTA/ SUE)
April 27, 2021, 3:28 am
How the US Jewish refugee aid agency is doing after 3 months under Biden
Donations to HIAS soared in response to Trump’s tough policies, but with fewer arrivals the group struggled to spend. Now it waits for a pledged reversal that’s slow to come
By Ben Sales
Morton Klein (Mort Klein), President of the Zionist Organization of America, in Washington, DC on December 12, 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/JTA)
September 16, 2020, 11:47 am
Umbrella group won’t tackle infighting among US Jewish community bodies
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations says its statement on public discourse, which bans members from disparaging each other, is for now unenforceable
By Ron Kampeas
Sacha Baron Cohen speaks at the Anti-Defamation League's Never Is Now conference in New York, November 21, 2019. (Jennifer Liseo/ADL)
August 19, 2020, 2:58 am
Liberal Jewish groups defend ADL after renewed attack from progressive coalition
Drop The ADL effort, led by pro-Palestinian groups, criticizes the ADL’s work with police forces across the country as well as its support of Israel
By Ben Sales
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