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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

refugees in Europe

Ben Abeles, photographed in 2008 in front of the Kindertransport memorial at the Liverpool Street station in London, where the children arrived after boarding the train in Harwich. (Courtesy of Helen Abeles)
July 13, 2023, 1:12 am
Tech developed by refugee who fled Nazis to UK used today by NASA on Mars
Family of Jewish physicist Benjamin Abeles, who was on a Kindertransport as a teen and became an activist to help refugees in his 80s, donates archive to University of Southampton
By Robert Philpot
Ukrainian refugees enjoy a meal at the Agudath Israel synagogue in Chisinau, Moldova, on March 3, 2022. (Jacob Judah/via JTA)
March 5, 2022, 10:45 pm
In Moldova, Ukrainian Jews anxiously wait out war in synagogues and Jewish centers
Local Jews say thousands of their coreligionists have arrived from Ukraine after fleeing Russian invasion, seeking help, shelter, and advice as they plan next moves
By Jacob Judah
Internet activist Avi Shiffmann creating his new website UkraineTakeShelter.com aimed at helping Ukrainian refugees find hosts in other countries. (Courtesy)
March 4, 2022, 6:28 pm
Harvard internet whiz, 19, creates website connecting Ukrainian refugees with hosts
Founder of heavily used COVID tracking site, student Avi Schiffmann enables those fleeing the war to locate appropriate nearby sanctuary by clicking a link on a smartphone
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Refugees from many different countries - from Africa, Middle East and India - mostly students of Ukrainian universities are seen at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, in eastern Poland on February 27, 2022 (Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
February 28, 2022, 12:13 pm
Ukraine refugee crisis highlights mistreatment of those fleeing Middle East, Africa
Warm welcome at borders contrasts with hostility, harsh language faced by others looking for safe haven
By Renata Brito
Ukrainian refugees walk along vehicles lining up to cross the border from Ukraine into Moldova, at Mayaky-Udobne crossing border point near Mayaky-Udobne, Ukraine, on February 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
February 26, 2022, 10:52 pm
Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians have fled the country; UN fears 4 million could do so
Civilians pour into Poland and other neighboring countries; UN refugee agency expects numbers to soar if situation deteriorates further
By Vanessa Gera and Adam Pemble
Afghan refugees meet Alexander Machkevitch, honorary president of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), and EAJC Chairman Aaron G. Frenkel. (IsraAID)
January 18, 2022, 12:48 pm
Afghan refugees saved by Israelis finally meet their rescuers
87 Afghanis, part of larger group rescued in October in an effort led by IsraAID, reside in Albania as they await resettlement in Canada
By ToI Staff
The International School for Refugee Children on the Greek island of Lesbos after it burned down on March 8, 2020. (Courtesy)
March 8, 2020, 2:45 pm
Fire damages refugee center founded by Israelis on Greek island; arson suspected
Blaze at International School of Peace for Refugee Children in Lesbos comes amid tense standoff with Turkey over refugees; second fire in under a week at a migrant installation
By ToI Staff and AP
Lord Alf Dubs speaks at a protest to demand protection for rights for refugee children, in Parliament Square in London on January 20, 2020. (Tolga Akemn/AFP)
January 21, 2020, 1:37 am
British peer who fled Nazis challenges UK government over child refugee policy
Lord Dubs says opposition to new law on family reunions not based on his own Kindertransport journey: ‘I’m fighting the fight because I think it’s humanitarian and it’s important’
By Alice Ritchie
File: The Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue) in Berlin in 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
October 5, 2019, 10:31 pm
Man crying ‘Allahu Akbar’ tries to run into Berlin synagogue with knife
Police subdue, arrest 23-year-old, apparently a Syrian refugee, who also shouted ‘Fuck Israel’ in Friday incident; German media says probe ongoing but suspect released from custody
By ToI Staff
HIAS Greece translator Jalal Barezkai (R) works with a Syrian refugee in an encampment just outside the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, May 9, 2018. Barezkai is a former refugee from Afghanistan. (Bill Swersey/HIAS via JTA)
September 28, 2019, 1:10 pm
HIAS opens Brussels office to bring Jews and non-Jewish asylum seekers together
Official says interaction is best way to allay fears of anti-Semitism: ‘There’s a lot of misinformation about refugees, the threat they pose and the benefits they bring’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Refugees aboard a blue rubber dinghy soon to be picked up by the Ocean Viking, August 2019. (Hannah Wallace Bowman/SOS Mediterranee)
September 21, 2019, 3:10 am
In Germany, Jewish funds help keep Mediterranean migrant rescue missions afloat
As thousands flee Africa on flimsy boats, just one ship operates in the area between Libya and Italy. A Jewish aid group is partnering up with others to help its operators
By Yaakov Schwartz
In this June 13, 2019 file photo a picture of Walter Luebcke stands behind his coffin during the funeral service in Kassel, Germany. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP)
June 26, 2019, 1:44 pm
Neo-Nazi suspect admits to murder of pro-migrant German politician
Investigators still probing whether anyone else was involved in killing of Walter Luebcke; far-right extremist suspect has convictions for violent crimes dating from the late 1980s
By Geir Moulson
In this June 13, 2019 file photo a picture of Walter Luebcke stands behind his coffin during the funeral service in Kassel, Germany. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP)
June 20, 2019, 1:15 pm
Germany: Official’s murder by right-wing extremist suspect is ‘attack on us all’
Interior minister says killing of Walter Luebcke, who strongly supported welcoming refugees, allegedly by man with history of violent hate crimes, is ‘alarm signal’
By Frank Jordans
Polish President Andrzej Duda at the presidential palace, Warsaw, April 10, 2016. (Mateusz Wlodarczyk/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images/JTA)
June 6, 2019, 10:57 am
Poland honors conservative philosopher fired by UK government over Soros rant
Roger Scruton, axed from housing panel, drew opprobrium for comments about Chinese authoritarianism, a ‘Soros empire’ in Hungary, the ‘sudden invasion’ of Muslim migrants to Europe
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: Belgian police in the city of Liege, May 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
April 26, 2019, 3:46 am
Five Palestinians accused of murdering Palestinian boy in Belgium asylum center
Family says nine-year-old killed in a kidnapping and ransom attempt
By AFP
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