HIAS in the News
Story of Titanic’s kosher food service lost with the ship
Posted on Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 17:58 pm
HIAS' Valery Bazarov, Director of Family History & Location, was quoted in this jweekly.com article discussing kosher food service on the Titanic.
Amid mainstream success, Regina Spektor stays true to Jewish roots
Posted on Fri, Apr 06, 2012 at 17:56 pm
The JTA just posted this article about Regina Spektor's history and current involvement with HIAS, including her recent HIAS benefit concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Times of Israel also covered the story.
Passover traditions reflect ethnic, regional customs
Posted on Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 17:42 pm
HIAS is mentioned as the organization that aided a refugee from Tashkent, Uzbekistan in this Washington Post article on Passover traditions.
The story of Titanic survivors Leah and ‘Filly’ Aks
Posted on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 18:45 pm
This Jewish Journal article describes the journey of 18-year-old Jewish immigrant Leah Aks and her 10-month-old son, Philip, who survived the Titanic and, upon their arrival in New York, were aided by HIAS. The article cites a piece written by Valery Bazarov, HIAS' Director of Family History & Location, about the family and their dramatic immigration experience.
What Two Enemies Share
Posted on Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:52 am
The New York Times yesterday posted an op-ed by Iranian-Jewish-American author Roya Hakakian, a former client of HIAS' Vienna office, in which she reflects on the shared bonds between Israel and Iran.
HIAS Young Leader Featured on Repair the World
Posted on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 16:41 pm
In an interview with Repair the World, HIAS Young Leader Alexis Ortiz talks about HIAS' vital work on immigration and her personal involvement volunteering, advocating and—most recently—organizing the upcoming HIAS Regina Spektor Benefit Concert.
Panel: Refugees wrongly labeled 'terrorists'
Posted on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 15:13 pm
HIAS' Melanie Nezer was quoted in a Baptist Press article about a recent Washington panel that urged the White House to implement reforms to its "terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds" (TRIG) policies.
Coalition Requests Temporary Protected Status for Syrian Nationals
Posted on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 21:42 pm
On January 25, HIAS was part of a broad coalition of organizations that formally requested that the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security grant Temporary Protected Status to Syrian nationals presently in the United States. Learn more.
Family enjoys small miracle with meeting long overdue
Posted on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 18:20 pm
This Star-Ledger article covers a family reunion that happened at JFK this weekend—more than 70 years after the Holocaust ripped their family apart—thanks in part to HIAS' efforts lobbying the State Department.
Egypt's Embattled Christians Seek Room in America
Posted on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 18:20 pm
HIAS' Mark Hetfield discusses the ethnic cleansing that is facing Copts in their homeland in this Wall Street Journal article.
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