HIAS in the News
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.
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.
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.
Survivor’s son’s search leads to global reunion
Posted on Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 17:59 pm
HIAS' Mark Hetfield and Kelsey Beckner are mentioned in this New Jersey Jewish News article due to their role in helping secure a visa so a family separated by WWII finally could reconnect after 70 years.
HIAS speaks at College of Charleston
Posted on Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 17:33 pm
The Charleston Post and Courier covered a talk given by Gideon Aronoff and a "Welcome the Stranger" presentation by Liza Lieberman. The events were hosted by the College of Charleston's Jewish Studies Program.
Travesty of Alabama's Immigration Law: Jews Should Join Fight To Roll Back Xenophobic Measure
Posted on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 16:48 pm
The Forward just published an op-ed by HIAS' Gideon Aronoff and Jane Ramsey, the executive director of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, which addresses the impact of Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56.
How Many Russian Speakers Are in U.S.? Experts Spar Over Numbers — And Ponder Who Is a Jew
Posted on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 16:34 pm
HIAS' Mark Hetfield is quoted in a recent Forward article that discusses how to quantify the number of Russian Jews in the United States.
In Illinois, faceoff between Jewish candidates seen as bellwether for Dems
Posted on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 13:40 pm
Former HIAS client Ilya Sheyman is one of the two frontrunners -- both of whom are Jewish -- in a suburban Chicago congressional primary. As mentioned in this JTA article, during a recent interview he discussed HIAS' role in his family's immigration in 1991.
HIAS Celebrates 130 Years at Artist Peter Max's Studio
Posted on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 13:57 pm
Learn about Peter Max's Shanghai-HIAS connection in this Forward article about HIAS' 130th birthday celebration at his studio.
Refugees, Hairdressers, and Homeland Security
Posted on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:49 am
Mark Hetfield, HIAS Senior VP for Policy and Programs, has published another article in Huffington Post, this time about the DHS-mandated delays in the U.S. Refugee Program.
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