Upcoming Events

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27 Oct
4-Part Series: Jewish Law and Ethics (Oct 6, 13, 20, 27)
Webinar
Join HIAS' partners T’ruah for a four-part series, with the goal of applying Jewish wisdom, including halakhah (Jewish law), history, ethics, and lived experience, to ethical and human rights questions that have risen in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
27 Oct
Uniting Against White Supremacy: A Conversation with Integrity First for America
Webinar
Join HIAS, J Street, and Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director from Integrity First for America, for a discussion about her organization’s landmark lawsuit against the neo-Nazi and white supremacist leaders and hate groups responsible for the Charlottesville attack, and the interconnectedness of subsequent white supremacist violence.
28 Oct
The Current State of Immigration
Webinar
Mark Hetfield, President and CEO of HIAS, discusses the current state of immigration policy, and what the government could be doing to reform it, with WBUR reporter Shannon Dooling in an event hosted by the Vilna Shul.
29 Oct
Neighbors For Refugees: Refugees Then and Now
Webinar
Join us for a special program on the global refugee crisis, featuring Rebecca Kirzner, Senior Director Grassroots Campaigns at HIAS; Manny Lindenbaum, Holocaust survivor and former HIAS client; and Ahed Festuk, one of Syria's pioneer women demonstrators.
17 Nov
Advanced Asylum Part I: Special Considerations for LGBTQ Cases
Webinar
HIAS is excited about the continuation of our webinar training series for attorneys. We will provide a brief refresher of the elements of asylum, review major LGBTQ asylum cases, and take an in-depth look at pursuing asylum claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity.