#JewsForRefugees Assembly to Unite Hundreds of Advocates in D.C.

WASHINGTON—This Wednesday, March 29, 2017, hundreds of advocates will gather at Adas Israel Congregation to demonstrate the overwhelming support for welcoming refugees in the Greater Washington D.C. Jewish community. As the constitutionality of President Trump’s Muslim ban is debated in federal court, the Jewish community is coming together to voice its strong opposition to the vilification of refugees. The #JewsForRefugees Assembly, organized by HIAS – the world’s oldest, and only Jewish, refugee organization – in partnership with Adas Israel Congregation and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, will feature remarks from elected officials, policy experts, community leaders, and refugees.

Participants will raise up their voices together to demand that America’s doors stay open to refugees fleeing violence and persecution.

WHAT: Jews for Refugees Assembly, organized by HIAS

WHO:

WHEN: Wednesday, March 29, 7-9 p.m.

WHERE: Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec Street NW, Washington, D.C.

LEAD CO-SPONSORS:

HIAS

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

Adas Israel Congregation

ADDITIONAL CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:

Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation

Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community of Greater Washington

American Jewish Committee (AJC)

Anti-Defamation League

Beth Chai

Beth El Hebrew Congregation

Bethesda Jewish Congregation

Congregation Adat Reyim

Congregation Beit Chaverim of Calvert County, Maryland

Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County

Congregation Or Chadash

Fabragen Havurah

Fabrangen Cheder

Hevrat Shalom Congregation of Maryland

Hill Havurah

J Street

Jacob Blaustein Institute for Human Rights (AJC)

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

Jews United for Justice

Kehila Chadasha

Kol Ami: The Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Community

Kol Shalom

National Council of Jewish Women

New Israel Fund

Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation

Ohr Kodesh Congregation

Right Now DC

Sha'are Shalom of Waldorf, Maryland

Shaare Tefila Congregation

SHIN-DC (Sephardic Heritage IN DC)

Shirat HaNefesh

Sixth and I Historic Synagogue

Temple Beth Ami

Temple Emanuel

Temple Isaiah

Temple Micah

Temple Rodef Shalom

Temple Shalom

Temple Sinai

Tifereth Israel Congregation

T'ruah

Union for Reform Judaism

Uri L'Tzedek

Washington Hebrew Congregation

Washington Board of Rabbis

*This list is up-to-date through March 27, 2017

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