HIAS News

• Rabbi Jennie Rosenn in Haaretz: Why American Jews Must Oppose Trump's Ban

  Feb 03, 2017

  HIAS VP of Community Engagement Rabbi Jennie Rosenn published an op-ed in Haaretz on Friday, February 3, calling on the Jewish community to stand up to President Trump’s refugee ban.

• HIAS Leaders Set the Record Straight in Forward LTE

  Feb 02, 2017

  On January 31, the Forward published a letter to the editor charging that “under Jewish law,” HIAS is in “no position to judge” Trump’s executive order banning refugees because the organization has a “profit motive” and receives “millions of dollars” to admit refugees.

• WATCH: HIAS President Mark Hetfield on MSNBC: Refugee Ban is "Vile"

  Jan 30, 2017

  HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield discussed the Trump Administration's refugee ban on MSNBC with host Ari Melber on Sunday, January 29, 2017.

• The Hill: Graham, Cruz Proposal to Defund the U.N. is Misguided

  Jan 18, 2017

  "Cutting all funding to the U.N., which includes the Refugee Agency, the World Food Program, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF, would cause immeasurable suffering," writes HIAS VP for Policy and Advocacy Melanie Nezer.

• Mark Hetfield Named to Forward 50

  Nov 14, 2016

  HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield was named to the Forward newspaper's annual list of “Jews who have impacted American life” for 2016. This year’s Forward 50 recognizes Hetfield for being at the forefront of the Syrian refugee relief efforts.

• Sukkot Round-Up: Refugees Find Welcome In Sukkahs

  Oct 26, 2016

  As part of the ongoing Jewish response to the global refugee crisis, HIAS created new visual resources for congregations and families to print and hang in their sukkahs. The visuals provided an educational component to the familiar sukkot tradition, a reminder that today, 65 million refugees and displaced people still wander the earth in search of a safe place to call home.

• Former HIAS Client and Holocaust Survivor Interviewed on Democracy Now!

  Sep 22, 2016

  Former HIAS client, Kindertransport survivor and refugee advocate Manfred Lindenbaum was interviewed live on Democracy Now!, sharing his personal experiences as a refugee and responding to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s son’s comparison of Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles.

• Jerusalem Post Spotlights HIAS’ Work

  Sep 20, 2016

  HIAS “has become known as the U.S. Jewish community’s voice on refugee issues,” mobilizing the Jewish community around the refugee crisis, writes the Jerusalem Post.

• USA Today: World Must Recommit to Refugees

  Sep 19, 2016

  Ahead of this week's refugee summits, HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield took to the pages of USA Today to argue that, “now is the time for the world to recommit to the ideals and promises of the Refugee Convention.”

• From Albany to Kansas City, the Jewish Community Is Stepping Up for Refugees

  Sep 06, 2016

  "Against a backdrop of increased fear and unease about refugees, the American Jewish community has stepped up to the challenge, because we understand what’s at stake. Synagogues in places as varied as Albany, Chicago, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Philadelphia, St. Louis and San Francisco are helping newly-arrived families rebuild their lives in the United States," writes Rabbi Jennie Rosenn.

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