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Afghan refugees

From left: San Francisco Supervisor Myrna Melgar, Joe Goldman, Dr. Wessal Mukhtar and Robin Mencher on a panel about problems facing refugees in the U.S. at Manny's in San Francisco, March 23, 2023. (Photo/Lillian Ilsley-Greene)
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Refugee at Manny’s: In Afghanistan he was a doctor. Now he struggles to pay rent.

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene March 27, 2023March 28, 2023

In Afghanistan, Dr. Wessal Mukhtar was a successful doctor for 20 years. After coming to the United States 10 months ago, he and his family have struggled just to pay […]

Afghan family walks in airport
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JFCS East Bay aids quake-stricken local Afghan families

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 28, 2022June 28, 2022
Bashir and his family reunited at Chabad of Fremont. (Photo/Bonnie Kellogg)
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Targeted by Taliban, Afghan refugee family finds home at Chabad of Fremont — and with the Jewish community

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 28, 2022
Woman performs Afghan dance
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At Manny’s, a heartfelt fundraiser for Afghan resettlement 

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 15, 2021November 16, 2021
"Mohammed" with two of his five children in Concord, where the Afghan family was resettled by JFCS East Bay, October 2021. (Michael Fox/J.)
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Afghan refugee family starts new life in East Bay, with help of JFCS

Rachele Kanigel by Rachele Kanigel October 19, 2021October 19, 2021
Asylum seekers from Afghanistan reach Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Sept. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-IsraAID)
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Israeli philanthropists help dozens flee Afghanistan for United Arab Emirates

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 22, 2021September 22, 2021
Mindy Berkowitz, Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley executive director, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 13 with Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg (directly behind her) and others. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
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Silicon Valley Jewish agency receives big funding boost to aid Afghan refugees

by Gabriel Greschler September 13, 2021September 14, 2021

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