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Refugees at HIAS office
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HIAS shuts Vienna office that aided generations of refugees after Trump pulls funding

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

(JTA) — Since the end of World War II, Vienna has functioned as an Ellis Island for Jewish refugees from Europe and the Middle East, a place where survivors, dissidents […]

Activists hold a banner during a pro-refugee demonstration organized by HIAS outside the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 14, 2017. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Judge blocks Trump bid to suspend refugee funding in legal victory for HIAS

by Grace Gilson March 26, 2025March 26, 2025
Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border on the day President Joe Biden signed a new executive order restricting entry for asylum seekers, June 4, 2024, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Photo/JTA/David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Some Jewish groups protest Biden’s executive order on immigration, but others are staying silent

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis June 6, 2024
Mark Hetfield, chief executive of HIAS, speaking in 2016. (Photo/HIAS-Gili Getz)
Posted inNews

HIAS was poised to spend $300k on Gaza aid. Internal divisions stopped it

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld May 28, 2024
Man looks through hole in a wall
Posted inOpinion

Our history and values compel us to speak out for asylum seekers

by Rabbi Mona Alfi, Rabbi Julie Bressler, Rabbi Chaim Koritzinsky, Rabbi Jill Perlman and Rabbi Jeremy Simons February 29, 2024March 1, 2024
Afghan family walks in airport
Posted inU.S.

Q&A: For the first time in decades, synagogues can sponsor refugees — what does that mean?

by Tani Levitt June 19, 2023June 19, 2023
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)
Posted inBay Area

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
A dozen people stand holding up a blue banner that reads "Refugees Welcome" in large white letters.
Posted inBay Area

On Refugee Shabbat, stories of welcoming and concern for security

by Ryan Torok January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
State Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco addresses the State Senate. (Photo/California State Senate Democratic Caucus)
Posted inCalifornia

Bill backed by Wiener and Jewish groups would give caseworkers extra time to help refugees

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
Jews from Ukraine arrive at a Jewish community center in Chisinau, Moldova, Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Rabbi Pinchas Salzman)
Posted inBay Area

Ukrainian Jews in Bay Area living a ‘nightmare’ from afar

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 1, 2022March 2, 2022

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