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Brooklyn-based author Jonathan Safran Foer (right) talks with Elizabeth Rosner about his family and newfound appreciation for Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay at its annual fundraiser in Oakland, Oakland, April 19, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBooks

‘Everything Is Illuminated’ author lauds JFCS East Bay’s social service mission

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 21, 2026April 22, 2026

In the eyes of Jonathan Safran Foer, the world could always use more writers, even if they’re never published. “Writing is a great way to encounter yourself,” the bestselling author […]

Adam Musa (left), who fled his village in West Darfur to escape violence committed by the Sudanese government, hugs Rabbi Lee Bycel at the Kounongo Refugee Camp in Chad in 2009. (Courtesy Lee Bycel)
Posted inLocal Voice

Sudan’s ongoing nightmare still deserves the world’s attention

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel January 15, 2026January 21, 2026
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)
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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)
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Some Jewish groups protest Biden’s executive order on immigration, but others are staying silent

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis June 6, 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
Wreckage of a rocket on a playground in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the first day of the invasion, Feb.24, 2022. (Photo/Fotoreserg via Depositphoto)
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One year after Russian invasion of Ukraine, the pain is still fresh for local emigres

by Sue Fishkoff February 23, 2023March 6, 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)
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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
Jewish refugees arrive in San Francisco from Shanghai on the USS General M.C. Meigs, 1949 (Photo/Courtesy U.C. Berkeley Bancroft Library)
Posted inFrom the Archives

75 years ago this week: San Francisco was ‘Port of Hope’ for Jewish refugees from Shanghai

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

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