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Screenshot from "Prince of Egypt," as Moses begins to feel pangs of empathy for Hebrew slaves
Posted inPassover

Passover is a time to practice empathy for ‘the stranger’ among us

Rabbi Lavey Derby by Rabbi Lavey Derby April 15, 2019April 15, 2019
a man in a black t-shirt with a shocked expression on his face
Posted inTheater

Human stories of immigration in one-man show in S.F.

by Rob Gloster January 2, 2019January 11, 2019
The author donated the shoes off her feet to 12-year-old Jose Arturo.
Posted inLocal Voice

There is no hierarchy of suffering for refugees fleeing home

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil December 11, 2018December 11, 2018
60 people gathered together for a group shot in the sunlight
Posted inThanksgiving

Giving thanks for escape from Egypt — 50 years later

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 4, 2018December 11, 2018
a woman with a "refugees welcome" sign shouts into a megaphone
Posted inNews

HIAS, immigrant aid group vilified by Pittsburgh gunman, vows not to back down

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales October 30, 2018October 30, 2018
Posted inLocal Voice

Caravan of migrants? More like ‘huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’

Joel Kamisher by Joel Kamisher October 29, 2018October 29, 2018
Monica Nainsztein
Posted inNorthern California, News

This Latina Jew puts her skills as a translator to work on behalf of immigrants

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn October 25, 2018
Nicole Lopez and Kelsea Mensh spent their summer education rural Puerto Ricans about water safety with an IsraAid fellowship.
Posted inNews

With IsraAid, local students serve in Puerto Rico and Berlin

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 27, 2018
Rabbi Lee Bycel (right) with Juan, a deported man he met in Tijuana
Posted inLocal Voice, Rosh Hashanah, Holidays, Yom Kippur, Opinion

Bearing witness to injustice as we approach High Holidays

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel August 31, 2018
Justin Hefter (left) and Mohammed Al Samawi in Corona Heights Park in San Francisco, 2015.
(Photo/Courtesy of Justin Hefter)
Posted inNews

How an S.F. techie helped rescue a Yemeni activist via social media

by Rob Gloster August 28, 2018September 4, 2018

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