May 24, 2022 Ayelet Parness, HIAS.org Watch experts from HIAS and JFNA explain how individuals and communities can welcome those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a May 23 webinar, “Welcome in Action: Jewish Community Support for Ukrainian Newcomers.” (Photo: Ukrainian civilians cross the Ukraine-Poland border at the Krakovets…

May 18, 2022 Alan Chin (Alan Chin for HIAS) Using the secure messaging app Telegram, Nadiya Hribach’s daughter made an appointment for her and her mother to register for cash assistance from HIAS Partner Right to Protection ( R2P). They turned up as planned on May 3 — the first…

May 18, 2022 Ayelet Parness, HIAS.org (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Before August 2021, Ana* had never even considered leaving her home in Hidalgo, Mexico. …

May 5, 2022 Sharon Samber, HIAS.org (AG for HIAS) Raphael Marcus, HIAS’ senior vice president of programs, recently returned from a trip to Ukraine and Poland. He shared some impressions of his visit with HIAS.org’s Sharon Samber. HIAS.org: What is HIAS doing now in Ukraine? Marcus: We are doing a…

April 29, 2022 Ayelet Parness, HIAS.org (Debbie Bram) When ArZoo Hashimi and her family arrived in St. Louis in February after fleeing Afghanistan, she was nervous and unsure what to expect. …

April 28, 2022 Jessica Masibo, HIAS Kenya Communications Officer (HIAS Kenya) Nuria* is a 14-year old Ethiopian refugee, an eighth grader — but also a survivor of violence. Nuria’s family fled civil war in Ethiopia and came to Kenya more than 15 years ago and shortly thereafter Nuria and her…

April 26, 2022 Ayelet Parness, HIAS.org (Photo: Ukrainian asylum seekers wait to cross the U.S.-Mexico Border, April 7, 2022, Mario Tama/Getty Images) Watch HIAS’ April 25 Briefing call, in which experts analyze the Biden Administration’s newly-announced Uniting for Ukraine plan. Over 1,300 viewers joined HIAS’ April 25 briefing call about…

April 26, 2022 Sharon Samber, HIAS.org On a gray Tuesday morning nearly 100 people gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court in front of a colorful tower of flowers. At a rally organized by Safe Not Stranded, a coalition of more than 50 groups including HIAS, demonstrators called for…

April 20, 2022 HIAS Aruba staff (Fergie Arrias for HIAS) With appropriate fanfare, HIAS Aruba recently opened a community center to expand its support services in a new and safe space. The center — a cooperative project of HIAS, UNHCR, and the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the…