Dec 23, 2022 By Ayelet Parness HIAS.org On a Monday morning in mid-December, Casa San Romero, a Catholic-run migrant shelter in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, buzzes with activity. Adults prepare lunch in a kitchen stacked high with canned goods, while children upstairs play with a cell phone in a room filled…

Dec 22, 2022 By Ilaria Molinari Communications Officer, HIAS Europe On December 20, HIAS Europe was awarded the Share the Light prize by the European Jewish Community Centre (EJCC) during the 18th annual EuroChanukah festivities hosted by the European Commission. …

Dec 15, 2022 by Brian Zumhagen HIAS.org Odessa residents Max and Yuna* fled Ukraine on the day the Russian invasion began, February 24, 2022. It took them 7 days to reach the Polish border. The couple, both in their early 20s, spent the next several months in Poland. In September…

Dec 14, 2022 by Sharon Samber HIAS.org A year ago, as 2021 wound to a close, one could have hoped that 2022 would turn the page on what had been a difficult year, one dominated by the pandemic and the Afghanistan refugee crisis — and there might be some peace…

Dec 7, 2022 By Jessica Masibo Communications Officer, HIAS Kenya HIAS operations in Kenya began in 2002 with the launch of the HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya. This was in response to a critical gap in resettlement case processing for refugees who — coming from nearby countries like Rwanda, Uganda…

Nov 23, 2022 By Mar Sabé Dausà Communications Specialist, HIAS Benilda Murillo, 51, has worked for HIAS since June 2021. She spends three nights a week in the indigenous community of Canaán Membrillo, where she responds to the basic needs of the thousands of people who arrive every day by…

Nov 22, 2022 By Ayelet Parness HIAS.org Until this week, the Shamaun family had never tasted turkey or attended a Thanksgiving celebration together. Shammas Shamaun, 52, arrived in the United States in 2017 after fleeing persecution for his Christian beliefs in Pakistan. He had not seen his wife Sittara, 51…

Nov 21, 2022 by Brian Zumhagen HIAS.org On November 20, HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield addressed the 14th annual Halifax International Security Forum. The event brought together democratic leaders, military strategists, security experts, and journalists from more than 60 countries engaged in pressing global peace and security challenges. During…

By Nicci Mowszowski Nov 20, 2022 Community Engagement Fellow, HIAS Europe In recent years, Europe has seen an alarming rise in antisemitism. A study published by the European Commission, investigating the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on online antisemitism between 2020 and 2021, reported a sevenfold increase in French-language antisemitic…