By Robert Aronson Robert Aronson is a member and immediate past chair of the HIAS Board. In the fall of 1940, as the Nazis were constructing the Warsaw Ghetto and imposing new measures against the Jews, Emmanuel Ringelbloom, a Jewish historian and resident, organized a clandestine group to chronicle life…

By Ayelet Parness Each year, Terry Dudnick Taffer would ask for just one thing for her birthday: donations to HIAS. Now, one year after her unexpected death, Terry’s children are continuing that legacy by establishing a new fund in her memory to benefit HIAS’ legal programs in the United States. …

By Matt Schiavenza In the past week, the world has turned its attention to Sudan, Africa’s third-largest country, where fighting between rival governing factions has reportedly killed hundreds and injured thousands. The conflict, though largely centered in the capital Khartoum, has spread throughout the country, causing many Sudanese to flee…

While anyone can experience gender-based violence (GBV), women, girls, and members of the LGBTQ community are disproportionately at risk — a risk that only increases when people are forced to flee their home. …

By Ayelet Parness Last April, Eduard Levit, 36, and his family had just arrived in Warsaw, Poland, having fled their hometown of Kharkiv, Ukraine for their safety. They spent Passover at the Jewish Community Center with other displaced Ukrainians and those working to assist them. One year later, they are…

By Sharon Samber How do you get people to pay attention to violence against women and girls in Aruba? One answer comes from an unexpected source: an exhibition by an Israeli artist that tells stories of women from Costa Rica, Cyprus, Greece, Honduras, and other countries. In addition to raising…

By Matt Schiavenza Officials began the grim work of burying the dead, tending to the wounded, and comforting survivors in the aftermath of a deadly fire that tore through a migrant detention center in Mexico on Monday night. …

By Bill Swersey, HIAS Vice President of Communications LONDON — Leaders of the Jewish community and guests gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate the coming together of HIAS and JCORE (the Jewish Council for Racial Equality) to form a new entity which will lead the Jewish response on issues of asylum…

By Sharon Samber At least 39 people died and dozens were injured Monday night in a fire at the National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, an area where HIAS is active in assisting asylum seekers. HIAS works in more than 10 communities along the U.S.-Mexico border providing vital services…