Sleepless in Seattle
Ep. 169: Advice columnist Dan Savage and Rabbi Will Berkovitz of Jewish Family Service Seattle
Wrestling With the Refugee Crisis
Taking a cue from this week’s Torah portion, HIAS spearheads a national conversation about asylum-seekers
Creative Trauma
Two thousand years of suffering and exile help an Israeli NGO teach Syrian and Iraqi refugees to build new lives in Europe
Time to Rethink Our Attitudes Toward Middle East Refugees
The international response to the Palestinian refugee issue holds many lessons, mostly negative, for the international community, particularly for Europe
Welcome the Stranger
In Pittsburgh, Jewish immigration agencies are helping to resettle refugees from around the world
As the Passover Story Shows, Freedom is a Choice. Europe and its Jews Face That Choice Again Today.
An account–and a warning–from a Polish Jew on the front lines of the struggle for Europe’s soul
Israeli Rabbi Launches Anne Frank Institute to Help African Asylum Seekers
A conversation with Rabbi Susan Silverman
An American Photographer Captures the Faces of the ‘Nowhere People’
For more than a decade, Greg Constantine has been documenting the plight of the Rohingya
Food for Thought
Episode 111: Emma’s Torch founder Kerry Brodie on empowering refugees in the kitchen, and food blogger Lily Diamond on her new cookbook, Kale and Caramel
‘Strange’ and ‘Strangers’
Two new studies of Islam portray recent outbursts of coordinated violence and oppression not as a reaction to Western liberalism but instead as fundamental to the religion itself
Teaching Kids About the Plight of Refugees
A new crop of books introduces young readers to people who fled their homes—in earlier decades, and today
Jewish Communities To Show Solidarity With Refugees by Holding Vigils in Commemoration of the ‘St. Louis’
Numerous gatherings are planned around the country on June 6
Lessons From Sarajevo’s Jewish Refugees
In 1992 I traveled to Zagreb to help displaced persons fleeing Bosnia and Herzegovina. Years later, I visited Sarajevo and pondered the fragility of freedom.
Did U.S. Anti-Immigrant Hysteria Doom the Passengers on the ‘St. Louis’? It’s Complicated.
The ship’s refugees seeking safe haven from the Nazis were victims of a global system that included America
Putting Out the Unwelcome Mat
As we turn away refugees, I’m reminded of my mother’s experience trying to enter England from Nazi Germany—and the lifelong scars left by a customs official’s callous rejection
Trust This Immigrant: Trump’s Ban Is a Moral Crisis
The identity of America—unity—is under attack by Trump’s administration, whose key goal is to divide. So stand up, shout out, and love thy neighbor.
Jewish Groups Across the Spectrum Unite in Condemnation of Trump’s Refugee Ban
From the Orthodox Union to the Reform Movement, and ‘Commentary’ to J Street, American Jews speak out in defense of refugees and Muslims
Do Jews Defend Their Values by Helping Anti-Semites Immigrate to America?
The ADL says most people in the Middle East harbor anti-Semitic views. But American Jews are largely in favor of offering safe haven to them.
How to Explain the Refugee Crisis to Kids
New children’s books help parents broach a challenging subject
The Sukkah as Metaphor: A Brooklyn Shul Addresses the Refugee Crisis
Congregation Beth Elohim pointedly welcomed a new generation of ‘ushpizin’
Broadway’s ‘Fiddler’ Raises Money for Refugees
When connections between the people of Anatevka and Syrian refugees became apparent, the cast of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ began to fundraise both onstage and off
Mila Kunis Is No Fan of Trump’s Fear-Stoking, Anti-Immigrant Bombast
The star of the upcoming film ‘Bad Moms’ had some choice words for Trump because her family came to the U.S. on a religious-refugee visa
Does Nobel Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi Want To Push Her Country’s Muslims Into the Sea?
The plight of an oppressed people in Myanmar
Is the U.S. Supporting Mass Extermination In Syria?
In a small border town on the way to Europe, Syrian refugees tell stories that the world is determined not to hear
The Bad-Faith Analogy Between Syrian Refugees and Jews Fleeing Nazi Germany
Why the comparison is more ‘virtue signal’ than productive policy stance
Meet the Austrian Shepherd Who Sings Yiddish as he Drives Refugees to Safety
Said Hans Breuer, ‘There is too much similarity between these two situations–one 70 years ago, and one now.’
Another Middle Eastern State Could Collapse, and More Cash and Weapons Won’t Save It
Why the Mediterranean refugee crisis could get that much worse, and soon
