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Forest Hills Temple Hosts Refugees
Queens Chronicle | October 25, 2018 National Refugee Shabbat 2018 hit very close to home in at least one area synagogue last Friday night, as the Reform Temple of Forest Hills welcomed into its midst a family of refugees from Guatemala. Continue Reading…
Sanctuary Synagogues Growing As Needs Deepen
The New York Jewish Week | March 9, 2018 The synagogue movement to protect refugees and other immigrants was up and running well before Donald Trump became president. But his election, followed several months later by his original ban on immigrants from seven...
Synagogue Volunteers Join Forces With U.S. Veterans to Help Refugee Family
HIAS Blog | July 3, 2017 When Ibrahim* signed on to serve as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, he knew there would be risks. Helping the American forces in his home country would almost certainly put him and his family in danger. Continue Reading…