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Gladys Arismendi; her husband, Mike Cumberland; and her daughter, Paula. Photo courtesy Gladys Arismendi
June 10, 2020, 11:39 am
Immigrants denied pandemic relief money
Advocate calls ineligibility ‘punishment’ to those in need of aid
By Johanna R Ginsberg
The now-closed Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where 22 people were murdered in August.
November 13, 2019, 12:46 pm
72 hours at the border: discrimination in three parts
By Rabbi Jesse Olitzky
Susan Whyman said that in a time “of hatred and division, we can take action and fight for social justice.”
October 16, 2019, 11:04 am
Local woman raises her voice on behalf of immigrants
Passionate activist says Jews ‘cannot be silent’ in welcoming the stranger
By Debra Rubin
Many Jews were among the protesters who blocked the intersection of Broad and Court streets in Newark on Oct. 3.
October 10, 2019, 11:09 am
13 arrests in Newark rally against ICE
Jewish activists lead protest against immigration detention centers, decry NJ’s political leadership
By Jed Weisberger
Susan Uram Levinson, a cochair of the Community Café program, chats with panelist Suleman Amoon, a Christian refugee from Pakistan. Photos by Debra Rubin
October 3, 2019, 11:44 am
Immigrants engage in cross-cultural conversation at synagogue
Community Café aims to ‘blend and bring people together’
By Debra Rubin
Holocaust expert Deborah Dwork, visiting scholar at Rutgers University’s Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, said, “The past can offer us a compass to guide us to where we want to go as a society.”
September 16, 2019, 11:32 am
Holocaust scholar uses Shoah to shed light on plight of modern refugees
By Debra Rubin
Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange addresses the crowd in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Newark on Tisha b’Av. Photo by Michele Alperin
August 14, 2019, 11:18 am
Hundreds gather on Tisha b’Av to protest immigrant detention
By Michele Alperin
Bnai Keshet renovated a third-floor apartment for families seeking sanctuary from federal authorities. Photo courtesy Bnai Keshet
July 17, 2019, 11:26 am
NJ synagogues stand ‘ready to help’ immigrants
Bnai Keshet renews offer of sanctuary in wake of threatened raids
By Jed Weisberger
Victor Salama, executive director of First Friends, seeks area synagogues to provide temporary emergency housing to just-released detainees. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg
July 10, 2019, 11:21 am
An important ‘first’ contact for the undocumented
Victor Salama seeks Jewish aid for those released from detention
By Johanna R Ginsberg
Members of the new activist group Never Again Action during a protest Sunday at an ICE facility in Elizabeth. Nur Shlapobersky
July 3, 2019, 10:43 am
Stepped-up activism on ‘moral crisis’ of immigration in Elizabeth, tri-state
As situation at southern border worsens, Jews’ anger, advocacy rises
By Shira Hanau
Stella Jeruzalmi Stanway plays with a migrant child at a comedor, or soup kitchen, just across the border in Mexico. (Photos by Rabbi Joshua Lesser)
March 18, 2019, 11:19 am
At border, migrants’ plight like being trapped in ‘burning building’
Elberon educator gets first-hand account of immigration debate from those who live it
By Debra Rubin
Evan Bernstein
September 20, 2018, 12:25 pm
In climate of fear and bias, protecting our immigrants
By Evan Bernstein
HIAS’s Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer said that “refugee resettlement is… a humanitarian issue, even if it has become politicized.”
September 17, 2018, 11:12 am
Neve Shalom programs aim to ‘bridge’ community divides
HIAS educator to launch series on immigrants and refugees
By Michele Alperin
July 18, 2018, 12:22 pm
Human dignity should be top priority for U.S. immigration policies
By Rabbi Ariann Weitzman
Rabbis and Jewish faith leaders cross the border into Tijuana, Mexico, last week to visit shelters where migrants are waiting as they seek asylum. Photo courtesy of HIAS.
July 11, 2018, 3:34 pm
Jewish clergy cross the border
By Avigayil Halpern
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