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Dear John,
In this moment of so much uncertainty, one thing is certain: we are continuing to raise our voices in support of welcome, dignity and freedom for all those seeking safety. Join us for three events in the coming week: this Friday, please join us for a conversation with Dr. Jessica Goudeau about her new book After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America. On Sunday, we will mark two years since the violent anti-Semitic and anti-refugee attack in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Next Tuesday, October 27th, join HIAS and JStreet for a conversation with Integrity First for America about their organization’s landmark lawsuit against the hate groups responsible for the Charlottesville attack and larger patterns of anti-Semitic and anti-refugee hatred and violence.
Find out more below.
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Merrill Zack,
Vice President, Community Engagement
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HIAS Book and Film Club: Meet the Author
October 23 | Friday | 12:00-1:00pm ET
Join us for a “Meet the Author” conversation with Dr. Jessica Goudeau about her new book After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America. This important book is an intimate look at the lives of two women — Mu Naw, a Christian from Myanmar, and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria — and their personal stories are situated within the larger history of the evolution of modern refugee resettlement in the U.S. Participants can read the book ahead of this conversation and ask questions during the webinar; however, those who have not read the book are also encouraged to join. Options for purchasing the book can be found on Dr. Goudeau’s website here.
Register for this online event here.
In Memoriam 2020: Remember the Victims of Gun Violence, Demand Change
October 25 | Sunday | 10:00-11:00am ET
Join us in remembering and honoring the victims of the October 27, 2018 synagogue shooting. We will seek to place the tragedy into a larger context at the intersection of anti-Semitism, anti-immigrant hatred, white supremacy, and the easy availability of guns in our culture, and we will call for action. Featured participants will include Rabbi Doris Dyen, Makom HaLev; Rabbi Cheryl Klein, Dor Hadash; Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, New Light Congregation; Rabbi Jeremy Markiz, Beth Shalom; Rev. Glenn Grayson, Wesley Center AME Zion Church; Mark Hetfield, President & CEO of HIAS; David Hogg, co-founder and board member of March for Our Lives; Kohanet Keshira haLev Fife, Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute; Ginna Green, Bend the Arc; Dr. Beth Kissileff, writer and journalist; Dan Leger, injured in the Tree of Life shooting; Miri Rabinowitz, widow of Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz.
Register for this online event here.
Uniting Against White Supremacy: A Conversation with Integrity First for America and JStreet
October 27 | Tuesday | 3:00-4:00pm ET
In August 2017, hundreds of white supremacists and neo-Nazis invaded Charlottesville, Virginia in a meticulously planned, racist conspiracy to cause violence. Since that time, two deadly and unprecedented attacks against synagogues have taken place in the U.S., fueled by a toxic combination of anti-Semitism, racism, and anti-immigrant hate. Join Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director from Integrity First for America, as she talks about her organization’s landmark lawsuit against the neo-Nazi and white supremacist leaders and hate groups responsible for the Charlottesville attack. The call will be moderated by Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer, rabbi-in-residence from HIAS, who will open by marking the passage of two years since the attack in Pittsburgh and will moderate a conversation about larger patterns of anti-Semitic and anti-refugee hatred.
Register for this online event here.
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