Join HIAS for two special events this holiday season, as we shine the light of
welcome for refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S.
Dear John,
Over the past four years, our values of welcome, dignity, and safety for all
have truly been tested. Each year on Hanukkah, we light the hanukkiyah and shine light into the darkness, and this year that light is more meaningful
than ever before. Join HIAS for two special events this holiday season, as we
regroup and prepare together for the hard work that lies ahead to rebuild safe
and humane protection for refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S.
Please join us.
Merrill Zack,
Vice President, Community Engagement
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National Jews for Refugees Assembly
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Monday | December 14 | 6:30pm-7:30pm ET
This Hanukkah, on December 14, join HIAS for our first-ever National Jews for Refugees Assembly . This will be an opportunity for individuals, congregations, rabbis,
organizations, and elected officials committed to refugees and asylum seekers to
come together for an hour of learning and action. We will light the candles
together, so bring your hanukkiyah and get ready to celebrate a return to our values of welcome, dignity, and
safety for all. Award-winning musician and educator, Shira Kline, will join us
to infuse our gathering with music and celebration.
Advance registration required. Please click here [[link removed]] to RSVP.
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HIAS Book and Film Club
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Friday | December 18 | 12:00pm-1:00pm ET
Join us for a HIAS-facilitated interactive discussion of the HIAS Book and Film
Club, to discuss the book " The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives ," edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen. This powerful series of original essays by a
collection of writers from around the world looks at what it means to be forced
to leave home and find a place of refuge against the backdrop of continually
closing doors.
Advance registration required. Please click here
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