It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are right around the corner! For better or worse, this tumultuous year has flown by.

Dear John,

Happy New Year!

Last year, your support enabled HIAS to protect and advocate on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers. Your tremendous efforts included multiple donation drives to collect diapers, hygiene products, winter coats, and food for our clients; scores of programs at which you welcomed HIAS staff into your community to raise awareness; and significant time spent advocating on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers in the community, in the streets, and in the corridors of power.

As we begin 2020, I know that together we will find ample ways to continue and to strengthen these efforts in the year to come. Below you will find a few opportunities to engage with HIAS this January. I hope to see you there!

With immense gratitude,

Chelsey Berlin

Chelsey Berlin,
Community Engagement Director for Greater Washington, DC

HIAS v Trump in Greenbelt US District Court
January 8 | 9:00 am | Greenbelt, MD

Show your support for refugees as arguments are presented in the HIAS, Church World Service, and Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service v. Trump case. Join us in the courtroom that morning to show your strong support for welcoming and resettling refugees across the nation.

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HIAS Letter Writing Program
January 14 | 6:30 pm | Downtown Washington, DC

Join HIAS for a monthly program offering compassion and solidarity to asylum seekers in detention through a formal letter writing program with individuals who have requested correspondence, helping them access hope and connection.

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New Beginnings 2020 Concert
January 15 | 7:00 PM | Washington, DC

Join Sephardic Heritage International DC (SHIN DC) for a concert raising awareness of the Syrian and other refugee crises worldwide. This program will feature Lubana Al Quntar, internationally recognized Syrian opera singer, and other refugee stories.

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MLK Shabbat and Social Justice Fair

Join Sixth & I for a service with Turner Memorial AME Church, which worshiped in Sixth & I’s building for five decades, to commemorate the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Immediately following the service, engage with HIAS and other organizations committed to pursuing justice in the Greater DC community at a social justice fair.

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Sunday Symposium at Theater J
January 26 | 2:00 PM Show; Discussion follows | Washington, DC

An expert panel including Melanie Nezer, HIAS Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Wendy Young of KIND will discuss the current-day refugee crisis and how you can take action to help families displaced by violence, war, and unlivable conditions in their home countries. This panel follows the 2:00 pm performance of Sheltered, a play by Alix Sobler, based on the true story of the Kraus family, who rescued 50 children from then already-occupied Vienna in 1939 and brought them to the US.

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