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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Three Jewish organizations alarmed by GOP’s mass deportation plan
BBC
Seattle Rabbi decries ‘unacceptable’ failure to address antisemitism
USA Today
Antisemitism is everywhere. We tracked it across all 50 states.
The Cholent
Jewish Family Service’s New Project
Crosscut
Seattle-area Jewish groups hit by vandalism, suspicious packages
The Seattle Times
FBI investigates anti-Israel vandalism at Mercer Island synagogue
The Jerusalem Post
Seattle synagogue vandalized amid antisemitic hate crime wave
KIRO 7 News
‘It’s about the hatred of Jews’: Mercer Island Jewish organizations receive suspicious packages
The Progressive Magazine
Biden’s New Border Rule Adds More Barriers for Refugees
Kent Reporter
Washington needs a pragmatic approach for helping asylum seekers
The Seattle Times
Hunger relief: Help food banks help those in need
The Cholent
Why JFS’s CEO Believes It’s Time to Talk about Anti-Semitism
Office of the Mayor
Mayor Harrell Details Proposed Efforts to Beautify City; Address Surge in Graffiti
The Seattle Times
Helping someone in a mental health crisis in WA: What to know
Crosscut
Beyond Afghans and Ukrainians, who are WA refugees?
Crosscut
How Afghan and Ukrainian refugee resettlement compares in WA
KIRO 7 News
Ukraine asylum seekers begin reaching Washington state
KING 5 News
6 Seattle Jewish organizations join forces to raise money for Ukrainian refugees
KIRO 7 News
Jewish leaders warn of rise in antisemitic incidents
KIRO 7 News
Graffiti near Jewish service agency followed rabbi’s op-ed
KING 5 News
Anti-Semitic graffiti found near Jewish Family Service of Seattle
The Seattle Times
When violence is targeted at Jewish people, anywhere, it is targeted at us everywhere
Hadassah Magazine
Living on the Edge of Food Insecurity
The Hill
The Afghanistan exit was bad — our refugee resettlement plan is no better
Los Angeles Times
Why are most Afghan evacuees still housed at U.S. military camps?
Civic Commons
How to Help Afghan Refugees
Foreign Policy Insider
Those Left Behind in Afghanistan
Thomson Reuters Foundation
No place like home: Afghan evacuees caught in U.S. housing crisis
The Seattle Times
As Seattle refugee agency scrambles to evacuate family members from Afghanistan, Washington senators ask Biden to do more
KOMO News
More than 570 Afghan refugees to settle in Seattle; Volunteer hosts welcome new families
The Independant
Welcome signs
MSNBC – Morning Joe
Relief organization calls on Biden to create expedited Afghan evacuation process
CBS News
Rabbi discusses parallels between Afghanistan situation and pre-Holocaust Europe
Crosscut
Resettling Afghan refugees in WA: What’s different this time
USA Today
Afghan allies in hiding, executed in the street — Jewish people know this haunting story
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
An Afghan refugee struggled to get her family out of the country. She says a Jewish group was her lifeline.
The Washington Examiner
‘Hunted’: Afghans left in limbo struggle to hide from Taliban and find US support
The Hill
Advocates ‘demoralized’ as 100K allies remain stranded in Afghanistan
The Seattle Times
Afghan refugees face a dire need for affordable rental housing in high-priced Seattle
Associated Press
Refugee agencies scrambling to help Afghans
The South Seattle Emerald
Washington Organizations Are Resettling Afghan Refugees, Here’s How You Can Help
The Chronicle
In Aftermath of Kabul Attack, Northwest Aid Groups Remain Committed to Work in Afghanistan
KIRO7 News
Ways to help Afghan refugees in western Washington
Seattle Times
In aftermath of Kabul attack, Northwest aid groups remain committed to work in Afghanistan
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
Here’s how to help Afghan refugees in Seattle
KOMO News
Afghan refugees to settle in Washington state, but community help needed to house refugees
KOMO News
Afghan families make tough decision, start resettling in Seattle area
The Seattle Times
Here’s how to help new local arrivals fleeing Afghanistan
Prism
Want to improve the resettlement process? Listen to what refugees have to say
Sight Line Magazine – The Covenant Foundation
Finding the Light at JFS: Project Kavod, Eight Years Later
Puget Sound Business Journal
Patti Payne: 129-year-old Jewish Family Service works fervently in the greatest time of need
The Seattle Times
We need to remember — and call — our isolated neighbors
South Seattle Emerald
Farmers market program funnels fresh produce to local food banks
BridgeSpan
Be the Calm in the Storm: How to Communicate with Staff and Stakeholders During a Crisis
Seattle Foundation
COVID-19 Response Fund tackles immediate needs of most vulnerable people with $10+ million in grants
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Puget Sound renters will need housing assistance
The Bridgespan Group
Report from Seattle: Jewish Family Service
GeekWire
Refugees get free training for tech careers in pilot program launched by Coding Dojo and partners
Puget Sound Business Journal
Coding Dojo opens its Bellevue campus to teach refugees
The Columbus Dispatch
Somali refugee in Columbus hopes to be reunited with wife, kids after lawsuit settlement over Trump order
The Jerusalem Post
US gov’t settles lawsuit brought by Jewish groups against refugee ban
The Seattle Times
Coronavirus crisis leaves food banks strapped for volunteers and donations, facing increased demand
The Times of Israel
US government settles lawsuit brought by Jewish groups against refugee ban
HIAS
Lawsuit Settlement Will Help Reunite Refugee Families
Cleveland Jewish News
US government settles lawsuit brought by Jewish groups against refugee ban
KOMO News
Seattle court settlement may help refugees delayed by travel ban
The Times of Israel
The murder of Lori Kaye: A time to join together
Seattle Times
If not now, when? Let us live to our highest aspirations, not our greatest fears
King5
‘Hate won’t win:’ Thousands attend Seattle vigil honoring Pittsburgh synagogue victims
KUOW
Thousands in Seattle attend community vigil for Pittsburgh shooting victims
Seattle Times
‘We will arise’: Thousands gather in Seattle for vigil mourning Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
The Seattle Times
A justice system that re-traumatizes assault survivors
KUOW
Trump Wants Fewer Refugees. Here’s What That Could Mean for Seattle.
The Globalist
Artists Bring Spotlight to Global Refugee Issues in ARTvocacy Exhibit
Crosscut
How the Farm Bill Will Hurt the Most Vulnerable
King5 News
Holocaust Remembrance Day
(Interview begins at 47-second mark.)
Jewish In Seattle Magazine
Politics and Connectivity are Burning Us Out
KUOW Radio
Iranian refugee couple starts new life in Seattle
Jewish in Seattle
10 Ways Seattle Became a Jewish City
Seattle Times
Mentoring Program Helps Refugees Start Anew in Their Professional Fields
Sight Line
Embedding Jewish Education Into Agency Wiring: JFS and Project Kavod
Jewish in Seattle
Dental Fraternity Provides Free Care to JFS Patients
KIRO TV
Rabbi Celebrates Start of Hanukkah, Supports Syrian Refugees
Seattle Times
We Must Not Lock Our Door on Refugees out of Blind Fear
The Washington Post
What the Book of Jonah Can Teach Us About the Global Refugee Crisis
The Washington Post
On Purim, Are Jews Obligated to Give Money to Panhandlers?
KUOW
Refugees Get Friends in Powerful Places with Seattle Job Program
King5 TV
JFS Securing Jobs, Futures for Seattle-Area Refugees
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