When we and other members of Temple Beth El in Augusta, Maine hear about the “refugee crisis,” we don’t think about geopolitics. Instead, we think about Hamideh and her four children.
Born in Afghanistan, Hamideh fled to Iran as war engulfed her home, then
On June 20, nations, communities, congregations and individuals across the globe will observe World Refugee Day. World Refugee Day was established in 2001 to recognize the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
On May 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard oral arguments in the case challenging President Trump’s travel ban for individuals traveling from Muslim-majority nations, one of two ongoing legal battles over the President’s March 6 executive
Soon, we will gather with our families and friends for our annual Passover seder, where we will retell the story of our liberation from slavery.
President Trump’s latest executive order severely curtailing the refugee resettlement program and banning entry to the United States from six Muslim-majority countries was slated to go into effect at midnight on Thursday March 16.
