Q&A Tamara Newman: Looking out for Israel’s asylum seekers
The director of international relations for The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants in Tel Aviv talks about the plight of the 38,000 asylum seekers in Israel.
The Syrians whose names are immortalized in blood
The phrase, “written in blood,” is a powerful metaphor that’s sometimes evoked to describe the testimony of victims of genocide and other atrocities.
Canadian Jews mobilize to help Yazidi refugees
Saadi Madi welcomed seven family members, including his parents, to Canada Jan. 25 from Turkey as part of Project Abraham, which has many Jewish volunteers
Blind funding of UNRWA is a mistake, so engagement is key
Ottawa’s recent announcement of $25 million in funding for the UN Refugee and Works Agency has reignited our chief concern pertaining to Israeli security
Organization raises funds to sponsor Yazidi refugees
Mozuud Freedom Foundation, is raising money to sponsor Yazidi refugee families to Canada, who are being persecuted because they are not Muslims
Syrian refugees show gratitude and ask for acceptance
Mohammad Abdou, Myriam Keyloun and fellow refugees want to be accepted as people who are trying to get on with their lives after suffering trauma
CJA launch hears tale of harrowing escape from Yemen
Manny Dahari, a Yeshiva University student in New York, recounted the harrowing two-year ordeal he faced to get his family out of war-torn Yemen at the recent CJA campaign in Montreal
Montrealer urges Canada to help Yazidis in Greek camps
Even after fleeing genocide at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS) in their homeland in northern Iraq, Yazidis are still in danger in refugee camps in Turkey and Greece.
Yazidi brothers reunited after 26 years apart
Khuder Naso and his family are the first of seven Yazidi refugee families expected to be coming to Winnipeg thanks to he efforts of Operation Ezra
Israeli organization helps young Ethiopians, soldiers in poverty
JobKatif gives Ethiopians “a basket of support services,” including a stipend, access to tutorials (rarely used) and monthly workshops to discuss their progress
