“We Refugees” will be the theme of HIAS National Refugee Shabbat services, led by Rabbi Rachlis and Cantor Braier, with UCI Prof. Julia Lupton Friday, February 3, 2023 • 12 Sh'vat 5783 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM University Synagogue For more information and to register, Click here.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/OCJCRBookClub. (Books must be purchased separately) The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears: A Novel by Dinaw Mengestu THE BOOK THE FACILITATOR Sam Kolodezh ABOUT THE BOOK Like the protagonist of this 2007 debut novel,  Dinaw Mengestu came to the United States from Ethiopia, fleeing with his family after the Communist Revolution in 1974, […]

Refuge at Risk: Concepts, Infrastructures, Futures Feb 16–Feb 17, 2023 University of California Humanities Research Institute, UC Irvine For more information or to register, Click here

Refuge at Risk: Concepts, Infrastructures, Futures Feb 16–Feb 17, 2023 University of California Humanities Research Institute, UC Irvine For more information or to register, Click here

Please join us on March 5 for a discussion of the Impact of Climate Change on Refugees with Dr. Kathleen Treseder. RSVP at:  https://tinyurl.com/climatedisplaced

Register at https://tinyurl.com/OCJCRBookClub. (Books must be purchased separately) America is not the Heart by Elaine Castillo THE BOOK THE FACILITATOR Sam Kolodezh ABOUT THE BOOK Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Real Simple, Lit Hub, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Post, Kirkus Reviews, and The New York Public Library“A […]

Refugee Shabbat Service Friday, March 31, 2023 • 9 Nisan 5783 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Chapel For more information or to register, Click here.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/OCJCRBookClub. (Books must be purchased separately) Where We Come From by Oscar Caesares THE BOOK THE FACILITATOR Sam Kolodezh ABOUT THE BOOK A stunning and timely novel about a Mexican-American family in Brownsville, Texas, that reluctantly becomes involved in smuggling immigrants into the United States. From a distance, the towns along the U.S.-Mexican […]

Register at https://tinyurl.com/OCJCRBookClub. (Books must be purchased separately) While the Earth Sleeps We Travel by Ahmed M. Badr THE BOOK THE FACILITATOR Sam Kolodezh ABOUT THE BOOK  A groundbreaking collection of poetry, personal narratives, and art from refugee youth around the world. Foreword by actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller. Beginning in 2018, Ahmed M. Badr—an […]

Register at https://tinyurl.com/OCJCRBookClub. (Books must be purchased separately) If You See Me, Don't Say Hi: Stories by Neel Patel THE BOOK THE FACILITATOR Sam Kolodezh ABOUT THE BOOK In eleven sharp, surprising stories, Neel Patel gives voice to our most deeply held stereotypes and then slowly undermines them. His characters, almost all of who are […]

Join us at an open house for World Refugee Day RSVP: tinyurl.com/WRDRSVP

Please join us on Sunday, July 30 at 10 am for our annual Tisha b’Av program at Temple Shir-Ha-Ma'alot in Irvine (3652 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612). We are delighted to have Omid Salmon and Fahima Ghazal Zarbafian share their experiences leaving Afghanistan, their long journey to the U.S., and their new lives in Orange County. Omid […]