African Exodus
African Exodus: A Documentary Film January 7-10 | Watch the film online January 13 at 1 pm PST | Zoom Conversation with Film Director Watch the official trailer here AFRICAN EXODUS reveals the stories of some 60,000 Africans seeking safety and asylum who have fled to Israel over the past decade. The country, founded as a […]
LGBTQ Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the U.S. – Film and Zoom Discussion
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America Watch Unsettled October 12-22 | Join us for a Zoom discussion October 21 at 4 pm Watch the official trailer here We are delighted to screen this award winning feature-length documentary highlighting the poignant stories of LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S. Unsettled follows four new arrivals, each […]
Escaping Afghanistan – Film and Zoom Panel Discussion
The first film in our new Film Festival is Midnight Traveller, a 2019 documentary film that begins in Afghanistan. Watch the film online anytime between August 15-25 and then join us for a Zoom discussion on August 24 at 4 pm with Phil Caruso and Ismail Khan of No One Left Behind Registration required for film […]
14 (A play based on true-life events at the U.S. – Mexican border)
Join us for a talkback conversation with the playwright, director, and cultural consultant of 14 on Zoom. You will have an opportunity to watch a performance of 14 prior to the talkback. SYNOPSIS: 14 was inspired by the true-life event in May 2001 in which a smuggler abandoned 30 Mexicans crossing the desert near Yuma, Ariz., resulting […]
Refugee Shabbat Friday Night Service (Temple Beth Sholom)
Join Cantor Reinwald for a Shabbat service with special moments of recognition of the annual HIAS Refugee Shabbat. View online at http://tbsoc.com/video/?fbclid=IwAR3ghNAHiccRckXKVcM7N_fiz-uiqYRZJbmGj_fAgcWJbaWX5v0HEJulvxY
REFUGEE SHABBAT FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE (HaNefesh OC)
With music and reading selections, HaNefesh will join with other congregations around the country as we bring awareness to how we can fulfill the mitzvah of caring for the stranger. Bringing together Women’s History Month and Refugee Shabbat, we will examine some of the challenges women especially face today in seeking asylum and basic human […]
Everybody Counts: Welcoming Refugees and Asylum Seekers into our Communities (Jewish Collaborative Program)
Through text-based learning, Julie Gersten will facilitate a discussion on what it means to count refugees and asylum seekers as valuable contributors to our society. Julie Gersten is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Refugee Action Fund, an organization that mobilizes philanthropic giving to help refugees and other forcibly displaced people achieve safety, dignity and opportunities to live […]
Refugee Shabbat Morning Service (Temple Beth Emet)
This (mostly traditional) service will be dedicated to refugees and asylum seekers through music and testimony. Rabbi Marcia Tilchin and Jason Feddy are guest leaders at Temple Beth Emet in Anaheim. Please join via livestream HERE.
SEEKING REFUGE IN 2021: COMPLEXITIES & SOLUTIONS (Jewish Collaborative program)
Individual volunteer activists and advocates can make a world of difference to help refugees and asylum seekers without even leaving your home. Join a panel of experts, advocates, and volunteers working to help mitigate the global refugee crisis. The Jewish Collaborative of Orange County welcomes a dynamic panel of volunteers and professionals living in Orange […]
OCJCR SPEAKER SERIES – Safe In The Nest: Bringing Education to Child Refugees
In early 2018, with the refugee crisis intensifying at America’s southern border and throughout the world, PILA’s work went global and opened their first “Nest,” a play space for young asylum-seekers living in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Since then, responding to needs as they arise, PILA has built additional […]
