For the Refugees
Oftentimes, one thinks of refugees as people who were forced from their homes. Most refugees, however, are not specifically expelled, but rather forced to flee due to increasingly…
We Too Were Refugees
All Jews should be sensitive and try to help refugees, as Jews have been refugees for much of their history.
We Too Were Refugees
All Jews should be sensitive and try to help refugees, as Jews have been refugees for much of their history.
We Too Were Refugees
All Jews should be sensitive and try to help refugees, as Jews have been refugees for much of their history.
Help Refugees
In addition to advocacy on their behalf, there are many ways to help refugees, including volunteering and/or donating to bona fide aid organizations.
D-Day and The Dunera Boys
Seventy years ago today (June 6, 1944), the Allied armies began the largest seaborne invasion in history. D-Day, as it is now called, began the Invasion of Normandy. Among the thousands…
Yiddish in Shanghai
During World War II, Japanese-occupied Shanghai, China, became a haven for Jewish refugees, most notably the students from the Mirrer Yeshiva. After the “Battle of Shanghai” in 1937, the…
Jews in Mauritius
In the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of Africa, is the island nation of Mauritius. Despite the general absence of Jews in Mauritius in the past, there is enough of a Jewish community…
Yiddish in Shanghai
During World War II, Japanese-occupied Shanghai, China, became a haven for Jewish refugees, most notably the students of the Mirrer Yeshiva. After the “Battle of Shanghai” in 1937, the…