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Yearning to Breathe Free: The American Jewish Response to the Refugee Crisis

Founded in 1881 to assist Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, HIAS (formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) has touched the life of nearly every Jewish family in America, and now welcomes all who have fled persecution. From their beginnings in a storefront on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a group of American Jews organized to provide much-needed comfort and aid to thousands of Jews fleeing waves of antisemitic riots.

At this special roundtable event, hosted by the Museum at Eldridge Street, the magnificent Lower East Side synagogue that provided spiritual renewal and safe haven for the first wave of Jewish immigrants escaping Eastern Europe, speakers from HIAS, the American Jewish Historical Society, and the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees will discuss the mounting crisis and the American Jewish response.











When: Thu., Apr. 7, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Museum at Eldridge Street
12 Eldridge St.
212-219-0888
Price: $12
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Founded in 1881 to assist Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, HIAS (formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) has touched the life of nearly every Jewish family in America, and now welcomes all who have fled persecution. From their beginnings in a storefront on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a group of American Jews organized to provide much-needed comfort and aid to thousands of Jews fleeing waves of antisemitic riots.

At this special roundtable event, hosted by the Museum at Eldridge Street, the magnificent Lower East Side synagogue that provided spiritual renewal and safe haven for the first wave of Jewish immigrants escaping Eastern Europe, speakers from HIAS, the American Jewish Historical Society, and the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees will discuss the mounting crisis and the American Jewish response.

Buy tickets/get more info now