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Amanda Hadad

9/4/2019 Top Pick

Welcoming the Stranger

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

(Photo: Craig Byer/CJP)

8/20/2018 Top Pick

A Commitment to Tzedek

Our understanding of the situation on the ground became more real as we visited a bus station, where several families had been dropped off and were transferring to their...

By Karin BlumFor Jewish Vocational Service (JVS Boston)

Kimberlee Schumacher packs backpacks for asylum seekers to support the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. (Photo: Craig Byer/CJP)

8/8/2018 Top Pick

Five Thoughts From the CJP Mission to San Antonio

By Kimberlee SchumacherFor Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston

From left: Lino Covarrubias, Karin Blum, Sarah Abramson, Kimberlee Schumacher and Jeremy Burton with backpacks full of supplies for asylum seekers. (Photo: Craig Byer/CJP)

8/8/2018 Top Pick

An Unforgettable Mission in Texas

My Spanish fluency proved to be crucial in communicating with the families I met at the San Antonio Greyhound bus station during my trip with CJP’s FACES initiative.

By Lino CovarrubiasFor Jewish Family Service of Metrowest

(Courtesy Jeremy Burton)

8/8/2018 Top Pick

My Grandpa Joe Was 4 When He Crossed the Border

I imagine what he would have endured if he had been separated from his parents at the border, if they had been turned back—to violence and bloodshed—by a nation...

By Jeremy BurtonFor Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston

Mission participants meet with asylum seekers (Photo: Craig Byer/CJP)

8/8/2018 Top Pick

Coming FACE to Face

By Sarah AbramsonFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

REFERRAL: People hold signs during a rally and march in downtown San Diego June 23 to protest the separation of families detained at the U.S.-Mexico border. (CNS photo/David Maung)

7/20/2018 Top Pick

Family Separation at the Borders

Family unity is a foundational element of Catholic teaching. As Pope Francis has said: “Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself.”

By The Pilot

Committee chairs Emily Zoback and Ross Yellin (Courtesy CJP)

7/18/2018 Top Pick

Jewgooders: An Event Series-Turned-Passion Project

How a low-priced, low-barrier event can make a high-level impact.

By Ross Yellin and Emily ZobackFor CJP Young Adults

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