The World Jewish Congress has admitted HIAS as a full member of the American Section. HIAS, the worldwide Jewish migration agency assists refugees from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Latin America to find new homes in the United States and other countries. It also assists, at the request of the U.S. government, in the resettlement of Indo-Chinese, Cubans and other refugees.
With its acceptance into the American Section, HIAS joins 25 other national Jewish organizations. Rabbi Arthur Schneier, spiritual leader of the Park East Synagogue, was re-elected American Section Chairman. He is the representative of Mizrachi Hapoel Ha-Mizrachi.
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