Recommendation Archive - HIAS Pennsylvania

Didn’t We Solve This One?

This American Life Why we recommend it: We forget, sometimes, that some of the refugees we resettle are refugees because… MORE

A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir

By Lev Golinkin Why we recommend it: During the 1980s and 90s thousands of Jews left the Soviet Union to… MORE

Dear World: A Syrian Girl’s Story of War and Plea for Peace

By Bana Alabed Why we recommend it: This story makes the Syrian War real. It heart-rendingly depicts the impact war… MORE

Dreams and Nightmares: I Fled Alone to the United States When I Was Fourteen

By Liliana Velasquez (HIAS PA former client), edited by Mark Lyons Why we recommend it: There are a lot of… MORE

NO SANCTUARY: In Philadelphia, it’s open season on Undocumented Immigrants

A ProPublica/Philadelphia Inquirer investigation by Deborah Sontag and Dale Russakoff Why we recommend it: This in-depth series describes the aggressive… MORE

When Deportation is a Death Sentence

The New Yorker by Sarah Stillman Why we recommend it: Many people do not understand that deportation isn’t just about… MORE

We Owe Central American Migrants Much More Than This

New York Magazine by Eric Levitz Why we recommend it: When the United States turns away Central Americans away from… MORE

Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.

Politico Magazine by David S. Glosser Why we recommend it: David Glosser is volunteer at HIAS PA, providing mental health… MORE

Let Me Count the Ways

This American Life Why we recommend it: There are so many ways the current administration is going after immigrants, from… MORE