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Khaterah Dayim Community Portrait
Khaterah Dayim Community Portrait
Baking a New Beginning: Khaterah Dayim’s Path from Refugee to Entrepreneur I came here from Afghanistan in 2021, after living as a refugee for five years in Turkey. We left our country because we weren’t safe. My husband had a money exchange business and groups of armed men would extort him by saying if he…
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April 2025 Newsletter
April 2025 Newsletter
At the recent Art of Living Gala, I saw a room of hundreds of people united in their commitment to stand up for these shared values. There was a palpable energy and enthusiasm in that room, and watching the paddles go up to blow past the fundraising goal was an incredible feeling. I am grateful…
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Urgent: New U.S. Immigration Policy Endangers Afghan Families
Urgent: New U.S. Immigration Policy Endangers Afghan Families
Afghan Families Are at Risk. Stand with Us to Demand Protection. Since 2021, JFCS East Bay has supported more than 2,300 Afghan immigrants and refugees who arrived in the East Bay seeking safety. These families include women banned from education, children separated from their loved ones, and individuals who risked their lives to support U.S….
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Social services for Jewish Nazi victims have been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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