The Jewish Community Refugee Initiative invites you to hear local and national speakers address Afghan Evacuation and Resettlement: Refugees, SIV, and Humanitarian Parole. The feature panel includes Rebecca Kirzner, Senior Director of Grassroots Campaigns for HIAS, Marsha Hirsch, Executive Director of Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency, Salima A, who was resettled in Charlotte in 2018 under Afghan SIV Program, Rabbi Asher Knight, Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth El, and Moira Quinn, moderator. Proceeds from this year's program, with a dollar for dollar match up to $15,000, will benefit Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency's Afghan Emergency Fund.

Free but must register to obtain the Zoom link. Registration is limited to the first 100 participants, one email per household. 

• Register Online (JCC Members Only)
• Register by calling the LJCC Customer Service Desk: 704-366-5007

Ways to Donate:

• Online (Select JCRI - Welcoming the Stranger from the dropdown menu)
• Mail a check to Temple Beth El (JCRI's fiduciary agent) with "JCRI" in the memo line. 

Questions? Email Amy Lefkof

In partnership with the Levine JCC, HIAS, Carolina Refuge Resettlement Agency, Refugee Support Services, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, Jewish Family Services, Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community, Temple Israel, Temple Beth El, Queens University's Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice, and Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy.