In US ‘sanctuary cities,’ Jewish groups work to provide safe harbor for immigrants
In response to the refugee ban, NCJW CEO Nancy K. Kaufman says: “The irony of this coming out on International Holocaust Remembrance Day was just somewhat bizarre for us as Jews. I found it deeply ironic and troubling. I felt a visceral reaction to it. It goes to our very bones and soul. We are in danger of going back to an era in this country that we as Jews should not feel good about.”