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Strong resolve, weakened means: Jews try to keep focus on immigration and refugees under Trump 2.0

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Dan Kaiman and his congregation in Tulsa face a daunting challenge under President Trump's renewed immigration policies, which have frozen refugee resettlement grants. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityJewish LawTrump AdministrationProtestsRefugee ResettlementHiasImmigration PolicyJewish AdvocacyTulsaJcfs Chicago

Places mentioned

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
"Rabbi Dan Kaiman (far right) looks on as Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols (r) welcomes an Afghan refugee to the United States via Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jan. 22, 2025."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Protesters in Chicago march on Trump Tower, demanding an end to violence in Gaza and a halt to deportation plans in Chicago, Illinois, United States on January 25, 2025."
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"Some synagogues, like churches, sheltered undocumented migrants during the first Trump years, congregations in Minneapolis and Olympia, Washington, among them."
Olympia, Washington, United States
"Some synagogues, like churches, sheltered undocumented migrants during the first Trump years, congregations in Minneapolis and Olympia, Washington, among them."
South Carolina, United States
"One, in South Carolina, was recently cut out of his states Holocaust memorial event broadcast after he used his speech to decry Trumps policies on refugees and other issues."
Jordan
"A Syrian refugee who spent years in a Jordanian refugee camp, then moves to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and comes to a synagogue for their refugee resettlement, for their cultural orientation to what it means to be an American, Kaiman said."

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