Deported veterans are legal immigrant US soldiers who have committed crimes, are given no support to straighten out their lives, and are deported for life. Often the crimes are relatively small, and even tied to PTSD issues that can be addressed with counseling and other support services. Families are shattered, and opportunities to grow and improve one’s life are dramatically cut back.
Category: North America
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993)
Cesar Chavez was an American labor organizer and civil rights activist who transformed fields, dirt roads, picket lines and supermarkets into sacred spaces.
Joseph H. Gelberman
Rabbi Joseph Gelberman helped form a seminary for people of all religions. He worked as a therapist and served as a rabbi at various synagogues in New York.
Stephen Samuel Wise
Stephen Wise was a Jewish American rabbi passionate about Jewish affairs and survival, working class people, the poor, and victims of discrimination.
Henrietta Szold (1860-1945)
Henrietta Szold founded Hadassah, a Jewish Zionist organization, whose hospital in Jerusalem is the premier medical institution in Israel & the Middle East.