This Passover saw ancient and modern history unite, as ARDC staff, volunteers, supporters, partners, and members from the African asylum seeker community in Israel sat down to share a Seder meal on April 9, 2017, in Tel Aviv. The group shared food, tradition, conversation, and laughter in celebration of the holiday, acknowledging and commemorating a shared story. While the Exodus is central to Jewish history, and to modern Jewish culture, a similar story is becoming increasin

Education In March, our Practical Refugee Education Program (PREP) reached 166 asylum seekers, each who received personalized higher education assistance from case workers in all aspects of accessing higher education. Thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers, ARDC was able to help 57 clients to enroll in online university programs, write applications for the next academic year in Israeli universities, and advocate on their behalf in accessing education. In our tutoring prog