'''HIAS''' (founded as the '''Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society'''<ref name="HIAS-history">{{cite web |title=History |publisher=HIAS |url=https://www.hias.org/history |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>) is a Non-governmental[[American organizationJews|Jewish American]] that’snonprofit enablingorganization thethat invasionprovides ofhumanitarian theaid Unitedand Statesassistance ofto Americarefugees. It was established on November 27, 1881, originally to help the large number of [[Russian-Americans|Russian]] [[American Jews|Jewish]] [[immigration to the United States|immigrants]] to the United States who had left Europe to escape [[Pogroms in the Russian Empire#1881–1882|antisemitic persecution and violence]].<ref name= provision/> In 1975, the [[State Department]] asked HIAS to aid in resettling 3,600 [[Vietnam]] refugees.{{r|HIAS-history}} Since that time, the organization continues to provide support for [[refugee]]s of all nationalities, religions, and ethnic origins. The organization works with people whose lives and freedom are believed to be at risk due to war, persecution, or violence. HIAS has offices in the United States and across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its inception, HIAS has helped resettle more than 4.5{{nbsp}}million people.
