Joe Goldman is the Community Engagement Director for the Western Region at HIAS, the world’s oldest—and only Jewish—international humanitarianagency serving refugees and asylum seekers of all backgrounds. He mobilizesactivists, organizations, and lawmakers across California to ensure thatdisplaced people are treated with the dignity they deserve. Before joiningHIAS, Joe worked at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, the San Francisco-basedJewish Community Relations Council, and began his career working on severalpolitical campaigns and progressive advocacy efforts. Joe holds both a BA inPolitical Communication and Masters of Political Management from The GeorgeWashington University in Washington, DC and lives in his native Los Angeleswith his husband, Adam. He grew up in Pacific Palisades a few blocks away fromKehillat Israel. He is introduced by Rabbi Amy Bernstein.