It is time for the Jewish community to play it’s part in the refugee crisis

If Britain hadn't opened its doors to my father and my aunt just after World War 2 when Rabbi Solomon Schonfeld so bravely fought to bring children over from Poland to this GREAT Britain, I and the next generation would not be here now to tell the tale. The government must welcome those in need and provide a safe haven for those who have already seen too much hatred and violence. They, in turn, will give back to the country in time and help to make it an even greater Britain.

I come from ancestors who were refugees. We must help those from war torn countries.

Kindertransport helped our community in the past, we must help now!

We can't be bystanders anymore

This is a world problem not a local one.

We cannot do nothing, we must help these desperate people, at least take the children.

We must help

these are my sentiments entirely

“[w]hen a stranger lives with you in your land, do not ill-treat him. The stranger who lives with you shall be treated like the native born. Love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”-- Leviticus 19:33

If my family had not been offered refuge from Nazi Germany in Britain in 1939, I would not be here to-day. I am appalled at the British Government's lack of response to the current humanitarian crisis.

We were once strangers in the land .

Of all peoples, we in the Jewish community must surely understand and respond to the people in need of safety.

As children of refugees we contribute a lot to the UK in all spheres of life. Give people a chance and treat them with dignity and they will become assets to our country.

Without Kindertransport or the generosity of the British people we wouldn't be here. We can now repay the debt by helping the next generation of refugees.

please please raise your voice from all of us! Please help us to help and facilitate ways for us to reach for people and children who need really help!

I am proud to be the daughter of a refugee who has made an outstanding contribution to this country. Let us not forget the role of refugees and immigrants in being vital to every field of achievement and putting in so much more than can be measured. As Jews, and as human beings, we are compelled to respond to this situation with compassion, and with open hearts and hands.

Third generation holocaust survivor and grandparents on the Kindertransport

Time to act: we were all refugees once.

My grandparents were permitted to enter the UK as refugees from terror. How can I do anything but offer others that same blessing?

every Jew knows what it's like to be a refugee, even if we haven't personally experienced it