Safed House

05/15/2026

Safed House wants to recognize that today is Nakba Day. 78 years ago over 750,000 Palestinians were forced to flee their homeland. Sami Abdul Fattah Assadi, our co founder was one of those people.

Palestinians around the world are marking Nakba Day, 78 years after their forced mass displacement led to the establishment of the Jewish-majority state of Israel. Decades later, Palestinians still face widespread oppression and violence from the Israeli state as it continues its expansionary projec...

01/16/2026

Two amazing women-
Anne Marie Jacir, director and creator of the documentary Palestine 36

Susan Sarandon, fabulous empathetic actress who has embraced the Palestinian diaspora for decades.

We can’t wait to see the doc.

01/14/2026

We are launching our 2026 campaign to strengthen our capacity and expand the services we offer, ensuring that more refugees and immigrants have the support and platforms they need to share their diaspora stories.

Please take a look at our co-founder Sami Abdul Fattah Assadi's story here.
https://vimeo.com/1120123162?fl=pl&fe=sh

His heartfelt and yet resilient narrative still resonates against the backdrop of Gaza, one can’t help but ask: What remains?
Memories and Call for Humanity.

After you view Sami's story, please take time to look at our other videos documenting our winning fellows stories on our website www.safedhouse.com.

For our activity in 2026, please consider a donation to support our work at this critical time.

You can donate here: https://safedhouse.com/donate/

Videographer and Editor by Irin Daniels in 2017. Safed House inaugural video.

12/22/2025

New Year Message of Hope

As we welcome 2026, Safed House extends heartfelt wishes for a year shaped by healing, courage, and renewed possibility.

This season reminds us of the profound resilience within every person whose story we honor. Our thoughts are with the people of Gaza and Israel; families, children, and communities who deserve safety, dignity, and the chance to live without fear. We hold close the hope that the year ahead brings steps toward understanding, justice, and lasting peace for all who have endured unimaginable loss.

At Safed House, we remain committed to amplifying voices too often unheard and to creating spaces where empathy becomes action. In 2026, we will continue to uplift refugee and immigrant storytellers, build bridges across cultures, and champion the shared humanity that binds us.

Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful, healthy, and compassionate New Year. May this be a year where hope takes root and peace becomes possible.

Bolivia Inteligente

12/16/2025

2026 will mark a new world disorder as International Rescue Committee has lost major funding, according to Millibank President of IRC. Followers of Safed House pay attention to these big slashes by billionaires and the wealthiest leaders who are making these catastrophic cuts to support and help the poorest and neediest people in dire need of this aid.

A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in real time. Now is the time to meet the moment.