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“Investing In My Future”: Albina’s Story of Ukrainian Jewish Resilience
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“My Dreams Are Even Stronger”: Vika’s Story
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“Sacred Work”: JDC Supporters in Ukraine and Moldova
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“No One Stood Aside”: JDC’s Refugee Response in Poland
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“Your Mission, Your Calling”: Jewish Leadership in Ukraine
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“Oseh Shalom”: A Song of Hope from Ukraine
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“I Stood My Ground”: Svetlana’s Yom HaShoah Story
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“Like a Miracle”: Lev’s Story
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“Like Medicine for the Soul”: Larisa’s Story
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Sasha: One Ukrainian Jewish Refugee’s Story
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February 24: Daria’s Birthday Reflection
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JDC Special Ukraine Briefing: Feb. 20, 2025
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“We Need to Live”: Denis and Natalia’s Story
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“Help with Open Arms”: Yana’s Story
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“So We Can Stay Human” — Chernihiv: One City’s Story
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“We Will Show What Resilience Is”: Natalia’s Story
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“Without You, We Wouldn’t Stay Alive”: Alona’s Story
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ReJoint Ukraine: Meeting the Moment with JDC Entwine
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“They Have That Power”: Katya’s Story
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“Something Divine”: Tatiana’s Story
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“Grateful”: A Chanukah Message from Ukraine
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“To Bring Light Into the World”: Maria’s Chanukah Story
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“Light a Candle”: A Message from Ukraine
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“Stay With Us”: An Update from Ukraine
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“My Family Will Carry This Gratitude Forever”: Lilia’s Story
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“To Give Them Back Their Roots”: Anastasiia’s Story
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“Meant to Be Here Now”: Polina’s AJT Story
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“Something New Every Day”: An Update from the JCC Migdal Family Retreat
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Shanah Tovah from Ukraine: A Holiday Medley from Lviv
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“This Community Keeps Going”: A Summer Update from Ukraine
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“This Is My Home”: Veronika’s Story
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“Keep Going”: Alexey’s Father’s Day Story
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“Unity with the Community”: Olya and Sasha’s Story
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“Spiritual Freedom”: A Shavuot Message from Ukraine
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“Stronger Than Ever”: Elena’s Story
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“An Island of Safety”: Tamara’s Story
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“To Go On Living”: Trauma Support in Ukraine
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Ukraine Update: Passover in Chernivtsi
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“Like a Phoenix”: Victoria’s Story
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“A Recharged Battery for Living in Ukraine”: Lisa’s Story
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“The Only Opportunity to Learn”: JDC Educational Initiatives in Ukraine
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Ukraine Emergency Update: Shabbat in Poltava
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Ukraine Emergency Update: Warm Hub in Kharkiv
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“Let My People Go”: A Passover Song from Ukraine
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“Because We’re Here”: JDC Supporters in Ukraine and Poland
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Ukraine Update: Ariel Zwang in Lviv
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“Like Another Life”: Respite for Ukrainian Jews at Szarvas Mriya
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“Not Afraid of Anything Anymore”: Viktoriia’s Story
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“It Brings Your Soul Joy”: Viktoriia’s Story
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“We Keep Living”: A Message from Ukraine
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“Here and Now”: A Song From Ukraine
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“Just Like Everyone Else”: Marina and Bogdan’s Story
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“I Can’t Feel Safe Anywhere”: Alona’s Story
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“Broken and Revived At the Same Time”: An Update from Ukraine
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“No Matter What Happens”: Yarik’s Story
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“No Other Option But To Help, Help, Help”: Roman’s Story
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“Nowhere to Turn”: Ella’s Story
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“The Sirens Are Sounding, But We’re Still Singing”
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“To Live, and To Keep Going”: An Update from Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Making Miracles Happen: Chanukah in the FSU
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“There, You Were a Normal Person”: Oleg and Nataliya’s Story
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“A Miracle to Me”: Lyudmila’s Story
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“Not Just to Survive”: Larissa’s Story
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“One United Family”: Evgeniy, Svetlana, and Artem’s Story
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Here for the Long Haul: JDC’s Ukraine Crisis Response
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“To Protect Human Life”: Caring for IDPs in Ukraine
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“Everything Could Change In An Instant”: Vitalii’s Story
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Ukraine Crisis Response: Superhero Camp (Kyiv)
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“I Can Hear Her Soul Singing”: Sonya’s Story
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“Never Let You Down”: Liliya’s Story
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“A Call From the Heart”: Liubov’s Story
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“Keeping Our Promise”: Oksana’s Story
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“I Can’t Shield Her From This Crisis”: One Father’s Story
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“A Great Responsibility”: Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine
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Oksana: One Refugee Mother’s Story
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“Coming Home”: Klementyna’s Story
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“Jews Never Leave Each Other Behind”: Alla and Tatiana’s Story
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“We Were All Once Refugees”: Karina’s Story
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“When the Whole City is Dark”: Warm Hubs in Ukraine
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Light in the Darkness: Liudmila and Inna’s Story
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“Volunteering is a Lifeboat”: Tatiana’s Story
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“Not Just a Generator”: Powering Jewish Life in Ukraine
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“Sing, and Keep Going”: Olena’s Story
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“A Spark of Hope”: JDC Trauma Support Centers in Ukraine
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“We Can Move Mountains Together”: Grisha’s Story
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“Protected From Above” : Shabbat in Ukraine
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Ukraine Emergency: Migdal JCC Warming Center (Odesa)
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Ukraine Emergency: JCC Beit Grand Warming Center (Odesa)
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Ukraine Emergency: Poltava Warming Center at Hesed Nefesh
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Ukraine Emergency: Reflections on Chanukah
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Ukraine Emergency: No Power in Odesa (Dec. 2022)
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“It Means That We’re Alive”: Anna’s Story
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“They Brought Us Back to Jewish Life”: Inna’s Story
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“Finding Home”: One Boy’s Journey
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“Humanitarian Aid With a Jewish Spirit”: The JDC-NATAN Clinic
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“Everything Sinks Down”: An Update from Chornomorsk, Ukraine
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“United and Supported”: Humanitarian Aid in Poltava
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“A Serious Test of Endurance”: An Update from Dnipro, Ukraine
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“A Chance for Survival”: Anna’s Story
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A Yom Kippur Message from Ukraine: Oksana Galkevich
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Anavim: Strengthening Community Life in Moldova
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“We Survived Only Thanks to JDC”: Boris’s Story
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“That They Live”: Tatiana and Esfir’s Story
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Rosh Hashanah in Kharkiv: Galina’s Story
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Elul in Ukraine: A Message From Kryvyi Rih
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Ukraine Emergency | Galina A. (Mykolaiv)
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Ukraine Emergency: Natalia Z. (Kharkiv)
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“Helping Others Helps You Make It Through”: Olena’s Story
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Ukraine Emergency: Igor Gaschuk (Chisinau, Moldova)
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“We’re Holding Each Other Up”: Alex’s Story
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Ukraine Emergency: Lviv Humanitarian Aid Warehouse
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Ukraine Emergency: Anatoliy (Volunteer in Odesa)
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Refugee Voices: Viktor and Liudmila
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Ukraine Emergency: Beit Grand Day Camp (Odesa)
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If I Can Help Somehow: Liudmila’s Story
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Ukraine Emergency: Lilya (Odesa)
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Ukraine Emergency: Migdal JCC (Odesa) Family Retreat
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Shabbat Shalom: Oksana Galkevich in Lviv, Ukraine
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Ukraine Emergency: Svetlana Shulman (Odesa)
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Refugee Voices: Hanna Pysana
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Ukraine Emergency: Adrian Gueron (Bucharest, Romania)
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Refugee Voices: Katya and Misha
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Ukraine Emergency: Anatoliy, Hesed Director in Odesa
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Ukraine Emergency: Karina Sokolowska (Medyka, Poland; June 8, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Valentina and Gallina (Odesa)
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JDC’s Ukraine Response: Impact Snapshot
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Ukraine Emergency: Eva Onufreychuk
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Refugee Voices: Yelizaveta Schick
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Refugee Voices: Kristina Gladunova
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Refugee Voices: Klara and Raisa
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Ukraine Emergency: Pola Barkan (Israeli Call Center)
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Ukraine Emergency: Olga Lomkin (Israeli Call Center)
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Ukraine Emergency: Grisha; Odesa, Ukraine
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Ukraine Emergency: Elizabeth Grey (Israeli Call Center)
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Refugee Voices: Anna Kasian and Roza Rather
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Ukraine Emergency: Oksana Galkevich; Lviv, Ukraine (April 27, 2022)
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“A Call From Within”: Evgenia’s Story
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Ukraine Emergency: Ira Zborovskaya
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Ukraine Emergency: Passover Update from Elena, Hesed Michael Director; Zaporizhia, Ukraine
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Ukraine Emergency: Aleksey; Odesa, Ukraine
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Ukraine Emergency: Lidia Molociniuc (Siret, Romania)
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Ukraine Emergency: Mark Sisisky; Medyka, Poland (April 4, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Merav Mandelbaum; Warsaw, Poland (April 6, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Humanitarian Aid Shipments
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Ukraine Emergency: Marie-Claire Levy; Przemyśl, Poland (April 6, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Situation Room
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Ukraine Emergency: Florentina Lavi
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Ukraine Emergency: Chen Tzuk
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Ukraine Emergency: Ariel Zwang Travel to Moldova, Romania, and Israel
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Ukraine Emergency: Alex Weisler – Siret, Romania (March 25, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Alex Weisler – Bucharest JCC (March 27, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Ery Pervulescu – Siret, Romania (March 24, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Ariel Zwang – Vadul Lui Voda, Moldova (March 21, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Stefan Oscar, One Month Reflection (March 21, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Ariel Zwang at Dacia Marin, Vadul Lui Voda, Moldova (March 21, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Ariel Zwang at Chisinau JCC (March 21, 202)
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Ukraine Emergency: Alex Weisler, Vadul Lui Voda, Moldova (3/22)
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Ukraine Emergency: Alex Weisler, Palanca, Ukraine (3/22)
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Ukraine Emergency: Chernikiv Evacuation (3/18)
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Ukraine Emergency: Alex Weisler in Otaci, Moldova (3/20)
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Ukraine Emergency: Alex Weisler, Chisinau Hub, Moldova (3/19)
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Ukraine Emergency: Violetta Labunskaia, JDC Coordinator in Moldova (3/15)
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Ukraine Emergency: Hesed Odesa
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Tsuzamen: Singing Together with the Jews of Ukraine
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Ukraine Emergency: Asi Kaniel; Chisinau, Moldova (March 9, 2022)
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Refugee Voices: Lidiya Kazarina (March 4, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Israel Sabag; Siret, Romania (March 5, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Ariel Zwang, Zamość (March 4, 2022)
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Refugee Voices: A Mother and Daughter’s Story
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Ukraine Emergency: Ecaterina (March 3, 2022)
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“Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu”: Kharkiv, Ukraine (March 3, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Ariel Zwang, Poland-Ukraine Border (March 3, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Polina Rysker, Mykolayiv (March 3, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Tatiana Ivleva, Odesa (March 3, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Eli Buzunov, Kyiv (March 2, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Andrew Williams (March 1, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Ivan Kravchenko, Kryvyi Rih (Feb. 28, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Natalia Berezhnaya, Odesa (Feb. 28, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Tatyana Bershtein, Palanca (Feb. 28, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Oksana Mantuzova (Feb. 27, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Yarik Andrienko, Kharkiv (Feb. 26, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Vitaliy Novikov, Kyiv (Feb. 25, 2022)
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Ukraine Emergency: Eli Buzunov Carrying Water, Kyiv (Feb. 25, 2022)
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