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Crisis in Ukraine: The Basics

May 21, 2014 | Comments Off on Crisis in Ukraine: The Basics
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As I talk to friends about the crisis in Ukraine, I am frustrated by the misunderstandings I hear. I am…

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Warsaw’s Path of Remembrance

April 6, 2014 |
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Warsaw’s Path of Remembrance—a walk through the heart of what was once the city’s vibrant Jewish community. A walk through…

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I Wish I Were Polish

March 26, 2014 | Comments Off on I Wish I Were Polish
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  Traveling to Poland and learning more about the Solidarity movement and the Warsaw Uprising gave me a whole new…

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In Search of an Elusive Ancestral Town

March 14, 2014 |
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Dripping blood, missing rental car, taxi careening through traffic—as I told the rental car agency guy (when we finally found…

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Faces of Ukraine: Where Is He Now?

February 19, 2014 | Comments Off on Faces of Ukraine: Where Is He Now?
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I remember a trip to Ukraine in the spring of 2005, just months after the Orange Revolution shook the streets…

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