Ukraine
This is part 2 of 6 blog posts on my grandfather’s home village of Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia (now Ukraine). Prospering through…
Read MoreThis is part 1 of 6 blog posts on my grandfather’s home village of Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia (now Ukraine). Founding of…
Read MoreIt’s here! The 2nd edition of my book, “Visiting Your Ancestral Town,” is now available with a special price of…
Read MoreMy decision to boycott Russian goods was an easy one. Russia is invading Ukraine. My travels to Ukraine have made…
Read MoreI feel like I’m in a WWII novel. One friend mentioned posters going up in public places like schools, directing…
Read MoreThe first time I went to Ukraine, I hated vodka. That’s a problem, because it’s a mark of Ukrainian hospitality…
Read MoreI just got off the phone with the White House. I was telling President Obama (via the citizen comment line)…
Read MoreAs I talk to friends about the crisis in Ukraine, I am frustrated by the misunderstandings I hear. I am…
Read MoreI remember a trip to Ukraine in the spring of 2005, just months after the Orange Revolution shook the streets…
Read MoreVisiting ancestral towns is bad. When you travel, you fall in love with some destinations for their natural beauty or…
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