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Marjean welcomes the stranger

By the sheer blessings that I have, I was born in a place where I can survive. But I remind myself that I could very well be that person who needs help.

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Dassie Abelson’s home is where love is

Dassie Abelson was born in 1944 in what was Palestine at the time, but is now Israel. “These were people who suffered tremendously, who were able to escape because they wanted to be alive and find a place of safety … My mother was one of those people.”

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Becky + Claudio

We spoke with Becky Lomotey and her oldest son, Claudio, about the life they have made and gains from three countries, three children, three languages. This life she and Claudio have put together in central Massachusetts, reads like an American dream. But in fact, they are still waiting for that call that makes them U.S. Citizens.

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Ilana and Briana Are Not Bystanders

For Ilana Pavlotsky and Briana Tautiva, the war in Ukraine is a personal nightmare. Being a bystander is not an option. Doing something to help is in their blood and their family history.