Refugee

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Belmont Woman Joins Effort to Aid Families Sheltering at Logan

June 8, 2024
Belmont resident Amy Rosenstein’s car was packed — filled with items for donation that would be delivered to Logan International Airport, where dozens of migrants and other unhoused individuals have been staying overnight — when a friend called to say they were…
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Local Volunteers Provide ‘Friendship, Support’ to Refugees

March 4, 2024
This past weekend, three Beth El Temple Center members arrived at a hotel in Mansfield, bringing with them food and conversation, which they shared with four refugee families living at the hotel until the families find permanent housing. “Communication was a challenge,…

Ukrainian Family Facing Relentless Challenges

December 17, 2023
Life in Massachusetts has been turbulent for Karen Unanian and his family. Earlier this year, as the green hues of the leaves began to morph into warm-toned fall shades, Unanian and his wife, Viktoriia Susidenko, were hopeful about their new life in…