Ukrainian refugee speaks of displacement, deprivation

“ never thought that I would be living in a country where catastrophes and violence would occur. The situation in Ukraine is really dire and is now a situation where people, even my mother, cannot afford to buy food or medicine,” said Masha Shumatskaya, a young Ukrainian who has been involved in the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) over the past few years. Shumatskaya was the featured speaker at the annual fundraising event for United Jewish Communities of Colorado Springs (UJC-CS) at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Sunday, Oct. 18. Sharing her story with approximately 50 members of the Colorado Springs Jewish community, she described the difficult political and economic problems facing Ukranian Jews. “When you have to choose between diapers or 10 kilos [22 lbs.] of […]