During the second week of Russia’s war in Ukraine, when it became clear that a major refugee crisis was in the making, Israel’s United Hatzalah organization put out a general call on WhatsApp for volunteers to go to Moldova, a bordering neighbor of Ukraine, to assist with the Ukrainians who were already streaming there. Jill Baker Shames signed up.
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