Surrounded by students who would later leave Croatia in pursuit of more successful jobs, Ljudmila Mihajlović and Maja Žirovčić never dreamed that their hobby would one day become a business.
A new law takes effect Tuesday in Hungary to lock all asylum-seekers into detention camps made out of shipping containers, while their papers are being processed. Refugees are responding with fear.
The Space of Synagogues memorial comes at a time when Ukraine attempts both to sort out its national identity and commemorate its Jewish past. Neither effort has been straightforward.
Ukraine's former president Victor Yanukovych spent more that $30 million on his personal estate before he fled for Russia. Think private zoo, crocodile skin-lined planters and a copy of John and Yoko's white piano.
You may know radon as that radioactive gas that can cause cancer. Well, people from all over the former Soviet Union head to Khmilnyk, Ukraine to sit in baths of the stuff to treat their health problems.
Migrants and refugees are trying to leave Hungary as fast as they can. Hungarians don't blame them, saying it's a depressed place where no one wants to live.
Red and Hot: Willis Conover brought the liberating sounds of American jazz to Eastern Europe in the midst of the Cold War. Now there is a drive to honor him on a US stamp.
When Menachem Kaiser discovered that the bagel had disappeared from Lithuania, along with most of the Jewish culture, he and some friends decided to bring it back.
It's a disturbing time for Jews in Europe right now. But the conflict in Ukraine seems to be making that country a little more welcoming to its Jewish citizens, even as they continue leaving the country in large numbers.
Seventy-five years ago this week, the world was turned upside down when Hitler and Stalin signed a pact of alliance. Within days Hitler invaded Poland, starting World War II. Roger Moorhouse, a historian, has a new book out on the momentous but often-forgotten "Devils' Alliance."
Migrants and refugees are trying to leave Hungary as fast as they can. Hungarians don't blame them, saying it's a depressed place where no one wants to live.
When Menachem Kaiser discovered that the bagel had disappeared from Lithuania, along with most of the Jewish culture, he and some friends decided to bring it back.
Like many doctors around the world, Turkish doctors at public health facilities face often-staggering workloads. But unlike in other places, Turkish doctors now face a stunning amount of violence from disgruntled patients and their relatives.
You may know radon as that radioactive gas that can cause cancer. Well, people from all over the former Soviet Union head to Khmilnyk, Ukraine to sit in baths of the stuff to treat their health problems.
The Space of Synagogues memorial comes at a time when Ukraine attempts both to sort out its national identity and commemorate its Jewish past. Neither effort has been straightforward.
Surrounded by students who would later leave Croatia in pursuit of more successful jobs, Ljudmila Mihajlović and Maja Žirovčić never dreamed that their hobby would one day become a business.
Stefan Baluk was a Polish independence fighter during the Warsaw Uprising. First he faced the Nazis; then after the war, the Soviets. And it took Poland 50 years to recognize him for his service.
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Lifestyle & Belief
The conflict in Ukraine has led to a Golden Age for Jews — though some are still leaving
PRI's The World
March 18, 2015
It's a disturbing time for Jews in Europe right now. But the conflict in Ukraine seems to be making that country a little more welcoming to its Jewish citizens, even as they continue leaving the country in large numbers.
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Conflict & Justice
The pact between Hitler and Stalin that paved the way for World War II was signed 75 years ago
PRI's The World
August 21, 2014
Seventy-five years ago this week, the world was turned upside down when Hitler and Stalin signed a pact of alliance. Within days Hitler invaded Poland, starting World War II. Roger Moorhouse, a historian, has a new book out on the momentous but often-forgotten "Devils' Alliance."
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Politics
What's the matter with Hungary? Writer calls her homeland 'a depressive country'
PRI's The World
September 14, 2015
Migrants and refugees are trying to leave Hungary as fast as they can. Hungarians don't blame them, saying it's a depressed place where no one wants to live.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Bagels disappeared from Lithuania after WWII … but now they’re back
PRI's The World
June 16, 2015
When Menachem Kaiser discovered that the bagel had disappeared from Lithuania, along with most of the Jewish culture, he and some friends decided to bring it back.
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Health & Medicine
Turkey's doctors fear for their lives ... on the job
PRI's The World
July 08, 2014
Like many doctors around the world, Turkish doctors at public health facilities face often-staggering workloads. But unlike in other places, Turkish doctors now face a stunning amount of violence from disgruntled patients and their relatives.
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Health & Medicine
Thousands of people are ‘treated’ with radon baths every year in Ukraine
GlobalPost
July 08, 2016
You may know radon as that radioactive gas that can cause cancer. Well, people from all over the former Soviet Union head to Khmilnyk, Ukraine to sit in baths of the stuff to treat their health problems.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Why Ukraine’s newest Holocaust memorial is so important
GlobalPost
September 07, 2016
The Space of Synagogues memorial comes at a time when Ukraine attempts both to sort out its national identity and commemorate its Jewish past. Neither effort has been straightforward.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Bows and glitter: Young entrepreneurs choose their tools to confront the struggling Croatian economy
The GroundTruth Project
June 19, 2017
Surrounded by students who would later leave Croatia in pursuit of more successful jobs, Ljudmila Mihajlović and Maja Žirovčić never dreamed that their hobby would one day become a business.
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Conflict & Justice
A Polish resistance fighter remembers fighting in the Warsaw Uprising — from the sewers
PRI's The World
October 02, 2014
Stefan Baluk was a Polish independence fighter during the Warsaw Uprising. First he faced the Nazis; then after the war, the Soviets. And it took Poland 50 years to recognize him for his service.
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Arts, Culture & Media
People are lining up to pose as the founder of the Soviet Union in Ukraine’s capital
GlobalPost
July 13, 2016
Anyone in Kiev who’s ever dreamed of standing in Vladimir Lenin’s shoes now has their chance, thanks to a Mexican artist.