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18. My uncle escaped Russia.. he was 6

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:51 PM

19 hrs ago

He and his two teenage sisters after their parents were killed in a pogrom.

It feels like our people have always been on the run.

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I think millions of others would if they could Johnny2X2X 23 hrs ago #1

I have no use for this n/t Ziggy Beans 22 hrs ago #3

Didn't need a conference. I did my.own research. sinkingfeeling 22 hrs ago #4

I Have a Better Idea Mr.Bee 22 hrs ago #5

We need to stay and fight Easterncedar 22 hrs ago #6

History Cirsium 15 hrs ago #23

Indeed Easterncedar 15 hrs ago #24

We are so close to prevailing, though nuxvomica 11 hrs ago #25

Yep. mn9driver 22 hrs ago #7

My grandparents knew when it was time to go mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #8

my grandparents came here BonnieJW 19 hrs ago #16

My uncle escaped Russia.. he was 6 mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #18

"Spending hundreds" Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #9

Wonder what the demographics are of those leaving? Wounded Bear 21 hrs ago #10

My daughter is leaving in August AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #11

Seems like an attractive option at first SpankMe 21 hrs ago #12

The Slow Boiling of Frogs 2na fisherman 20 hrs ago #13

Well said misanthrope 19 hrs ago #17

I did it already sdfernando 20 hrs ago #14

Is the US government still letting citizens escape? Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #15

That cartoon says it all..a dark time it is. Passages 19 hrs ago #19

It is unlikely I'll leave anytime soon - Ms. Toad 17 hrs ago #21

Keep you passport current pfitz59 16 hrs ago #22

Good advice Old Crank 6 hrs ago #29

My wife rambler_american 9 hrs ago #26

My mother was born in Canada. Her German parents settled there. BarbD 9 hrs ago #27

Wish I could leave I_UndergroundPanther 9 hrs ago #28

We left pre T I. Old Crank 5 hrs ago #30

For a quick overview of some country options Old Crank 5 hrs ago #31