At a time when many Americans are undergoing economic challenges due to inflation as well as a general sense of malaise and often even foreboding with COVID-19 still lingering, the holiday period and coming New Year are a fitting time to look outside our own circle to see how others in the world are faring. In Eastern Europe, hundreds of thousands of families are at this moment dealing with the death or maiming of family members and dear friends. Millions of Americans trace their own family history to the lands of Eastern Europe. The Russian invasion and war in Ukraine,...