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Why Immigration and The Fourth of July are so Entwined

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On my mom’s side they came from Poland and Lithuania and similar such places. The folklore is the my grandfather’s brother fought in for the Russian Army against the Germans and was imprisoned in a German prison where he became friendly with a prison guard named “Schuster,” who gave my great uncle his passport.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

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Girls in Tech London picked the top women in 19 countries – the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Israel – on the basis of their leadership and excellence in innovation and technology.

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His name is Tomas Pueyo. So you have countries like Australia, New Zealand, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland and many, many more. It helped them to come to grips with what was happening and hold their leaders accountable for action and inaction.