(Jewish Group) In Brooklyn's 'Little Odessa,' Jews from Ukraine and Russia find the war 'terrifying'

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1. I grew up in Brooklyn, going to Brighton beach

And I remember it well, along with the changes, over time, as Russian and Ukrainian Jews moved there. The restaurants and markets and food carts, the Russian signs, the shoes and clothing stores displaying the most outrageous, colorful creations that they insisted on, after living in the USSR and having only bland clothes, and hearing Russian more often than English, especially on local busses. And even after my parents moved away, when I Iived in Manhattan I'd take the train to Brighton Beach.

As with most of the world, my thoughts and prayers are directed to Ukraine emerging from this horror as a free country; and my heart goes out to the Ukrainians in Brighton beach and the lower east side of NYC, where I spent a lot of time over the years.

Terrifying is an apt description for what they're feeling.