Dmitri Kessel (1902 – 1995) was born in the Russian Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. During a 60-year career, Mr. Kessel worked as an industrial photographer, a war correspondent and combat photographer, and a photo essayist for LIFE magazine. During World War II, he sailed on convoy escorts in the North Atlantic, covered the landing of American troops in the Aleutian Islands and the British landing in Greece.
Syrian Refugee Children Encountering Significant Trauma and Schooling Disruptions Prior to Resettlement, MPI Report Finds
Forty percent of the more than 4 million Syrian refugees who have fled Syria since civil war began in 2011 are under the age of 12, with many encountering substantial schooling disruptions that will affect their learning once resettled. This report draws from a study of Syrian children living in refugee camps in Turkey and reviews the broader literature to uncover the challenges these children face in host and resettlement countries.
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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘critically ill’ after condition deteriorates
Royal Free hospital says Scottish nurse is still in high-level isolation unit where she was being treated for late complication of the disease
Source: Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘critically ill’ after condition deteriorates
Taliban Targeted Women During Takeover of Kunduz
Middle East – Israel seals off East Jerusalem after ‘Day of Rage’ attacks – France 24
{Isreal creates “ghetto” in Jerusalem and engages in collective punishment}
At a meeting of the security cabinet that finished in the early hours, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also allowed revocation of residency rights of Palestinians deemed to have committed “terrorism” and a step-up in the demolition of homes of people who carry out attacks.Seven Israelis and 30 Palestinians, including children and attackers, have died in two weeks of violence including stabbings, shootings, car rammings and security crackdowns that have stirred memories of past Palestinian uprisings.The causes of the turmoil are multiple, but Palestinians are angry about what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, an area that is holy to both Muslims and Jews.
Source: Middle East – Israel seals off East Jerusalem after ‘Day of Rage’ attacks – France 24
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