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The Syrian Refugee Who Became Mayor Of A German Village
Ryyan Alshebl fled war-torn Syria in 2015, arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos after a harrowing four-hour journey on a rubber boat. Eight years on, he is the mayor of a German village. “It was dark and cold and there was not a single light to be seen on Lesbos,” he recalls. “A few […]
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Former Cambridge mayor Alice Wolf, an advocate for refugees and LGBTQ equality, dies at 89
With a quietly fierce dedication to preserving the rights of anyone marginalized by society, she served Cambridge for nearly 35 years as a School Committee member, councilor, mayor, and state representative. Ms. Wolf died Thursday in her Cambridge home. She was 89 and had been diagnosed with leukemia. Get Today’s Headlines The day’s top stories […]
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