Dear Ukrainian Grandparents,

Rachel Steinman
8 min readMar 14, 2022

When I watch the senseless human suffering in Ukraine with tears in my eyes, it’s as if my dear Jewish-Ukrainian grandparents' history is being repeated. My family members were the lucky ones who were able to escape as is evidenced by me, their Jewish granddaughter and great-granddaughter whose Ukrainian blood runs through me and is here today to be able to write this without fear of censorship. Because my family was able to escape…

Rachel Steinman

Host of “Dear Family,” the Podcast, Writer, Educator, and Mental Health Advocate https://writenowrachel.com/