Pershemish, the First Stop on the Flight to Freedom

pershemish poland is eight miles from ukraine's border, the first stop on the flight to freedom. Those who left behind homes, husbands, careers and schools are welcomed with soup, coffee, coats against the gloomy 30 degrees. On arrival, they're free to travel anywhere they want, some reach for family or friends already living outside crane. But inside the pershimish station, opened in 18 60, those with no destination fill every hall and room. They rest on all they have left in the world, a light load, but for the burden of memory. O se oa teteplei locali, there were so many people. Mersana told us