This is the Medyka Border Crossing at Przemsysl. It is emotionally overwhelming to simply pull up to it, as I did for the first time yesterday. There are cars and vans from organizations from all over the world. There is a big bus out front with refugees - families, holding garbage bags with their clothes, moms carrying their children’s scooters, stuffed bears, strollers. This is as close as you can get to take a picture. Picture taking is strictly forbidden any closer, for privacy and to maintain dignity. To get in the building, you must be registered as a volunteer. The first step is getting covid tested. On the line to be tested I met two groups from Israel, one Jewish and one Christian, and a former Oakland PD officer. He told me he had been shot five times to stop an investigation that was getting too close for someone’s comfort and was retired due to PTSD. Frank (not his name) said he was here trying to decide whether to try ...