Exile, Interrupted:
A Ukrainian World War II Refugee Finds Home

Human Interest Profile by Dawn Rachelle Kotapish

Born in 1937 in present-day Ukraine at the onset of World War II, George (Schudnachowski) Shoning endured a life marked by displacement and hardship. His grandfather, great-uncle, and uncle were executed by Communist authorities, and his father was sent to a Siberian labor camp. The family narrowly survived famine and war, often relying on improbable moments of rescue that George believes were divinely orchestrated.