AMHERST Russia’s ever-escalating war with Ukraine, now in its 10th month, shows no signs of slowing, piling up casualties right through the holidays.But in 1914, in the horrific midst of World War I, 100,000 British and German soldiers ventured out.
AMHERST Russia’s ever-escalating war with Ukraine, now in its 10th month, shows no signs of slowing, piling up casualties right through the holidays.But in 1914, in the horrific midst of World War I, 100,000 British and German soldiers ventured out.
The event, which was designed to celebrate "the yearning for peace," would have featured Karim Wasfi, known as the cellist of Baghdad, and Jehann El-Bisi, a western Massachusetts poet and painter.