an adjunct associate professor of population health

at Hofstra University and co-leader of Upholding

Humanity, said: ‘‘The needs are immense. There

was one family who needed a dentist immediately.

There was the baby who had an ear infection, and

my husband is an ear, nose and throat physician.’’

Makhnin has been purchasing food for fami-

lies with her own money while taking donations

from local businesses. ‘‘We are not talking about

anything fancy schmancy,’’ she told me. ‘‘But

they need sugar, some oil, some cold cuts.’’ She

will translate letters if needed. She has collect-

ed clothing for a Ukrainian family that lost its

suitcases while fl eeing the war. She works with

Sue Fox, the executive director at the Shorefront

Y, to enroll students in English classes, get chil-

dren into day care and connect people with pro

bono immigration lawyers. But Makhnin has

found herself hitting a wall. She can help a family

enroll their children in local schools, for example,

but that school might not have a counselor who

speaks Russian or Ukrainian. ‘‘We can help one

or two people,’’ she said. ‘‘Maybe seven. Maybe

10. But it is not enough.’’
    ‘‘It’s very frustrating,’’ Fox said. ‘‘We have no
    additional staff. There are still only 24 hours in the
    day.’’ Fox was accustomed to helping people arriv-
    ing in the city. She saw the neighborhood through
    Superstorm Sandy. But she met those challenges
    with resources and information. She had phone
    numbers and people to call. ‘‘We are used to hav-
    ing answers,’’ she told me. ‘‘But now there are no
    answers that we can give.’’

Nearly two months after arriving in the United

States, Arsirii was busy helping her family move

to the new apartment while also waiting to hear

about her temporary protected status application

and work permit, which she hopes will be pro-

cessed quickly.

Some Ukrainians are applying for asylum, a pro-

cess with a backlog of nearly 700,000 cases. Others

continue to arrive without legal status, moving in

with family or friends, stretching their resources

to gain a foothold in the city.

Khurami and Jamalzada have been waiting for

many months to hear about their application to

receive a special immigrant visa, which would

grant them permanent residence in the United

States. Jamalzada started the process when she

worked for U.S.A.I.D., nearly two years before she

was forced to fl ee Kabul. ‘‘We had to email the

International Organization for Migration many

times and call to get our documents,’’ Khurami

said. ‘‘Imagine how diffi cult it might be for people

who do not speak English.’’

Khurami and Jamalzada believe in fate. When

Jamalzada was fi rst fi lling out that special immi-

grant visa application, she was asked to name

a destination. She wrote ‘‘New York City.’’ ‘‘And

now, here we are,’’ she said, smiling. They have

painted their apartment and Khurami has clothes

that fi t. They are both applying for jobs and map-

ping out their pathway into Manhattan on the

subway and bus. ‘‘We are dreaming,’’ Jamalzada

told me. ‘‘For us, we want to do something for

our lives, for our careers.’’

In May, Khurami emailed me about the couple’s

progress. ‘‘We got some off ers,’’ he wrote. ‘‘But their

payments are low.’’ There are jobs available with

refugee-resettlement agencies, but those positions

are all temporary, lasting about three months. So

Khurami and Jamalzada are trying to hold out for

something better, their $1,800 monthly rent in the

back of their minds. Jamalzada hopes that Khurami

can eventually pursue his dream of getting another

graduate degree. ‘‘And then, maybe when things are

more settled, I can start my own business,’’ she said.

‘‘We are idealistic people,’’ Khurami told me.

‘‘We don’t want to just survive.’’œ

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Theology (3 points). Also: Eyetooth, geology, ghetto,

goggle, golly, gooey, googol, hellhole, hello, holey, holly,

hooey, hotel, hotly, lotto, otology, toggle, tooth, toothy,

tootle. If you found other legitimate dictionary words in

the beehive, feel free to include them in your score.

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