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Refugee Resettlement, 11.27

The Shevchuk family (from left): Elizabeth, Emily, Tony, Elise, Nina, Alex, Jonathan, Alex, Vasyl, Abigail, Azarii, Liudmyla, Anhelina, Andrii, Evelina Lytvak, daughter of Vasyl and Liudmyla, with her husband Denys Lytvak pose for a photo Friday. Alex and Vasyl, who are from Ukraine, are brothers who had been separated for 19 years. Their two families were brought together this week in Lincoln, where Vasyl's family of seven was resettled.

Refugee Resettlement, 11.27

The Shevchuk family (from left): son Alex, daughters Elise and Abigail, son Tony Shevchuk, Alex Shevchuk (seated), wife Nina, son Jonathan, and daughters Emily and Elizabeth pose for a photo on Friday. Alex Shevchuk welcomed his brother's family of seven this week to Lincoln, where they were resettled from Ukraine.

The Shevchuk family (from left): son-in-law Denys Lytvak, daughter Evelina Lytvak, Liudmyla Shevchuk with husband Vasyl Shevchuk, son Azarii Shevchuk, daughter Anhelina Shevchuk and son Andrii Shevchuk pose for a photo on Friday. The family arrived this week from the Ukraine, the first refugee family to be resettled in Lincoln this fiscal year that began in October. 

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Thanksgiving was a happy reunion for Nina and Alex Shevchuk, and the thankful conclusion of a journey from Ukraine for Alex's brother and his family of seven.

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Refugee Resettlement, 11.27

The Shevchuk family (from left): Elizabeth, Emily, Tony, Elise, Nina, Alex, Jonathan, Alex, Vasyl, Abigail, Azarii, Liudmyla, Anhelina, Andrii, Evelina Lytvak, daughter of Vasyl and Liudmyla, with her husband Denys Lytvak pose for a photo Friday. Alex and Vasyl, who are from Ukraine, are brothers who had been separated for 19 years. Their two families were brought together this week in Lincoln, where Vasyl's family of seven was resettled.

The Shevchuk family (from left): son Alex, daughters Elise and Abigail, son Tony Shevchuk, Alex Shevchuk (seated), wife Nina, son Jonathan, and daughters Emily and Elizabeth pose for a photo on Friday. Alex Shevchuk welcomed his brother's family of seven this week to Lincoln, where they were resettled from Ukraine.

The Shevchuk family (from left): son-in-law Denys Lytvak, daughter Evelina Lytvak, Liudmyla Shevchuk with husband Vasyl Shevchuk, son Azarii Shevchuk, daughter Anhelina Shevchuk and son Andrii Shevchuk pose for a photo on Friday. The family arrived this week from the Ukraine, the first refugee family to be resettled in Lincoln this fiscal year that began in October. 

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