Falling dollar hits seniors,
programs in former Soviet Union
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| Grant Slater |
| Alexey Zheleznyak is one of 32,000 Russians whose social services were cut last year as a result of a decline in the dollar's value. |
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By Grant Slater
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Published: 06/17/2008
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Of all the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's operations abroad, the former Soviet Union has been hit hardest by the falling dollar. One result: Many seniors are no longer receiving the services they once depended on.
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