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Jewish volunteers bond with Ukrainian kids at summer camp

Marta Saracyn, left, and Helise Lieberman, center, take part in an interview with The Associated Press, outside the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Rabbi Ilana Baird, who volunteers to mentor Ukrainian refugee children at a summer camp, poses for a picture outside the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Ukrainian refugee children gather outside the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Toys lie on the table in a classroom at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Ukrainian refugee children look at the drawings at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Hannah Miller, left, Helise Lieberman, center, and Marta Saracyn speak during an interview with The Associated Press, at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

A Ukrainian refugee child walks up the stairs at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

A Ukrainian refugee child plays with a smartphone at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Ukrainian refugee children look outside the window at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Marta Saracyn, the head of the Jewish Community Center of Warsaw, writes down names of the children at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Hannah Miller, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Ukrainian refugee children walk in the corridor at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Ukrainian refugee children sit in classroom at the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Ukrainian refugee children walk along the backyard of the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Ukrainian refugee children play with a ball in the backyard of the Lauder Morasha Jewish school in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 28, 2022. A special summer camp run by Jewish organizations has brought Jewish volunteers from the former Soviet Union to Warsaw to help Ukrainian children. The camp, which ran for most of July and ended Friday, was organized to bring some joy to traumatized children, help prepare them for the school year ahead in Polish schools and give their mothers some time to themselves. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Jewish volunteers bond with Ukrainian kids at summer camp