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For Purim, The Times of Israel reporters' children ask diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman some of their burning questions about the Ukraine war, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

First, in the spirit of Purim, we discuss a couple of “good news” items. Berman begins with efforts to rescue refugees’ pets that he encountered recently during his weeks in Lviv.

[caption id="attachment_2725647" align="alignnone" width="600"] A Ukrainian girl and her cat wait at the platform inside Lviv railway station, February 27, 2022, in Lviv, west Ukraine. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)[/caption]

Borschel-Dan brings a grassroots fundraising effort from international musicians called Violinists Support Ukraine. Illia Bondarenko begins the viral video from a basement shelter in Kyiv, playing his arrangement of the Ukrainian folk song “The Willow Board.” We hear a short clip.

Finally, we hear from 11-year-old Shai, son of senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur; 9-year-old Libby, the daughter of news editor Naomi Lanzkron; Elinor (6) and Lielle (8), daughters of Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David; and Ayyala (11) and Elad (9), Borschel-Dan's children.

Discussed articles include:

94 violinists from 25 countries form chorus in support of Ukraine

VIDEO: Violinists Across the World Play for Ukraine

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IMAGE: School kids dressed up in costumes arrive to their school ahead of the the Jewish holiday of Purim, at the Gabrieli Carmel School in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

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