Eckart Broedermann
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Eckart Broedermann Partner Broedermann Jahn
hortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Professor Eckart Broedermann and his wife, Silke, decided it was their duty to do something about the human tragedy that was unfolding as a cascade of Ukrainian refugees fled for safety.
“We were informed that the Ukrainian family of our son’s girlfriend was suddenly fleeing for their lives, joining thousands of other war refugees seeking safety at the borders of neighboring countries,” Broedermann indicated just weeks after the invasion occurred.
welcome five Ukrainian refugees, including a mother, three children, and an aunt. The foreigners were soon on their way to the Broedermann home in Hamburg in northern Germany, a haven far from the shelling and bombing that Russia had unleashed on its neighbor.
Their decision to become involved was motivated on a neighboring and personal level, Broedermann said at the time.
So, within a matter of days, Broedermann and his wife would make an arduous 14-hour drive across Germany and the Czech Republic en route to the HungarianUkrainian border, where they would
For months, the group of five refugees became part of the Broedermann family, enjoying the safety and comforts of the German couple’s home while also
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