Montreal Gazette – Montreal Doula to Volunteer in Syrian Refugee Camps in Northern Greece
Heading home by bus one December night from her Outremont café, Rivka Cymbalist clicked on her Twitter feed and watched, horrified, as a young female journalist described the chaos of eastern Aleppo, then under evacuation, wondering if she’d survive the day. At that moment, Cymbalist knew she had to help the families fleeing the devastation of the civil war in Syria — especially the pregnant refugees and those who have just given birth.
