Julie Masis
GlobalPostJulie Masis is a freelance journalist. Her stories have been published in the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, the Montreal Gazette, The Globe and Mail, the Jerusalem Post, the Times of Israel, and in other newspapers and magazines. Other than journalism, she has also taught English to Buddhist monks in Cambodia, organized tours to the Khmer Rouge tribunal, wrote a book about how her grandfather lived to be 100, and is currently the publisher of the Russian Boston Gazette, a small newspaper for the Russian-speaking community in Boston. She speaks English, French and Russian.
This Canadian day care center re-creates 'the spirit of a large family' for kids and their single moms
At a publicly subsidized day care for the children of single mothers in Montréal, the objective is to take care not only of the children but also of the women.
In Catalonia, bullfights are out, human towers are in
A century after the revolution, Russians build monuments to the czars
Moldova will build a monument to Roma victims of the Holocaust
More US citizens — yes, citizens — are seeking refuge in Canada
Way more migrants are now sneaking across the US-Canada border
The number of people crossing the US border into Canada illegally, and requesting asylum after they're caught, is rising quickly. The migrants are not held in detention centers like in the US. And Canada often obliges, and lets them stay.
In which Adolf Hitler creeps into your home movies
More than 70 years after he killed himself, the Nazi fuhrer has unexpectedly popped up in old family movie collections. Never-before-seen footage of Hitler is "a very rare thing indeed," a documentary expert says.
Why rabies and tetanus are back in Ukraine
Sections of Ukraine's national medicine cabinets have been running empty since the country's conflict with Russia began. As a result, diseases that were under control for many decades are making a comeback.
Stray dogs wearing ear tags are the latest Ukrainian revolution
The Soviets used to just shoot stray dogs dead. Now, after animal rights campaigning, a Ukrainian city captures, sterilizes and releases dogs back on the street — with tags on their ears. But Ukrainians are still getting bit.
World's longest workday? It may not be where you think it is.
When it was part of the Soviet Union it had a tightly controlled workday. Now, it's unlimited. Lawmakers are finally trying to change that.
Thousands of people are ‘treated’ with radon baths every year in Ukraine
You may know radon as that radioactive gas that can cause cancer. Well, people from all over the former Soviet Union head to Khmilnyk, Ukraine to sit in baths of the stuff to treat their health problems.
A synagogue is born in a little Polish town, but no Jews are left
A non-Jewish Polish retiree had a dream to rebuild his hometown like it was before the Nazis wiped out all the wooden temples and the Jews there.
At this Canadian camp, 8 years old isn’t too young for girls to 'turn heads’
A summer camp gives young girls makeup and fashion tips. Some Canadians are definitely not cool with that.
Montreal wants a complete ban on plastic water bottles
But local bottled water reps complain their healthy beverage is being singled out.
Say hello to one of the strictest new smoking laws in the world
Europe’s poorest country is about to ban smoking almost everywhere, even in people's own cars.