Comments on A Sign Of The TimesTypePad2014-01-07T13:03:49ZDavid Bognerhttps://www.treppenwitz.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.treppenwitz.com/2014/01/a-sign-of-the-times/comments/atom.xml/sheldan commented on 'A Sign Of The Times'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef01a51098ef26970c2014-01-09T02:10:29Z2014-01-13T10:10:39ZsheldanTrep, you and I must have been from the same era. In the 1960's I remember that the signs mentioned...<p>Trep, you and I must have been from the same era. In the 1960's I remember that the signs mentioned "millions" with a light display for 400, 500, etc. to 900. Then the light display was covered with a large "ONE" and the word "millions" changed to "billions." Then "one" changed to "two," "three," etc. I think I remember that they eventually had a "permanent" number (e.g., 40 billion served). I suppose that no one knows exactly how many billion they have actually served, therefore the "billions and billions served."</p>Eyal commented on 'A Sign Of The Times'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef01a51093037a970c2014-01-08T16:56:31Z2014-01-13T10:10:39ZEyalA couple of comments: 1) UNWRA actually predates the UNHCR. Apparently a number of such bodies were formed post WWII,...<p>A couple of comments:</p>
<p>1) UNWRA actually predates the UNHCR. Apparently a number of such bodies were formed post WWII, each to handle a specific refugee groups, but other tha UNWRA all of them have long completed their missions and been disbanded and folded into the UNHCR.</p>
<p>2) There's another way in which Palestinian refugees differ from others - normally, if a refugee obtains citizenship in a third country he is no longer considered a refugee. This is apaprently not the case for Palestinian refugees.</p>