When images first surfaced of the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, Debra Luftman knew she needed to do something. The Beverly Hills dermatologist began to make calls, trying to find out how to help. More than anything else, it was the sight of brave refugees fleeing their homes that inspired her. Luftman’s own grandparents had fled Eastern Europe during the horrors of World War II.
“I knew I wanted to get involved, I just didn’t know how,” Luftman told the Courier.