UK Hosts Are Opening Their Doors to Refugees

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In a year where millions of people around the world have been displaced due to conflict, violence and persecution; there have been plenty of unsung heroes on UK soil who have opened their doors (and hearts) to those who have been forced to flee their homes.

Nicola Solomon, who lives in London, is one of them.

The former chief executive of the Society of Authors, along with her husband, a senior Rabbi, has hosted more than a dozen refugees and people seeking asylum through Refugees at Home.

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