Julie Smolyansky says her parents fell to their knees and wept when they first witnessed the abundance of an American supermarket after emigrating to the Chicago area from Kyiv in
1976.
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 22: Julie Smolyansky attends the United Nations 2014 Equator Prize Gala at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on September 22, 2014 in New York City. D Dipasupil/Getty Images/AFP