by Ezra-Int | Oct 5, 2021 | Georgia
Bukuri Tornike “I feel what I do is right. The minimum reason why I’m moving to Israel is my family and little kid. I want to create a successful future for them. I always wanted to go to Israel but was looking for right time and I lacked some documents. When my uncle...
by Ezra-Int | Sep 20, 2021 | Brazil
Souli and Perla M from Sao Paulo “My name is Souli, I am from São Paulo, Brazil. I am making aliyah with my wife Perla. Our connection with Israel goes back a long time, as most of our families live there. We have had a very strong connection with Judaism for a long...
by Ezra-Int | Apr 20, 2021 | Argentina
Elizabeth and Rafael M from Santa Fe “My name is Elizabeth. I am married to Rafael and we have 4 children – 3 boys (Ezequiel, Uziel and Ariel) and 1 girl (Shirel). We are from Santa Fé, Argentina.” “Aliyah means living in our country, and having a better future for...
by Ezra-Int | Mar 20, 2021 | Azerbaijan
Khamlet and Samira I from Baku “We consider that making Aliyah is important. If we didn’t think so we would not be leaving here!” “Here it’s difficult with work. I worked as a tour operator in Turkey. After the introduction of quarantine due to the pandemic I had...
by Ezra-Int | Nov 20, 2020 | Azerbaijan
“I decided already a long time ago to make Aliyah but, somehow, I couldn’t leave. I am Jewish. My relatives have always told me that I should move to Israel. To be honest I wasn’t drawn to it and therefore somehow didn’t dare to take that step. I married an...
by Ezra-Int | Nov 5, 2020 | Russia
“I thought about Israel from time to time, especially when I again felt a negative attitude towards me because of my Jewishness. I don’t have big problems due to anti-Semitism but sometimes I feel a very strong desire to be in a society where I can feel 100% at ease...
by Ezra-Int | Oct 20, 2020 | Georgia
Tinatin made Aliyah along with her husband Tengiz and daughter Liza. “All I know about Israel is from my Mom and it became a little dream that my family and I could become a part of that country. We have a small child and as we are young and able to work hard, we...
by Ezra-Int | Oct 5, 2020 | Argentina
My name is Bejamin and I was born in Buenos Aires in 1958. I am a descendant of a family of settlers from Russia who arrived in Moises Ville in 1898 with the great migration to the lands of Baron Hirsch. From that colony almost everyone migrated to Rosario and later...
by Ezra-Int | Sep 20, 2020 | Brazil
My name is Bruno, I am from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Aliyah for me means to ascend spiritually and also personal evolution. I aim to do become a Rabbi. The difficulties in making aliyah are leaving family, friends and memories, but I have had problems with anti-Semitism...
by Ezra-Int | Sep 5, 2020 | Georgia
Gvantsa and Salome are sisters making Aliyah together. Gvantsa tells their story: “Israel is our dream country and our roots are there. Not only our ancestors are from Israel, but our parents live there, and we want to be close to them. So, while we are young, we...
by Ezra-Int | Aug 20, 2020 | Ukraine
Boris – known as Baruch – and Natalya made Aliyah with their six children – sons Menachem, Efraim, and Shmuel and daughters Rivka, Ester, and Bat Sheva. The couple is well known in the Jewish community in Odessa where Baruch is head of the local synagogue and a...
by Ezra-Int | Aug 5, 2020 | Brazil
Patricia Z, Lea S, Ester Carla, and Leonardo M from Rio de Janeiro. These four young people gained authorization from the Jewish Agency to make their aliyah in June 2020. They have been waiting to leave since February when they already received the green light from...
