Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
Jonathan and Deborah M from Strasbourg
Jonathan and Deborah M from Strasbourg We received a love for Israel from our parents from childhood. For 21 years, we had been planning to make Aliyah. We made several plans that we hadn't yet fulfilled. Four of our children immigrated after high school through Massa...
Aleksandr and Yulia from Minsk
Aleksandr and Yulia from Minsk Aliyah for us means a return to the land of our ancestors, a chance to connect with the history of our people. We wanted our children - Arina and Valeria - to grow up not with anxiety, but with confidence in the future—in a country...
Fabian C from Buenos Aires
“Aliyah: Following Family, Embracing the Future” Hello, my name is Fabian C, and I want to share a bit about my Aliyah journey: For me, making Aliyah is a unique opportunity—a fresh start in my life. It means being close to all my family in Israel, a place where I...
Lili and Mikhail J from Tbilisi
Aliyah is like a call in our hearts that we should join Israel and that holy place. For several years we have been watching how our family members and relatives were leaving and making Aliyah. Moreover, we were helping them to do that…and you know, time has flown by...
Stanislav and Evheniya B from Kyiv
Stanislav and Evheniya B from Kyiv We are tired of living in the conditions of war in Ukraine, full of insecurity and uncertainty. Our children live in Israel. We are going to be with them. We need to calm down emotionally and get qualified medical care. Our children...
Renata Y from Shakhtinsk, Kazakhstan
Renata Y from Shakhtinsk, Kazakhstan Making Aliyah for me is a family reunion! Reuniting with aunts, uncles, and cousins opens up new opportunities for emotional support, strengthening family ties, sharing experiences, and creating memories. It is a chance for...
Galina and Pavel I from St Petersburg (via Almata, Kazakhstan)
I wanted to create community with the Jewish people, to return to the roots of my historic homeland, to have the opportunity to live in a country where Jewish history, language and customs permeate every sphere of life. So that my son, Artur, would remember and honor...
Our Aliyah: A Journey of Faith and Fulfilment
My name is Benedita, and I just want to share with you a bit of my Aliyah story. I lived in Campinas, São Paulo. I have always maintained my ties with the local community, and this has led me to seek the opportunity to return to Israel through Aliyah for a long time....
Artem and Olga R from Irkutsk
Artem and Olga R from Irkutsk My grandmother Nadezhda, lived in Siberia a long time ago. She moved several times. For some time, she lived and worked in the city of Tulun, where she ended up working. Our family originated from her. I dream of returning to the homeland...