Stories from the Field

Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).

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Svitlana D from Kyiv

Svitlana D from Kyiv

“I dreamed of moving to Israel for a long time, because my children and grandchildren live there, but my husband was against leaving Ukraine. Despite many years of persuasion, he did not agree. Even when the war began, my husband remained unshakable in his conviction....

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Marina and Nikolai V from Moscow

Marina and Nikolai V from Moscow

The story of the Marina and Nikolai, who made the difficult decision to repatriate to Israel, is filled with unexpected discoveries and emotional experiences.  The couple were leaving with their two sons – Igor and Stanislav as well as Stanislav’s wife, Aleksandra. It...

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Sergei and Irina S from Krivoi Rog

Sergei and Irina S from Krivoi Rog

“We decided to repatriate because of the full-scale war that has started in Ukraine. The living conditions are very difficult now, especially for children. And the situation in the east of Ukraine is getting worse every month, and it is not known how it will all end....

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Luiz and Roberta H from Rio de Janeiro

Luiz and Roberta H from Rio de Janeiro

“My name is Luiz. I was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro and have always lived there. I studied there and after some years of work, married Roberta and later our daughter Raquel was born. Unfortunately our country has gone through several economic crises and in our...

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Alexandre and Eila K from Rio de Janeiro

Alexandre and Eila K from Rio de Janeiro

“My name is Alexandre, married to Eila.  We have a beautiful daughter called Ana Clara and our dog, Peto.  We were born, raised and lived until now in the city of Rio de Janeiro – RJ - Brazil.” “My wife is a social worker, my daughter has been playing volleyball at...

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Mickael and Agnes M from Paris

Mickael and Agnes M from Paris

“We have been considering making Aliyah for 21 years. We have received the love of Israel since our childhood from our parents.  We have made several plans that we did not realize. 4 of our children went up after the baccalaureate with the masa programs, did their...

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Patrick R from São Paulo

Patrick R from São Paulo

“My name is Patrick, I was born and lived in São Paulo, SP - Brazil. My mother always cheered me up by telling me stories about Israel and how our people there always defended themselves. I grew up with this idea of ​​one day going there, studying and living there,...

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Albert L from Tibilisi

Albert L from Tibilisi

Albert is making aliyah along with his son, Mikita.  He tells their story: “Through Aliyah our family is being reunited and we see our future there in Israel. We are running away from the tough political and economic situations and looking forward for better future....

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Ben-Hur and Marcia W from Rio de Janeiro

Ben-Hur and Marcia W from Rio de Janeiro

My name is Ben-Hur, I am married to Marcia and father of Felipe. Even though we did not attend the Jewish community, due to the long distance, from a young age our parents gave us the burning desire to return to Israel. Our story is that we started working early to...

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