Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
Daniil V from St Petersburg
Daniil V from St Petersburg Daniil V: The Journey Home On June 21, Daniil flew from St. Petersburg to Israel through the "Masa Tel Aviv" program. For him, this flight is more than just a point on a map; it marks the beginning of a new chapter—an opportunity to truly...
Elchin I from Baku
Elchin I from Baku Things are difficult for me here, which is why making aliyah is so important to me. My family and I made the decision. Life here is getting harder by the day. The children are growing up and their needs are increasing, yet there is no work. What can...
Karolina and Maxim B from Gomel
Karolina and Maxim B from Gomel Aliyah is important to us as it is the opportunity to return to our roots and to live in the land of our ancestors. At some point, the world became so precarious that we were forced to question what we really wanted. We realized we...
Tetyana and Volodymyr P from Sumy
Tetyana and Volodymyr P from Sumy We want to live close to our children and grandchildren. Even if new difficulties and challenges lie ahead, facing them together is so much easier! Our children left for Israel long ago, but we only started thinking about repatriating...
Semyon and Tatyana Zh from Irkutsk
Semyon and Tatyana Zh from Irkutsk Making aliyah for us is primarily an opportunity to reunite with our son and other close relatives, including a cousin and nephews, who had previously moved to the Holy Land. We've long dreamed of living close to our children, and...
Ionathan H from Rio de Janiero
“Aliyah: Building a Life with Hope and Courage” My name is IONATHAN H. I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. For some time now, I have had the dream of making Aliyah and, in Israel, fulfilling dreams that here would be impossible—or at least much more...
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...