Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
Dinah N from Sao Paulo
Dinah tells her story: “My name is Dinah, I´m from São Paulo. I have family in Brazil, but I always wanted to live in Israel. Aliyah for me means a return to a wonderful country which I can call ‘my home’. I decided earlier this year to make Aliyah because I love...
Vira Z from Kherson
Vira Tells her story: “My Dad made Aliyah twenty years ago and now is seriously ill and I am going to care for him. I am originally from Crimea and, due to the war and the occupation of Crimea, living there is getting worse every day.” “My parents divorced when I was...
Igor S from Mariupol
“I just made the decision to leave a month ago!! Before that I was a little afraid of change but now I realise that in Ukraine I wasn’t doing anything, the country is heading for the abyss and getting worse and worse every year. There are no prospects, little work –...
Irina S from Tbilisi
Thanks to Irina’s Jewish roots that stem from her Ukrainian grandmother, she is able to make Aliyah. She said she is very happy about that. Irina said: “You know if it wasn’t for Ezra, I really don’t know how I would have done everything. I had the visa in my hands...
Jacob and Edilamar S from Belem, North Brazil
“My name is Jacob from the city of Belem in the North of Brazil. My family (wife Edilamar and son Iago) had a strong desire to live in Israel. We have a dream of living in peace, with security and dignity, and we know that Israel offers us good conditions as...
Natalya and Dmitri M from Tbilisi, Georgia
Natalya tells the young couple’s story:“My husband and I are a couple who love a challenge! We want to change our life. We have overcome a lot of stress and want to have a better life for our family. My grandmother always told me that Israel is our land. This...
Vladimir and Alla K from Kiev
Vladimir tells the couple’s story: “For me, making Aliyah is the only hope to live longer as I am now suffering from an incurable disease. There is hope that in Israel, where the medicine and doctors are more advanced, they can help me. Sometimes they do...
Irina and Sergei M from Stefanova, Bulgaria
Irina and Sergei made Aliyah along with their daughter Eva. Eva has a number of serious health issues and the family are hoping for better health care in Israel. Volunteers from a local church brought the family from their village of Stefanova to the...
Olga S from Kiev
This is my dream – to live in Israel – and now it’s coming true!“It is difficult when your daughter and grandchildren are so far away – but I always believed that we could be together. My own mother was left an orphan when she was 12 years old. The Nazis...