Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
Aleksandr and Yulia O from Novosibirsk
Aleksandr and Yulia made Aliyah with their son, Timofei. Aleksandr tells their story “I didn’t know that our family had Jewish roots. Two years ago, Yulia, by accident, found the birth certificate of my grandmother Rosa Moiseyevna [daughter of Moses]. Our...
Vladislav B from Evpatoria, Crimea
Vlad is writing this from Israel, having made Aliyah with Ezra’s help. “Hello, my name is Vlad. I was born in Uzbekistan, in the city of Shakhrisabz but have lived all my adult life in Evpatoria, Crimea. I’m a realist, and I know that to succeed and to...
Oksana E from Porech’e
Oksana made Aliyah with her mother Anna, her daughters – Nina and Valentina and her sons – Denis and Dmitro. Oksana tells their story: In general it all started with my mother, Anna. She was born before the war in Odessa. When the war began in 1941, she...
Leonid & Nataliya F from Kazan
Leonid and Nataliya have relatives in Haifa. Nataliya’s mother was sick for a long time and needed care. This kept the couple in Russia. After she died Leonid and Nataliya decided to make Aliyah and be close to their relatives in Israel. Leonid said: "It...
Anastasia F from Kuznetsk
Ezra International assisted Anastasia in her efforts to move to Israel. She said, “I am very grateful that you help Jewish people in their return to their historical homeland”. She feels that it may be difficult in Israel at first. But she wants to find a...
Evgenii O from Ekaterinburg
Ten years ago Evgenii was in a car accident, after which he was completely paralysed in his lower body and has to use a wheelchair. The accident prompted Evgenii to rethink a lot in his life – simple things began to play a bigger role and his values...
Nikolaev, Ukraine
Tatiana has been legally blind for the past 7 years. Her best option and hope for improved vision resides in Israel. Tatiana’s grandmother had changed her name, making it difficult to secure the necessary documents for her Aliyah process. Ezra...
Milton and Sonia D from Rosario, Argentina
Milton, Sonia and Sheina, from Rosario, Argentina Milton and Sonia were both raised as Jews from childhood and were very involved within the same community. That was where their love for Eretz Israel was born. They grew up, fell in love, got married and...
Zakaria and Tamriko L from Lagodekhi, Georgia
Zakaria and his wife Tamriko made Aliyah with their daughters, Elene and Anano. Zarkaria is a fireman from the very last city in eastern Georgia. He had been dedicated to his work in Lagodekhi for several years. However, He said: “As time passes and the...








