Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
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,...
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....
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...
Fishing In A War Zone
During March members of our Ukraine team have been holding meetings with the Jewish communities in a number of towns and cities close to the war zone. These meetings have been organized together with Ezra Ukraine, Christians for Israel, and the Jewish organization –...
I Am an Israeli
– Ezra International “My People Israel” Delegation March 2024 – In 1963 John F Kennedy gave a speech in West Berlin in which he spoke the following words; "Ich bin ein Berliner" - “I am a Berliner”. Kennedy gave this anti-communism speech in support of free men...
Sergio H from Sao Paulo
My name is Sergio. I am married. I was born and raised in São Paulo- SP, Brazil. I spent some time in the United States and then returned, thinking that with the experience I gained there it would reflect well here. But it didn't reflect. I tried several situations...
Dmitri and Ekaterina F from St Petersburg
Photo caption: Ezra International “My People Israel” Delegation March 2024 Dmitri and Ekaterina, along with their daughters Arina and Aleksandra, made aliyah from St Petersburg via Azerbaijan. Many families from Russia are leaving the country via neighbouring...
Simon A from Tbilisi
“In general, as a Jew, I feel that I am supposed to be in Israel and have a deep connection with that country, but today my health issues push me to go there. I don’t want to talk in detail about my health, but it’s a very dangerous issue. I was having some treatments...
Fabio and Fernanda R from Rio de Janeiro
“My name is Fábio, I am from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I am making Aliyah with my wife, Fernanda and our daughter, Livia.” “Aliyah means life in harmony with family. We went through a lot of difficulties here in Brazil and this was decisive for us to look for an...