EZRA INTERNATIONAL
Rescue, Return, Restore – Poor Jewish People to Israel
Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
Nataliya D from Konotop
“It is a tremendous miracle for me that my mother was able to find documents proving our Jewish roots and that we can make aliyah. We have been dreaming about this in our family for a long time but only now is the dream coming true.” “When I was a teenager, I wanted...
Simona and Viktor F from Samara
“Making aliyah for us means to live in our own country, our own land together with people who are close and dear to us. Our daughters and grandchildren have been living in Israel already for a long time. We decided we wanted to live near them. We are hoping...
Yanina and Alejandro B from Buenos Aires
My name is Yanina, I´m from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I am making aliyah with my husband, Alejandro, and daughter, Iara. We come from Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina – 3 Jews by birth with Jewish culture!” “For us aliyah means being able to start a new life...
Aleksandr and Tatiana S from Kremenchug
“I am Russian according to my passport, Jewish by nationality, a former military pilot. We have been living in Ukraine for a long time in the city of Kremenchug. Our daughter and her family have lived in Israel for a very long time. Although there was talk about war...
Rodolfo and Suzanna O from Sao Paulo
“We are Rodolfo and Suzanna from São Paulo, Brazil. Aliyah for us means a return to our origins. My children made aliyah and now we also have grandchildren, we intend to be close to them.” “We had difficulties with bureaucracy and high and hard expenses to get the...
Rafik and Raisa I from Baku
“Our children would call us and convince us that we should come to them in Israel. At first, we did not dare to leave and then we said, ‘what do we lose if we go?’ You have to leave while you can. How do you know what will happen tomorrow? It is all unknown. So,...