Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
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,...
Denise and Marcelo S from Buenos Aires
“We are Denise and Marcelo, along with our son Alex from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Aliyah means finding a better future for our family.” “Recently my daughter entered the Naale study program and went to live in Israel for 3 years. We believe that she will definitely...
Veronika and Aleksandr T from Rostov on Don
“Aliyah is a family reunion for me. My sister already lives in Israel and 18 months ago my daughter left on the NAALE education program. I had to go through a process of DNA testing to check the relationship with my father. He had three daughters from three different...
Sarah W from Sao Paulo
“My name is Sarah, I am from São Paulo, Brazil. I am making aliyah with my daughter Eliane and son Leonardo.” “Aliyah means an opportunity to restore life. I made the decision to make aliyah when I exhausted all my strength to continue believing in Brazil. It's been...
Larisa B from Usole-Sibirskoe
My grandfather, Isaak, died in Ukraine during the Second World War. My grandmother, Maria, was evacu“ated to Irkutsk in 1941 where my father Eduard was born. Dad lived and studied in Usole-Sibirskoe where he married my mother and later my brother and I were added to...
Gabriel P from Cordoba
“My name is Gabriel, I´m from Córdoba, Argentina. Aliyah for me means being able to "go back" to my roots, my origins and reconnect with who I truly am. I made the decision to make aliyah being aware that my professional experience is in Tourism and Theater, both of...
Evgenii U from Brovary
“Israel, for me, is a country of opportunities and I see my future only there! I am 23 years and have a higher technical education. I tried to study well in school, and I think I have already achieved a lot. It is difficult to get a job in my speciality as a design...
Eder and Karen S from Sao Paulo
“My name is Eder Maciel, I am from São Paulo, Brazil. I am making aliyah with my wife, Karen and son, Jonathan. We made the decision to make aliyah to provide a better quality of life for our family, because aliyah, for me, means this: better quality of life, new...