Stories from the Field
Stories of Jewish people we’ve helped make aliyah (emigrate to Israel).
Sérgio S from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“My name is Sérgio from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I am making Aliyah with my mother Elza. “Aliyah to me means to revive anew. I decided to make Aliyah after having no more expectations in Brazil. Israel offers a very high standard of living for my mother and me. We hope...
Valentina K from Kyiv
“I have lived all my life in Kyiv. My husband was a wonderful man, and we had a happy life together. We had one daughter and now I have two grandchildren. My husband died last year, and I was left a widow. My daughter’s family and I started to live together as we...
Oleg and Elena B from Kyiv
“My wife, Elena, and I are residents of Kiev. I am a photographer by profession and my wife is a Russian language teacher. We have raised a son and already have a granddaughter. My son and his family live in Israel. He went there to study on a student program and...
Raul and Carolina Y from Buenos Aires
“My name is Raúl, I´m from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’m making aliyah along with my wife Carolina and our children, Naomi and Ariel. Aliyah means the possibility of continuing our lives in the Promised Land and together with the people to which we belong by origin...
Micheal and Joeleide A from Sao Paulo
“My name is Micheal, I am from São Paulo, Brazil. I am heading to Israel with my wife Joeleide and son Benjamin. Aliyah means a divine call, within the soul, to rise and live in Israel, to participate in the flourishing of the country.” “Since I was 13 years old I...
Jessica and Nicolas A from Buenos Aires
“We are Jessica and Nicolas from Buenos Aires, Argentina. For us aliyah means growth, projects, future, family. The first step to improve our quality of life in a country that allows us to progress. We made the decision as a family, so that we can both develop, both...
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...