by Janet LeBlanc | Apr 15, 2023 | Ukraine
Boris is making aliyah with his wife Elya and sons Georgii and Yuri. He tells their story: “We ourselves are from Donetsk. Therefore, the main reason for our move is that it was very dangerous for us to stay in Donetsk. The area where we lived was often shelled. And...
by Janet LeBlanc | Feb 14, 2023 | Ukraine
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...
by Janet LeBlanc | Jan 15, 2023 | Ukraine
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...
by Janet LeBlanc | Sep 15, 2022 | Ukraine
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...
by Janet LeBlanc | Jul 5, 2022 | Ukraine
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...