by Paul Fogg | Dec 5, 2018 | Ukraine, Ukraine & FSU
Aleksandr and Irina made Aliyah with their two children, daughter Anna and son, Artem. Aleksandr tells their story. “My wife and I both worked in low paid organisations. I am an ambulance driver and my wife works in Social Services, dealing with children and young...
by Janet LeBlanc | Nov 5, 2018 | Russia, Ukraine & FSU
Olga and Sergei made Aliyah along with their daughters, Diana and Eva. Sergei had a good job but recently he lost it (he is the main wage earner). Olga worked in education and her salary was very small. This was the impetus for them to leave for Israel along with...
by Janet LeBlanc | Oct 15, 2018 | Russia, Ukraine & FSU
Dina and Igor made Aliyah along with their son, Savelii. Dina and Igor decided that they, along with their younger son, will make Aliyah to be closer to their older children who are already in Israel. Problems at Igor’s work also pushed forward their decision. Igor...
by Janet LeBlanc | Oct 5, 2018 | Russia, Ukraine & FSU
Aleksandr and Yulia made Aliyah with their son, Timofei. Aleksandr tells their story “I didn’t know that our family had Jewish roots. Two years ago, Yulia, by accident, found the birth certificate of my grandmother Rosa Moiseyevna [daughter of Moses]. Our family...
by Janet LeBlanc | Sep 15, 2018 | Russia, Ukraine & FSU
Vlad is writing this from Israel, having made Aliyah with Ezra’s help. “Hello, my name is Vlad. I was born in Uzbekistan, in the city of Shakhrisabz but have lived all my adult life in Evpatoria, Crimea. I’m a realist, and I know that to succeed and to take place in...
by Janet LeBlanc | Sep 5, 2018 | Russia, Ukraine & FSU
Oksana made Aliyah with her mother Anna, her daughters – Nina and Valentina and her sons – Denis and Dmitro. Oksana tells their story: In general it all started with my mother, Anna. She was born before the war in Odessa. When the war began in 1941, she lost her loved...
