by paul1ezra | Apr 20, 2020 | Ukraine
“My husband and I are both purebred Jews. I am now 80 years old and he is 9 years older than me. He will turn 90 this year! This year will also be a special anniversary of our life together – we have been married for 60 years! We live modestly. We had no savings...
by Janet LeBlanc | Jan 5, 2020 | Ukraine, Uncategorized
“I always have had the desire to live in my homeland but difficulties in life held me back – including health issues. However, loneliness and health have both worsened. My blindness does not allow me to live a full life. I want now to be near my grandson – a year...
by Paul Fogg | Nov 5, 2019 | Ukraine
“I have always wanted to live in Israel. While I was still a student, I wanted to leave on one of the Jewish Agency’s programs but then got married and my son, Nazar, was born. So, the question of aliyah was postponed for a while. Then my husband and I divorced, and...
by Paul Fogg | Jun 15, 2019 | Ukraine
Sergei and Snezhana made Aliyah along with their daughters, Anastasia and Valeria.Sergei tells their story:“It is our dream to go to Israel. My wife has relatives who have been in Israel for more than 20 years. Our eldest daughter has already graduated from school and...
by Paul Fogg | May 5, 2019 | Ukraine
Vira Tells her story: “My Dad made Aliyah twenty years ago and now is seriously ill and I am going to care for him. I am originally from Crimea and, due to the war and the occupation of Crimea, living there is getting worse every day.”“My parents divorced when I was...
by Paul Fogg | Apr 15, 2019 | Ukraine
“I just made the decision to leave a month ago!! Before that I was a little afraid of change but now I realise that in Ukraine I wasn’t doing anything, the country is heading for the abyss and getting worse and worse every year. There are no prospects, little work –...
