Claudio meets me in a quiet street in Jerusalem, where he has recently settled after immigrating here a year and a half ago.  He joins a number of other recent immigrants from Venezuela that comprised the highest growth rate in Israeli immigration in the last …

When Nina agrees to meet me to discuss her experiences as a Ukrainian immigrant living in Israel, she says she is proud to share her story.  “I cam e here almost twenty years ago,” she tells me with a soft smile. “And every day I …

Tunisia has been in the news lately because of the recent popular uprising that led to the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.  The 1500-member Jewish community there, concentrated in the capital city of Tunis and the island of Djerba, has experienced anxiety …

Raffi greets me near dusk at the entrance to a Tel Aviv park.  He has only recently completed aliyah, after emigrating to Israel from his native Sweden.  Raffi has agreed to share his story, against the backdrop of the social and political climate today in …

In a park in Eilat, I meet Jacob, a young man originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, and now living in this area.  Jacob arrived in Israel five years ago, at the age of 26. Jacob’s  Story Prior to his aliyah, Jacob spent his youth in …

Muriel has agreed to speak to me after negotiations through a mutual acquaintance.  Although somewhat shy, this pleasant-faced woman in her mid-thirties greets me with a broad smile and the pronounced Scottish brogue of her birth country.Muriel’s StoryRaised in Nethelree, a small affluent suburb of …

In the past dozen years, over a million Russians have immigrated to Israel, and changed the face of Israel significantly in the process.  Natalia is one of the more recent immigrants, and she agrees to meet me in Tel Aviv and share her story. Natalia’s …

Since the State of Israel was established, over 300,000 Romanian Jews have immigrated to their new home.  Today, Andrei joins me at a Tel Aviv café to tell me his own story. Andrei’s Story A university professor here in Tel Aviv, Andrei claims the distinction …

Today I meet with Francine, a vibrant and proud woman in her mid-60s.  A successful Jerusalem-area business woman, she tells an immigrant story of both challenge and triumph. Francine’s Story Francine’s family arrived in Israel over 50 years ago, as part of the mass immigration …

In an Eilat city park, Anita joins me to share the story of her recent aliyah.  She arrived from Mexico City two years ago, and has begun to put down roots in this beautiful resort city near the Red Sea. Anita’s Story Anita, who just …