Stories

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‘It Is Moving to See the Solidarity’
Javier and his family made aliyah from Argentina.
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‘Thank God, Now We Will Finally Be Together Again’
Alexandr's whole family is together again now that he, his wife, and his son's family made aliyah from Kazakhstan.
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‘I Am So Grateful’
The crisis in Ukraine puts Ekaterina at risk once again.
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‘I Wouldn’t be Able to Afford Anything’
Christians helped hide Elena and her mother during the Holocaust.
Two women, one in a yellow safety vest and the other in a patterned blouse, reviewing documents in an indoor setting with wooden furniture.
‘The Siren Would Come and You’d Have to Go Down
After growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust, Anna strived to give back to her community.
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‘Each Jew is Responsible for All Other Jews’
Boris founded Kazakhstan's first immune diagnostic laboratory despite anti-Semitism in the former Soviet Union.
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'Reasoning Is My Craft'
Liliya went from a childhood of uncertainty to a lifetime of learning.
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‘The Realization of a Dream We Had for Years’
The Fellowship helped Felix and his family make aliyah from Ecuador.
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‘The Sweetest Thing is When My Children Are Happy’
Olena and her three children receive food and heating fuel from The Fellowship.
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‘I Can’t Leave Him at Home’
The Fellowship helps Olga get access to the care her son needs.
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‘Don’t Tell That We Are Jews’
Vladimir had to hide his Jewish identity until Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991.
Iair and Sara Fogel and their children, Clara and Jaim, olim family from Argentina. family standing on rooftop overlooking Israeli city, Israel flag draped on railway, smiling, happy
‘It Feels Magical to Be Here’
The Fellowship helped Iair, Sara, and their family make aliyah from Argentina.