by admin | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
As anti-Semitism has grown over the last few years in France, so has the number of French immigrants in Israel. In 2005, Israel experienced the largest influx of French Jews in 33 years, and the phenomenon continues. To better understand the dynamics of modern...
by admin | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
In a Jerusalem office complex, I meet with David, the administrator of a large non-profit organization based here. Today David plans to share with me the story of his move to Israel 20 years ago. David’s Story At the age of 50, David looks a decade younger. His gait...
by admin | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The ancient country of China has a colorful history of Jewish involvement, ironic in a country with almost no practicing Jews today. Chinese immigration to Israel is therefore a rarity, but not unheard of, to which 25-year-old Yacoov can attest. Yacoov’s Story One of...
by admin | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Jonathan has very recently arrived in Israel from Canada, where he lived for the first 30 years of his life. I question him in Jerusalem, where he is in the process of completing the absorption process. Jonathan’s Story An Orthodox Jew from Hamilton, Ontario, Jonathan...
by admin | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Arthur meets with me near the Hebrew University, where he is studying education. He arrived here from Sao Paolo two years ago, and at the age of 25, he is on his way to a fulfilling life in Israel. Arthur’s Story Growing up in the suburbs of Sao Paolo, Arthur was...