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Gila Sandler, 29, From Manchester, to Jerusalem, 2022

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“I learned Hebrew. I became a Zionist. Israel got into my blood, and I knew Israel was going to be in my life somehow,” she says. 

The oleh identity is unique. Maybe that’s the cost of choosing a new home – you have to live with the ghost of the old.

In the early years of her aliyah, Lapidus had to work because the family’s financial situation was difficult and she needed to support herself.

Jerusalem is seen as part of the Jewish experience by the its municipality. “Aliyah to Jerusalem is the story of the Jewish people”.

Who are these new olim (immigrants to Israel) arriving in a country at war with little more than some suitcases and conversational Hebrew?

The Siegmans from Queens landed in Israel with help from Nefesh B’Nefesh, choosing to settle in Kiryat Gat just before Yom Ha’atzmaut.

When Ilana began her tenure as the chief public health officer, the couple moved to Omer, a suburb of Beersheba. Even after retirement, she continues to write.

Over 27,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since Passover 5784, with Russia, the US, France, and Ukraine leading, alongside diverse arrivals from South Korea, Kenya, Zambia, and Afghanistan.

Since the 1970s, Politis has photo-documented street life in some 80 countries and won prizes. After travelling the world, the only place Politis wanted to live in Israel was Old Jaffa. 

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“I was never connected to Judaism, but a friend who is a rabbi once told me that I’m a lost Jewish soul,” she said. “And I’m discovering I am totally Zionist.”