Aliya: Home. Hope. Reality. - Softcover

Bernstein, Ariella; Losice, Avi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1736201816 ISBN 13: 9781736201817

Publisher: Loeb Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Making Aliya? Let it be an uplifting experience for you. And for your family. Aliya: Home. Hope. Reality is a poignant guide for those moving to Israel and the families who are left behind, baffled by their new life. The book bridges the emotional impact of aliya, narrowing gaps between olim and their families, offering constructive advice and useful tips on how to create a supportive atmosphere for olim and families who are often bewildered by their choice to move to Israel.

About this title

About the Authors

Ariella Bernstein was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Lawrence, New York. She spent nearly 20 years in Federal sector labor law in the United States and since making aliya in 2009 has held a variety of positions in the nonprofit sector. She works in investor relations and volunteers in Jerusalem's tech sector ecosystem as a mentor to start-ups.

Avi Losice was born in Albany, New York. He spent 25 years in the financial sector, working for Standard and Poor's, and more than five years at the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position that kept him in the United States when the family made aliya. Since making aliya in 2015, he has been a consultant for the Israel Securities Authority.

From the Back Cover

A poignant guide for those moving to Israel and their families who are left baffled by their new life.

• Identify how and when misunderstandings arise between olim and their families back home.
• Recognize the potential roadblocks in your relationship with olim before they happen, and learn how to avoid them in the first place.
• Get constructive advice and useful tips on how to create a supportive atmosphere for olim and families who are often bewildered by their choice to move to Israel.

From the Inside Flap

For our children and grandchildren we left behind

Leah, Elishah, Rafi, Naftali, Benjy, Gavriel, and Nava

"ושבו בנים לגבולם" "Children shall return to these borders"

And for the brave young olim we have come to know so well

Jacob, Yitzie, Michal, Avital, Tali, Doron, Eliana, and Jacques

Edition details

• Publisher: Loeb Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1736201816
• ISBN 13: 9781736201817
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300