Israel Diaries

Independent investigative journalism

Jewish Ukrainian’s life blew up with the first bombs in Odessa.

Odessa native Diana Bukhman, 38, never wanted to make Aliyah. Yet here she is. Ripped from her former life, a good life she mourns the loss of, and she has to reinvent herself. Aliyah is difficult enough when the immigrant makes a conscious decision to move to Israel. But, as a Keren Hayesod spokesperson explains, […]