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The Personal Stories archive takes you behind the scenes to meet the people benefiting from Jewish Agency programs. Did you know that Miss Israel 2005 came to Israel with Selah – a Jewish Agency aliyah program? Or that young Ethiopian children trekked across the desert, barefoot and nearly starving, to get to Israel? And now they are studying law, accounting, computers and international relations at Israel's best universities through Jewish Agency programs and scholarship support. Check out these stories and more.

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	A Reserve Soldier Returns to College and Applies for Jewish Agency Scholarship Assistance 14 December 2006 / 23 Kislev 5767 On a bright July day this summer, Benjamin (Teadrous) Aklom was called up for emergency reserve duty in the second Lebanon war.


	One Big Family December 11, 2006 / 20 Kislev 5767 Lora Yagudin (24) grew up in the town of Sochi, situated on the Black Sea in southern Russia.Her maternal grandfather was jailed because he was Jewish.


	Odyssey of a Bnei Menashe Jew December 6, 2006 / 15 Kislev 5767 Pe'er (Peter) Tlau was born in 1956 in an American hospital in Rangoon, the capital of Burma.


	A Small Business Survives with Jewish Agency Assistance November 20, 2006 / 29 Cheshvan 5767 Levana Halfon runs a manicure, pedicure and eyebrow shaping business in Acre.


	Paving the Way to Success November 14, 2006 / 23 Cheshvan 5767 Nava Arka (27), her family of seven brothers and sisters and her extended family all came to Israel in 1984 on the historical Operation Moses rescue mission.


	New Immigrants From the People’s Republic of China November 13, 2006 / 22 Cheshvan 5767 Six members of a Chinese family, out of a family numbering 11, immigrated to Israel (Friday, November 11) in a special project of the Jewish Agency.


	Nativ – Jewish Zionist Identity Program for Immigrant Soldiers November 2, 2006 / 11 Cheshvan 5767 Andrew Goldis (21) grew up in the town of Zheleznogorsk, between Moscow and Kiev.


	Rivka Rata - National Service Volunteer at the Lod Absorption Center November 2, 2006 / 11 Cheshvan 5767 “I was five-years-old when I came to Israel from Ethiopia.


	From birthright to homeland: Rinat Malkes November 2, 2006 / 11 Cheshvan 5767 “I grew up in the Beitar Youth Movement in Brazil. However, I couldn’t afford a trip to Israel. At the age of 22, I came on a birthright Israel trip.


	YOUTH FUTURES Trustee to Attend Upcoming UJC General Assembly October 30, 2006 / 8 Cheshvan 5767 "My life's mission is to help people," says YOUTH FUTURES Trustee Mor Elbaz.


	Victims of War – A Young Couple's Tragedy October 26, 2006 / 4 Cheshvan 5767 Leah and Michael Avshalom's love story began in Denmark, Leah's native country.


	The Southern Connection Volume 9, Issue 8 / Av 5766 / August 2006 Anat with Mobile Jewish Federation president Ben Meisler at the Israeli boothat an international festival.


	Connecting to a Jewish Identity Volume 9, Issue 8 / Av 5766 / August 2006 Andrew Goldis (21) grew up in the town of Zheleznogorsk, between Moscow and Kiev.


	A Friendship Sparked by a Campaign Volume 9, Issue 8 / Av 5766 / August 2006 Hilla Shagan (on the right) with Elana Boteach Hilla Shagan, 25, is an assistant planner at Gitam BBDO, one of Israel’s leading advertising agencies which


	A Safe Summer at Ben Yakir Volume 9, Issue 8 / Av 5766 / August 2006 Zodiya Vobitz kisses her son Dogu as he sets off for a Jewish Agency Summer Campat Ben Yakir On July 16th, Kenyo Alebi (14) joined 88 other new immigrant


	I Want to Do My Part Volume 9, Issue 7 / Tammuz 5766 / July 2006 While in high school, Zohar Even Dar (19) was chosen to participate in the Jewish Agency’s Los Angeles – Tel Aviv Partnership 2000 Young Leadership


	A Memorable Year: Preparation for Milestone Event with Overseas Friends Volume 9, Issue 7 / Tammuz 5766 / July 2006 Behrun Alahin (center) and his brother with Behrun’s bar mitzvah “twin” David Tuck.


	A Stronger Connection Volume 9, Issue 7 / Tammuz 5766 / July 2006 Tami Wheatley (24) grew up in Orange County, California with a strong reform Jewish background and Jewish identity.


	A Promising Future Volume 9, Issue 7 / Tammuz 5766 / July 2006 Alex Savulkin (23) came to Israel with his family from Borisov, Belarus, at the age of seven.


	Planting Roots in Israel Volume 9, Issue 6 / Sivan 5766 / June 2006 Growing up in Cordoba, Argentina, Ariela Hurvitz felt something was missing from her life by not living in Israel.


	Feeling Good in Israel Volume 9, Issue 6 / Sivan 5766 / June 2006 Yonas Shiferaw (21) was born in the mountainous southern region of Ethiopia.


	Not Just a Sport Volume 9, Issue 6 / Sivan 5766 / June 2006 For Leonardo Douek, an Argentinian psychology student, Tae Kwon Do instructor, and taxi driver, it was a routine pick-up.


	Bridging the Healthcare Gap Volume 9, Issue 6 / Sivan 5766 / June 2006 Young, healthy and enthusiastic, “Adana” (name changed to maintain his privacy) arrived in Israel just months ago from Ethiopia.


	It’s a Day You Remember Volume 9, Issue 5 / Iyar 5766 / May 2006 With thousands of Ethiopian immigrants pouring into the holy land, the Jewish communities of Israel and the diaspora have been galvanizing to provide the