With Aliyah Day in Israel coming on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Nisan, or April 8, Anu – Museum of the Jewish People is looking ahead with a program about the struggles of immigrants in Israel.

“The process of aliyah [immigration to Israel] doesn’t end with just coming to Israel and getting your identification card,” said Oded Revivi, the new CEO of Anu, whose wife immigrated to Israel decades ago from England.

The Anu program, titled “Oleh, Oleh,” developed with the Tel Aviv municipality, Nefesh b’Nefesh and the Nadav Foundation, is meant to support all kinds of immigrants, even those who have been living in Israel for years.

Two sessions planned at the museum will allow participants to share and think about their various challenges, and will be conducted in four languages — English, Russian, French and Spanish — but not Hebrew.

The first session, on March 5, “How Do You Laugh in Hebrew,” will utilize the “And There was Laughter” exhibit at the museum, which is due to close mid-March.

A second event on March 26 is for parents and children or grandparents and grandchildren, both new and veteran immigrants. It is........

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