Why are you here? What's the deal? 

I’ve been asked this a lot. So have a lot of Olim. 

Dropping everything behind, moving to Israel, and creating a new life for yourself is no easy feat. The difficulties of language, culture, geopolitics, bureaucracy….



Yet I, along with the wonderful people featured in this project, came to Israel with aspirations of becoming undisputed players in the Israeli Hi-Tech ecosystem.

These are their stories.

A passion project by Ron Khirman

I’m Israeli-born, Silicon Valley raised. I hold a BSc. in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the University of Arizona. From my peers, I’m the “jack of all trades” marketer, helping companies scale and go to market. 

In my free time, I kick-box, DJ, go to the beach, and do fun passion projects like this. If you’re an Oleh/Olah in tech and would love to be featured, let's connect on LinkedIn!

Meet Yaffa Abadi

Content to the CEOs at monday.com

"The definitive ‘point of no return’ moment for me was in the summer of 2014 during Operation Protective Edge"

This is Yaffa's story

Meet Dillon Melet

Content Manager at Tango

"[Since] foreigners joining the IDF were starting to get some media attention, I was sold on aliyah and serving in the IDF."

This is Dillon's story

Meet James Spiro

Journalist & Editor at Ctech by Calcalist

"Everyone here is immensely proud of where they live and believe in a strong and secure future for their nation. It is an attractive feeling (the weather also helps). I decided to move here and gave it six months - that was five years ago."

This is James's story

Meet Jodi Lifschitz

Content Marketing Lead at Dataloop AI

"My husband and I decided we’d get our degrees in America and make Aliyah right after, and we did just that. "

This is Jodi's story

Meet Lauren Gumport

Director of Communications & Brand Strategy at Faye

"So I called my parents, told them I was moving to Tel Aviv, stayed up until 3AM networking and connecting with companies in Israel until I received a job offer."

This is Lauren's story

Meet Nora Wallenius

Partner Community Manager at Yotpo

"Living in Israel can be challenging and frustrating at times, but all of these challenges will make you a stronger and more confident person."

This is Nora's story

Meet Molly Aviva Sonenberg

Full Stack Creative at DreamTeam

"When I made Aliyah, I submitted my CV to a small little company I had never heard of called Monday.com for the position of Video Script Writer via the Secret Tel Aviv Jobs Board. "

This is Molly's story

Meet Ben Woolf

Tech & Business Strategy Consultant at Herzog Strategic

"Then, before I knew it, 3-4 months passed by and I’m sitting overlooking the Jerusalem hillside, considering places to live longer term"

This is Ben's story

Meet Dima Grama

EMEA Sales Manager at SimilarWeb

"I got used to it and yes, maybe I compromised on some European values of social living, but I got what I wanted in the end"

This is Dima's story

Meet Leah Zuckerman

Head of Platform at TLV Partners

"I was ready to re-invent myself, my career and my path so I decided to pick up my life and move it across the world"

This is Leah's story

Meet Dina Schulman

LinkedIn Evangelist at Remotion

"I joined this program called MITF where I primarily taught English to kids at school. The program ended and it was too hard for me to leave. I just couldn’t leave. "

This is Dina's story

Josh Warhit

Founder and Principal at Warhit Media Services

"I believe that community is core to living as people. It’s the framework that lets us care for and deal with humans who are not our family and friends. "

This is Josh's story
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