Aliyah Success Story – Tips for Olim and Anglos from Josh Cohen

Written by Lara Itzhaki

Welcome to Josh Cohen and Tamar Cohen and their 4 children who made Aliyah from the UK to Modiin.

I remember all the calls Tamar and I had before the planned Aliyah. As the time got closer, things got more stressful. That is the norm for Aliyah.

I met the Cohens for the first time at Misrad Hapnim, where we all waited patiently and then less patiently as time went by, to get their Teudat Zehut and go through the official Aliyah processing.

Little did the family know that their Aliyah would have more hiccups than the usual.

Issues with the bank, Misrad Hapnim ,Misrad Haklita as well as unexpected health complications did not deter this family from keeping their chin up and their positive attitude in tact.

Josh left his locksmith business overseas and is now building the business in Israel, with honesty, integrity and a wealth of experience. It’s not easy to leave something that took years to build and then to start from scratch. But Josh is doing it, in his own steady way.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟱 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘀

* 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗵 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.

* 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗵, 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.

* 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲.  𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

* 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 – 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞.

* 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝘆 – 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

It’s always amazing for me to be a bystander watching Olim deal with their challenges – each person in their own unique way. This family is a reminder to me to be thankful for what we have and not to get down when things get tough.

I wish the whole family hatzlacha raba. If you’d like to get in touch with Josh, reach out to him at 058-538-4441 or joshthelocksmith@hotmail.com