Zaira and Boris
I continue to tell about people who moved to Israel this year because they do not agree with Putin's policy. #emigrationisraelproject
Zaira and Boris Voitsekhovsky moved to Haifa from Moscow in late autumn of 2022.
Zaira says: “I was born in Dagestan, lived in Makhachkala, and then in Derbent. There used to be a lot of Jews in this city, but in the early 90s, almost all of them sold their houses and left for Israel. Could I then imagine that, after many years, I myself would be here!
In Moscow, Zaira graduated from the British School of Design, as a diploma work she made a corporate identity for the celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Derbent. Then she worked as a book designer. Now she is a designer at Masha and the Bear, the same company that makes famous cartoons.
Boris is a Muscovite. He is a journalist, but also an author of children's books and an artist.
“We met Zaira about eight years ago at one of the publishing houses, got married, wandered between Moscow, Makhachkala, and the village of Kubachi, where my wife's family comes from. Moving to Israel was a frequent topic of family conversations, but a very abstract topic "But it would be nice to try." In February 2022 we realized: it's the time! And here we are. We make friends, we improve our life, we try to make plans and we miss our relatives who remained in Moscow.”
For now, Boris and Zaira are working remotely. What will they do next?
"Let's see. Boris has a dream to try himself here as an artist, and it seems that he has a chance to arrange an exhibition of his works in Haifa. Also, we would love to do drawing and other creative work with local children.”
Zaira and Boris
I continue to tell about people who moved to Israel this year because they do not agree with Putin's policy. #emigrationisraelproject
Zaira and Boris Voitsekhovsky moved to Haifa from Moscow in late autumn of 2022.
Zaira says: “I was born in Dagestan, lived in Makhachkala, and then in Derbent. There used to be a lot of Jews in this city, but in the early 90s, almost all of them sold their houses and left for Israel. Could I then imagine that, after many years, I myself would be here!
In Moscow, Zaira graduated from the British School of Design, as a diploma work she made a corporate identity for the celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Derbent. Then she worked as a book designer. Now she is a designer at Masha and the Bear, the same company that makes famous cartoons.
Boris is a Muscovite. He is a journalist, but also an author of children's books and an artist.
“We met Zaira about eight years ago at one of the publishing houses, got married, wandered between Moscow, Makhachkala, and the village of Kubachi, where my wife's family comes from. Moving to Israel was a frequent topic of family conversations, but a very abstract topic "But it would be nice to try." In February 2022 we realized: it's the time! And here we are. We make friends, we improve our life, we try to make plans and we miss our relatives who remained in Moscow.”
For now, Boris and Zaira are working remotely. What will they do next?
"Let's see. Boris has a dream to try himself here as an artist, and it seems that he has a chance to arrange an exhibition of his works in Haifa. Also, we would love to do drawing and other creative work with local children.”