Amin Alaev (R), 55 (R), Aviva Alaev (2nd R), 22, Allo Alaev (C), 85, Amanda Alaev (2nd L), 13, Ariel Alaev (L), 51, and Avraham Alaev, 7, pose for a photograph in their rehearsal studio in Rishon Lezion, Israel March 22, 2018. Grandfather, sons and grandchildren all perform together as part of the Alaev Family ensemble. The family immigrated to Israel from Tajikistan in 1991. Picture taken March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The cantor's grandson came from Tajikistan. The baker, who survived Auschwitz, came from Czechoslovakia. The emergency responder is a sixth-generation Jerusalemite. Together in one land, they celebrate Israel's 70th anniversary on Wednesday evening.
Since 1948, Israel has been home to Jewish immigrants from around the world. And when they arrived in their new home, many stuck to what they knew, and who they knew, handing down family trades from generation to generation.
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