Chicago natives Devorah �Doris� Levitz (91) and Norman Levitz (93) made Aliyah on Wednesday, 23 Sivan, at the Nefesh B�Nefesh office in Jerusalem. The couple has one son, Ephraim, living in Israel, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

From the time their son made Aliyah 40 years ago, Devorah and Norman have come to visit Israel at least once a year. Now, they have officially decided to call Israel their permanent home.

�On each visit to Israel over the last 40 years, Norman kept saying no, we�re not quite ready to make Aliyah,� said Devorah Levitz. �However, now was the right time and we finally decided to make Israel our permanent home. We�re finally ready to say yes. It�s such a beautiful country and our Aliyah process has been extremely smooth so far�.

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Lior Hazan and Tomer Malachi)