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Aliyah Reunites Father and Daughter After 23 Years
18:02 Nov 16, '04 / 3 Kislev 5765

Last week, with help from the Jewish Agency, an emotional reunion took place between a new immigrant and her father who she had not seen in over two decades.
25-year-old Esther Korotz arrived at the Jewish Agency's Absorption Center in Carmiel from Hungary last week with her husband, Miklosh. Her first request upon arrival in Israel was to meet with her father, who she had not seen since she was two years old.

Esther's father, Shandor Korotz, made aliyah 23 years ago and subsequently lost contact with his family. The Jewish Agency, after much effort, was located her father, living in Ashkelon. The reunion between the father and daughter took place at the Carmiel Absorption center.

Shandor welcomed his daughter ?home? and invited Esther and Miklosh to come live near him in Ashkelon.

Last year saw a significant rise in immigration to Israel from the 120,000-member Jewish community in Hungary. In 2003, 39 Jews made Aliyah out of a community numbering 120,000. This year, 70 people had already made Aliyah by August, and by the end of the year over 100 are expected to arrive.

Tova Pinto, the Jewish Agency delegation director in Hungary, says that increased Jewish awareness, manifested through a revival of youth groups and synagogues filled to capacity have contributed to the increasing number of Jews making Aliyah.