'They message you at all hours': They moved to Israel before the war. Israeli work culture was its own battle

At a time when Israelis are looking to relocate abroad, young people from Russia, France and England are moving to Israel. But how do you look for job without connections, learn the social norms and 'build everything from zero,' all while running to the bomb shelter?

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'They message you at all hours': They moved to Israel before the war. Israeli work culture was its own battle

Alexandra Kozlov. "Everything was new – the sirens, the shelters, the feeling that life can come to a standstill in the middle of the day." Credit: Courtesy

At a time when Israelis are looking to relocate abroad, young people from Russia, France and England are moving to Israel. But how do you look for job without connections, learn the social norms and 'build everything from zero,' all while running to the bomb shelter?

01:15 AM • June 13 2026 IDT

"Oh, this is your first war," said an elderly man sitting next to Alexandra Kozlov in the shelter, during the first siren of October 7, 2023. "When he said that, I realized that for him there have already been several wars, and this was just another one. Life goes on," she says.

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