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Debra
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Hello everyone. Debra here, 48, from Vancouver, British Columbia. Single, no children, work in financial compliance — specifically anti-money laundering and regulatory affairs for a major Canadian bank.
Jewish by birth — Conservative upbringing in Vancouver, bat mitzvah, active synagogue member for many years though less so in recent years as the community around me has thinned. Aliyah has been in my mind for a long time and a difficult few personal years have clarified what matters.
Applied through NBN Canada two months ago. The British Columbia apostille process was straightforward — the BC Registry and Online Services office handles apostilles provincially and they were efficient. My main document challenge is my parents' ketubah — written in Hebrew and Aramaic, framed on a wall in my parents' house in Vancouver. Getting it properly translated while managing everything else has been the main administrative challenge.
Targeting Tel Aviv — financial compliance is genuinely transferable to the Israeli market and the fintech sector specifically is growing rapidly. My Hebrew is basic — I took evening classes for a year about ten years ago and have retained fragments. Ulpan is clearly the immediate priority.
Would love to connect with other Canadian olim and anyone who has made a career transition into Israeli financial services compliance.
Jewish by birth — Conservative upbringing in Vancouver, bat mitzvah, active synagogue member for many years though less so in recent years as the community around me has thinned. Aliyah has been in my mind for a long time and a difficult few personal years have clarified what matters.
Applied through NBN Canada two months ago. The British Columbia apostille process was straightforward — the BC Registry and Online Services office handles apostilles provincially and they were efficient. My main document challenge is my parents' ketubah — written in Hebrew and Aramaic, framed on a wall in my parents' house in Vancouver. Getting it properly translated while managing everything else has been the main administrative challenge.
Targeting Tel Aviv — financial compliance is genuinely transferable to the Israeli market and the fintech sector specifically is growing rapidly. My Hebrew is basic — I took evening classes for a year about ten years ago and have retained fragments. Ulpan is clearly the immediate priority.
Would love to connect with other Canadian olim and anyone who has made a career transition into Israeli financial services compliance.