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In this March 17, 2017 photo, Hannah Perez daughter of Franklin Perez rests on the floor as she waits along with her family for a flight to Bogota on her way to Israel, at the Simon Bolivar International airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela. For years, Franklin Perez has lived a Jewish life: he wears a skullcap, gave Hebrew names to his children and even travels three hours by road to Caracas to buy Kosher meat, when he can find it among Venezuela’s crippling food shortages. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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In this March 19, 2017 photo, Franklin Perez, listens to a rabbi at a synagogue in Bogota, Colombia. Perez is among nine Venezuelan converts who have had a torturous journey trying to reach Israel. Franklin Perez has lived a Jewish life: he wears a skullcap, gave Hebrew names to his children and even travels three hours by road to Caracas to buy Kosher meat, when he can find it among Venezuela’s crippling food shortages. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)
