Background
My name is Aaron Hanania. I was born in Russia in a city called Yekaterinburg near the Ural mountains and just west of Siberia.
The orphanage where I was born is overcrowded with orphans, many of whom do not have immediate hope of finding forever family to help nurture their lives and raise them.
While they are at the orphanage, they need many things. The youngest babies need diapers. They need clothing. And all of the children there need toys to help them strengthen their cognitive skills and ability to become product members of the world’s society.
Without your help, they will face a difficult time while waiting for parents to adopt them.
As a part of my Bar Mitzvah, I did a Mitzvah Project, basically doing something good for others. I am excited that my Mitzvah Project is to help children who live at the orphanage where I was born.
In the picture above, I am on the left at the front of the door to our orphanage room with my friends, many of whom were adopted by American Families who live near me. We’re able to stay in touch and in contact and celebrate our Russian Heritage together, while also being grateful for our families.
Today, I play baseball, drums and guitar, and enjoy reading, writing and music.
I studied for my Bar Mitzvah in May 2014 and my Mitzvah Project was to help raise funds to help the orphanage where I lived as a young child, which I was able to do and continue doing.
I am lucky because five of my friends in the orphanage were adopted by families in the Chicagoland area and we stay in touch. We all lived in the same unit at the orphanage. We love our Russian heritage and our American lives. Being Russian and American is a good mix.
I hope one day that Russia will re-allow American families to adopt more Russian orphans.
Since then, I have worked hard in my adopted country and have studied and shared my experiences in stories that I post on this website. I hope you enjoy them all.
Today, I enjoy writing and interviewing celebrities from sports to politics.
I will be writing more about my life and my experiences on this website. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy some of the photos of people and celebrities I have interviewed over the years below.
Thank you for visiting my website.
AARON HANANIA
