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Weeks. >> yeah. >> translator: i may look the same on the outside but my character has changed because i'm ready for war at all times. the siren starts to go off and you realize your life is in danger. you realize that you may never see your family again. that's what changed my character. >> reporter: inside katya's home, a chance to look over why ala and liza ended up in israel. more than 80 years ago, in 1941, ala's great grandparents yvonne and tatiana saved the life of a young jewish man and soviet soldier named victor woodnick. documents detail how they sheltered him after he escaped from...

Among the nations for helping save the life of a jew during the holocaust. that act of salvation now paid forward. katya is hosting ala and liza after their terrifying journey out of ukraine. emotional, recalling the last three weeks, including nearly 24 hours on a train that came under fire near kyiv. we were told to turn off our phones and turn off the lights. so, you understand how scary it all was. that even small children, 2 or 3 years old, they understood that something terrible was going on. and even they were silent. they were afraid. we lay like that for an hour and a half each on top...

Torn country because of refugee quotas. some ukrainians are finding safe harbor in israel. we have a remarkable story of an israeli woman who welcomed two ukrainian refugees and the family history that brought them together. >> reporter: for hours katya waited anxiously for two ukrainian refugees to emerge from tel aviv's airport. finally, she spots them. alamysiuk and her daughter leesa. it's a warm embrace, but before today they had never met. she is a researcher at the holocaust memorial and museum. ala is the great-granddaughter of a couple deemed righteous among the nations for helping sa...

Same on the outside, but my character has changed because i'm ready for war at all times. the fighting starts and you realize that your life is in danger. you realize that you may never see your family again. that's what changed my character. >> reporter: inside katya's home, a chance to look over why alah and leesa ended up in israel. more than 80 years ago in 1941 allah's great grandparents saved the life of a young jewish man and soviet soldier named victor rudnick. documents show how they sheltered him. at one point risking their own lives but pretending rudnik was their own son even while...

>> translator: i may look the same on the outside, but my character has changed because i'm ready for war at all times. you realize that your life is in danger, you realize that you may never see your family again. that's what change mid character. >> reporter: inside katya's home, a chance to look over why ala and liza ended up in israel. more than 80 years ago in 1941, ala's great grandparents saved the life of a young jewish man and soviet soldier named victor r ru dni k. documents show how they sheltered him after he escaped from a soviet war camp. at one point risking their own lives by p...