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Day 5: The Shuk & Yad Vashem

5/15/2015

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By: Keith Avidon

Today our group travel to two places in the city of Jerusalem. First we went to the Shuk a marketplace with many stores. The markets ranged from fresh baked challah to candy shops to souvenir stands. Many people were there today as they prepared for Shabbat so business was occurring everywhere you looked.

After that we went to Yad Vashem. For me this was the first time I had went through the whole museum, the first time several years ago was too much for me. This time, was still hard as it was for many of us but we all pushed through. For me I walked in having come from an upbeat setting and my emotions instantly changed to almost depressed and I even felt a bit sick.

Hearing the history again and the stories of people in depth with all these visual representations surrounding me was almost to much. Looking around at my peers I could see them taking this all in as well and processing it in the same way. I think we all felt very emotional even to the point of tears. Despite this its so important that we have this here in Israel so we never forget and understand how important Israel is.

As our tour guide said as we looked out into a majestic view of Jerusalem, this is the best revenge against the Nazis. The Jewish people surviving and prospering living once again in our home Eretz Yisrael.

Now we are getting ready for Shabbat and the western wall!

Shabbat Shalom!

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Debbie Sidman
5/15/2015 01:18:02 am

Thank you for the updates. What an amazing trip ! Shabbat Shalom.

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