Today was a very sobering day. We took a field trip to the holocaust museum in
As you come into Yad VaShem you enter a long, concrete, triangular-shaped corridor, making for a sort of imposing ambiance. There are walkways crisscrossing the corridor leading you into the rooms lining each side of the triangular-shaped corridor. Arranged in chronological order, beginning with Hitler’s rise to power, and ending with the rehabilitation of the survivors, you really do feel as if you are re-living the events as you progress from room to room. Positioned throughout the rooms are various plaques, displays, artifacts, video presentations, testimonies from the survivor’s etc. Emphasis is placed on not merely the historical events of the time, but also on the individual’s lives – both the Jewish people as well as the gentiles alive at that time. This is accomplished through the display of such things as their artwork, letters, journals, and other personal items.
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Peter, my friend, i think you need to update your blog. :D You can write of Shawarma or falafel, or jordan, or masada, or something. You know, just thought I'd help out in case you were lacking in ideas. Heehee. :D
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