All of last week we studied the Holocaust in Core Class. The daily discussions included so much more than just any typical Holocaust lesson. We focused on the Jewish situation around the world leading up to the war and the devastating struggle for Holocaust survivors after the war, in addition to diving more thoroughly into ghettos, rail cars, and concentration camps. Throughout the week, we read the two books Night and Dawn both by Elie Wiesel, watched the movie Defiance, and visited two Holocaust museums, Beit Lohamei Haghetaot and Yad Vashem. 
It sounds like a very intense but important week. the combination of reading, seeing, and hearing about the holocaust has to have a profound effect on you. I hope you are continuing to keep a journal as well as this blog so that you can look back at all you have seen and done during your stay in Israel. You have been exposed to so much and will bring back so much knowledge
ReplyDeleteKeep up the posts, just two weeks left and I want to hear about everything! Tell more about what you're doing as well as the introspective stuff. I'm so jealous about your experience and I need to live vicariously :) I miss you Paige!
ReplyDeleteLove the hair!
ReplyDeleteIt ALL sounds like you're having a fantastic learning and spiritual adventure! Enjoy! You really should meet up w/ Yaacov (and Yaffa Leah, his very pregnant wife)...They said they'd like to see you!
Love the hair!
ReplyDeleteIt ALL sounds like you're having a fantastic learning and spiritual adventure! Enjoy! You really should meet up w/ Yaacov (and Yaffa Leah, his very pregnant wife)...They said they'd like to see you!