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Published: April 15th 2011
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Today, we went to a play where all of the actors were blind and deaf. The play was called Not By Bread Alone and it was performed in Tel Aviv. The play was very moving and beautiful. It had a heartwarming effect on the audience. The actors all told stories of how they overcame obstacles and achieved their hopes and dreams. The actors showed us what it feels like to be blind and deaf. They said it was like being in a foreign country where no one speaks the language. The actors made bread during the show. Even though they could not see what they were doing, they could feel the bread, and there were other people there who helped them make it and put it into ovens. At the end of the play, the actors gave the bread to the audience. The play is called Not By Bread Alone because, more important to the actors than bread, is their interaction with other humans. Being with their families and friends is more important to them than food. People who can not see or hear use a communication devise called Braille. Braille is when you feel the letters through bumps on paper.
That is how the actors were able to read. Even though they could not use their senses of hearing and seeing, they were still able to touch and taste. They said they knew someone was there if they could feel them.
This week we also went to a Bedouin museum and hiked around the Small Crater in the Negev. We also saw a petrified forest!
To Cathy A – I think that my favorite thing that I see when I am traveling is animals. I saw a scorpion the other day on a hill in the ha-Makhtesh ha-Katan (Small Crater). It had it's tail up and had pointy horns.
To Mrs. Morrison's class. I am so glad you are putting a picture of the lizard I saw by Senor's cage. I wish I could have gone to Augusta with you. I loved reading about your trip and hearing everyone's poems on the blog. They were great! I miss all of you so much!
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Cathy A
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Be sure and tell us all about your father's play. Oh the stories I could tell you about scorpions. In my class last night, we learned about the music and instruments of the peoples of that area. It would have been nice to hear it live.