Today was the most somber day of the tour. We spent much of the day visiting Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum, a powerful, moving, and painful experience. The rise of the Nazis through the end of WWII was described very well in photographs, text, film footage, artifacts, 3-D models, many interviews with survivors, and replicated scenery that we walked through. The most moving part of the museum was the Children’s Memorial. Next we spent some time viewing several beautiful Chigall stain glass in the Hadassah Memorial Hospital. The best part of the day was when Willie, Deb’s boyfriend arrived safe and sound in the late afternoon. It’s great that he is able to join us.
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