A Visit Home: Day 22 - Final Day in Israel

6/29 – Monday: Final Day & Holocaust Survivors

7:30 – Breakfast
8:00 – Shacharit – Luke 22
9:00 – Palmach Museum
11:00 – Visit with Holocaust survivors
1:00 – Italian Restaurant with Survivors
3:00 – Israel College of the Bible

Today we were fortunate enough to meet with 4 people who lived through the holocaust: the ghettos, the work camps, and the horrors. With the help of a translator, we heard their stories. Few people will have this opportunity to hear this in person, especially in the next upcoming generation.

Prior to that, we went to the interactive Palmach museum. It told the story of the IDF formation, starting with the Haganah. You can learn more about it here: http://info.palmach.org.il/ IDF soilders led our tour.

We also took a quick stop at ICB (Israel College of the Bible), a college that aims to unite Arabs and Jews in the same classroom. It was a very interesting and forward-thinking institution, in many ways.

Our evening was spent preparing for our departure, although we did have a nice dinner and gelato for dessert. We had one more beautiful sunset before getting on a plane tomorrow morning.