Today started off exciting and ended very somber.
First we got to do a sift of part of the temple mount that was excavated. We found lots of small artifacts such as Roman glass, pieces of the original Dome of the Rock, very old pottery, and many other miscellaneous pieces.
First we got to do a sift of part of the temple mount that was excavated. We found lots of small artifacts such as Roman glass, pieces of the original Dome of the Rock, very old pottery, and many other miscellaneous pieces.
After we spent the rest of the day in the Israel Holocaust Memorial. Having been the the Holocaust Memorial in Washington I was shocked at the differences. In D.C. the memorial is very shocking and sad, in Israel there was much less emotion. It was difference in feelings from reading a novel to reading a text book.
Our guide told us that most Jews have an idea in their mind that their persecution during the Holocaust was a necessary evil in order for their nation to be re-established.
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