Today was a later start, as we were to visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. It commemorates the lives of the 6,000,000 Jews who lost their lives in the death camps and ghettoes established by the Nazis in the Second World War. The story was told though pictures, words, artefacts and video. None of us, I think, could say that it had been enjoyable, but it was a memorable experience, and none of us would have missed it. Three hours was too short, but a full day would have been too harrowing. If Mike and I take another party, we’ll try to concentrate on different sections. (You cannot take pictures here, so there is no video of this)
After this, we went to the Jerusalem Hotel where we had a very nice lunch of salad, followed by chicken and a small sweetmeat.
In the afternoon, we went to Bethany where we visited Lazarus’s church, then Lazarus’s tomb. This was quite a scramble down, but well worth it and we marked the occasion by singing ‘Thine be the glory’.
Following this, we went on to the Al Jameel boys’ home, where we were warmly welcomed, shown around and were able to leave our gifts.
Tonight at the hotel was Sultan’s night, with a special Eastern menu and dancing. The food is always delicious, but it was extra specially nice tonight. All in all it was a very fun occasion, much enjoyed by all.
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