Every day it seems harder to summarize, especially when even lunch becomes the highlight -later.
We start out seeing the city for the first time in daylight, and it is truly beautiful. Lior explains that when the Brittish came a hundred years ago they brought ugly concrete to the construction industry. But a city leader later in the century made a law that all construction had to be built or at least be faced with the local stone- white limestone. So it preserves the ancient materials used.
Our first stop is the world holocaust museum, built like a triangle in the star of David but without the second triangle. Because half of all the Jews were wiped out.
We weren't allowed any photos but this guide took us through two hours of amazing history and details. This included his own personal family story, his eighty five year old mother is a concentration camp survivor. The children's portion of the museum was completely dark, you walked along by holding a handrail, and candles were reflected by umpteen mirrors while the victims names are read. I believe he said it takes a week to recite all the ones they know of. Very moving.
Then we came to a hall of photos and records and our own guide Lior pointed to a photo and told his family holocaust story.
The inscription on the exit gate
We start out seeing the city for the first time in daylight, and it is truly beautiful. Lior explains that when the Brittish came a hundred years ago they brought ugly concrete to the construction industry. But a city leader later in the century made a law that all construction had to be built or at least be faced with the local stone- white limestone. So it preserves the ancient materials used.
Our first stop is the world holocaust museum, built like a triangle in the star of David but without the second triangle. Because half of all the Jews were wiped out.
We weren't allowed any photos but this guide took us through two hours of amazing history and details. This included his own personal family story, his eighty five year old mother is a concentration camp survivor. The children's portion of the museum was completely dark, you walked along by holding a handrail, and candles were reflected by umpteen mirrors while the victims names are read. I believe he said it takes a week to recite all the ones they know of. Very moving.
Then we came to a hall of photos and records and our own guide Lior pointed to a photo and told his family holocaust story.
The inscription on the exit gate
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