Yad Vashem/Mt. Herzl FT

Our field trip on Monday was not our typical field trip. We have been seeing a lot of Ophir lately, and Monday he took us to a place called Yad Vashem which is one of the best Holocaust museums in the world. It was a somber morning as we were led through the museum and looked at the history of the Holocaust and the victims and survivors and the horrors over those years of annihilation. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside. I don't think I would've anyways. It was an educational experience to see this place, but it is not an experience I would like to repeat I don't think. Everyone should go to a Holocaust museum somewhere in the world if they are able though. Here are some pictures from outside the museum. 

There is a Garden of the Righteous. This is a place where commemoration is given to non-Jews who put themselves in danger to help Jews during the Holocaust. Trees were planted for many of those along this walkway and throughout the grounds of the museum. Most people have heard of Oskar Schindler because of Schindler's List. This is his tree along the walkway.

There were many people who helped the Jews, so this memorial statue is for those who wished to keep their identities anonymous.

A couple statues representing different things. The one of the left is for the proud members of the Zionist movement, those who would stand up for themselves and defend themselves against the Nazis. The one on the right is much more representative as a whole for the Jews, who were mostly submissive and didn't resist to the persecution as a whole. It was very sad to notice the differences.

 We weren't allowed to take pictures on the inside. It was a cool building in a triangular shape and the displays were on either side. It was like a zig-zag course to get through the whole museum. 

The forests of Jerusalem. This is at the exit of the museum.

 Memorial specifically for the children who were killed during the Holocaust. 

In the afternoon we went to Mt. Herzl. Benjamin Herzl was the founder of the Zionist movement for the Jews and this is where he was buried.

Burial place

This is the Arlington of Israel. It has many graves to represent the victims of the Holocaust.

Pretty flowers at the end of the emotionally exhausting day. 

I'm glad I was able to see these things today. It is a good reminder of how lucky I am.