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HD1
HD1 started the day today at the Supreme Court where they had a tour around the beautiful building. They then went to Har Herzl, the famous military cemetery, and learnt about the Israeli wars and some of the famous people that are buried there such as Theodore Herzl and Yitzchak Rabin.
Theodore Herzl was a founder of the Zionist movement who led the idea and initiated support for a Jewish state. It is also a large military cemetery where previous prime ministers are buried except two, David Ben Gurion who is buried in kibbutz Sde Boker where he lived and worked out his retirement years (the groups will be visiting here) & Menachem Begin who is buried on Har HaTsofim with ‘the people’, a large public cemetery. The group then visited the Israeli parliament, the Knesset where they met with Orit Noked, an MK (Member of Knesset).
HD2
HD2 started at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, meeting with Orit Noked, an MK (member of Knesset). They then walked to the Supreme Court and learnt about the legal system in Israel while touring the beautiful building. The group then travelled to the famous military cemetery, Har Herzl. Here they learnt about the Israeli wars and some of the famous people that are buried there such as Theodore Herzl and Yitzchak Rabin. Theodore Herzl was a founder of the Zionist movement who led the idea and initiated support for a Jewish state. It is also a large military cemetery where previous prime ministers are buried except two, David Ben Gurion who is buried in kibbutz Sde Boker where he lived and worked out his retirement years (the groups will be visiting here) & Menachem Begin who is buried on Har HaTsofim with ‘the people’, a large public cemetery. The group then visited the Beit Turgeman museum which looks at the issue of co-existence in Jerusalem.
HD1 & HD2
Later that day, the groups met up as they went to a cross movement event. They got to see friends in other groups whilst getting to hear music from some of Israel’s famous musicians.
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