Another day in Jerusalem, however today was focused on a more somber history with visits to Yad Vashem and Har Herzl. They began the day by visiting Israel's holocaust museum, Yad Vashem. There they learned about the oppression Jews faced in Europe during the early 20th century and of course the 1940's. Yad Vashem is unlike any other Holocaust museum in the world because of its location. The main building is designed so that after you walking through the entire exhibit, that ends with a memorial for those lost during this time, you exit the building and find yourself on a ledge overlooking the Jerusalem mountains. I encourage you to read about the museum as well as the history of holocaust memorialization in Israel - Tom Segev's book The seventh million offers a fascinating account.
After visiting Yad Vashem they took a short hike to Har Herzl, one of Israel's national cemeteries where past Prime Ministers, military leaders and other national figures are buried. The list of those buried at Har Herzl includes Yitzhak Rabin, Hannah Senesh, Yonatan Netanyahu and, of course, Theodore Herzl himself. At Yitzhak Rabin's grave, they talked about his contribution to the state and to the movement for peace. Do to the locations of today's visits we do not have any photos.
Tonight is their last night in Jerusalem before they head to the dead sea tomorrow!
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