Friday, May 30, 2014

Aviv JNF Week

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After missing out on Desert Experience it was a pleasant surprise to find ourselves in Nitzana, a small commune located in the Negev adjace...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Aviv Poland Journey: Days 8 + 9 (Warsaw + Treblinka)

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After a two and half hour bus ride we arrived in Warsaw, Poland’s capital and the city which was home to Europe’s largest Jewish ghetto of ...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Aviv Poland Journey: Days 6 + 7 (Krakow + Majdanek and Lublin)

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Our day in Krakow was completely contrasting to the one which proceeded it, with a greater focus placed on the positive stories from the wa...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Aviv Poland Journey: Day 5 (Auschwitz + Birkenau)

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The Auschwitz complex is an embodiment of the horrific crimes committed by the Nazis against the Jews of Europe, it was the site of the ext...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Aviv Poland Journey: Day 4 (Tereisinstadt)

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It is only when one lays eyes upon a place where the Nazis engaged in the extermination of Jews can they truly comprehend the realness of t...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Aviv Poland Journey: Days 3 + 4 (Flight + Prague)

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Leaving Israel, a country that represents hope and freedom for Jews everywhere, for Prague and Poland, a region of the world which has seen...
Monday, May 12, 2014

Aviv Poland Journey: Day 2 (Yad Vashem Cont.)

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Day 2 at Yad Vashem began with an experience which we were truly privileged to enjoy; listening first hand to the story of Chana Pick, a su...