Neveh Tzedek, Independence Hall, and Fiddler on the Roof

We began our day by hearing the story of Helena Birnbaum, a holocaust survivor. It was extremely moving to hear her story and the multiple times that she seemed to have an angel on her shoulder as she survived.

Following that we went on a walking tour of Neveh Tzedek, the first neighborhood in Tel Aviv. We walked the streets and felt the history of a city that is only 100 years old.

Our tour ended at Indendence Hall where David Ben Gurion announced that there was a Jewish state on May 14, 1948.

This evening we saw a performance of Fiddler on the Roof. The entire production was in Hebrew! It was a very good performance, and it was even more poignant to think about the residents of Anatevka who were displaced and may have ended up here, in the Jewish homeland, Israel.

Pictures




Jason, Alexa, Ilan, and Beth with Helena Birnbaum










Our group posing in Neveh Tzedek


















Morey finds cafe Morey











Independence Hall








The room where the state of Israel was born