October 1997

"... Poland is a very pastoral looking country which made it difficult to comprehend how such hideous concentration camps could blend with their surroundings. From what I saw and from the behaviour of the locals I understand how important Israel is as a home for the Jewish people and for myself."

Nitzan Bar-Tov

Kfar Blum
 
 

October 1997

"One of the important events for me was the visit to Majdenek. It was at the ceremony held there that I first felt a connection to what happened. Even though my family were not personally involved in the holocaust, I was able to feel attached."

Shimrit Malka

Carcum

October 1997

"I think that the most important experience of the trip was at the Beit Midrash where we looked for the remains of the books. It was like looking for the people. I suddenly realized that this was once a live community now dead and gone."

Limor Tamim

Carcum

October 1997

"It was the first time in my life I was proud to sing Hatikvah"

Rotem Cohen

Kibbutz Yiftach

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