Israel In Haiku: Im Tirtzu
Theodore Herzl Had a Zionist vision It was not a dream
We spent Thursday morning at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial. We then learned about the founder of modern Zionism, Theodore Hertzl, with a visit to the Herzl Museum and his grave in the national cemetery at Har Hertzl.Some of Hertzl's most famous words became the lyrics of a popular Jewish song, Im Tirtzu:
Im tirtzu, Im tirtzu Ein zo agada, ein zo agada L'hiyot am chofshi b'artzeinu B'eretz (Eretz!_ Tzion (Tzion!) VirushalayimIf you will it, it is no dream;to be a free people in our land,in the land of Zion, and Jerusalem.
We also visited the burial places of some of Israel's political leaders, and spent some time at the military cemetery. After a "chanukiyah" tours through some old neighborhoods, our day ended with dinner at a middle eastern restaurant.