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News Event Reports Shnat Netzer - Update 10
Shnat Netzer - Update 10
Dear parents, shnattim and snifim shalom rav!
It is a confusing winter these days as the weather changing each day and "does not come to a decision" whether to rain or to be hot. We had a few days of rain but now the past week was like the beginning of spring with 28c'-29c' .
This week our shnatties enjoyed a week of educational tours, starting with the Underground Prisoners Museum, Begin Museum and Yad-Vashem (Holocaust Museum).
You can read for yourself their impressions and feelings following those tours.
Last weekend they visit the Mechina and on Tuesday they all went to Tel-Aviv to witness the refugees project – helping refugees kids with food and shelters.
We wish you and us a great Shabbat!
The Netzer staff
Hannah Confino- Etgar
This week began with a new initiative. Getting up at the crack of dawn (9am) in order to write compliments about each other on pieces of paper made us feel much closer this week. Apparently I'm hilarious and brave.
That evening, we had a lesson about the creation of the State of Israel. We all sat huddled together in our nice (newly tidied) flat and listened to our teacher, Mark, talk with approvable balance about one of the most morally challenging events in Israel's History.
On Monday, our first lesson was Hadracha (leadership). We had been asked to write weekly sessions over the course of these 4 months in Jerusalem, as practice for when we lead on Camp. Danniella and I had been struggling for some time, trying to write a Peulah about Antisemitism; a task not so easily achieved.
Then, a long day proceeded. We all went to the Underground Prisoners Museum. We watched a propaganda film about Jewish 'Freedom Fighters' who fought [by using Terrorism] against the British and their White Paper which limited the number of Jews who could come to Palestine during WW2. As an English girl, it felt strange for me to learn of the English hindrance to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. My people's in combat with each other. It's important to always keep an open mind here, and to know that what we are taught in lessons must always be backed up by personal study.
Monday night, we all went out to Karaoke as a further celebration of Hannah Luder's Birthday. It was such fun, and we all made utter fools of ourselves. We got back late and I raided the entire kitchen.
Of course, the night before made it challenging to drag ourselves out of bed for Hebrew lessons. We have nearly 4 hours of Hebrew a week, and my Hebrew has gone from pitiful to practical in just over 2 months.
On Tuesday, we had a lesson on Israeli Advocacy. This is where we are taught how to outsmart and evade the accusatory questions we shall inevitably face on our University Campus'. It was a really interesting lesson though, we basically learned a broad overview of 100 years of Palestinian/Israeli history.
After all of that, Etgar and Machon took a coach ride to Jaffa. We sat and watched the sun go down together, and learned about the history of Jaffa, and then of its decline, and the role that Israel had to play in this. I am rapidly understanding that Israel is not an easy place to live. Not only because of the constant threat of war, and tension with the Palestinians. But also, because of the massive Secular/Charedi divide. Who knew that some of the public buses in Israel had segregation, with women at the back and men at the front? Or that the abandoned Arab graveyard 3 minutes away from our flat is only in such disaray because it is.. an Arab graveyard. All this does not dishearten me. It makes me want to achieve something in Israel. To improve it, and tackle the problems, rather than giving up. Criticising the policies of the English Government make me no less patriotic. The same with Israel.
Wednesday. It was an early wake up for Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem is Israel's national Holocaust Memorial Museum. That day was coincidentally November 11th as well and we made our own remembrance service for those who have fought righteously in wars, with a two minutes silence and the Poem 'Flanders Field'. I had spent the previous evening painting 17 little poppies with watercolor paints and cutting them out so we could all wear a poppy for Rememberance Day. I spent the rest of the day drawing, whilst most of the others went out to celebrate the last day of Shnat for those from the Southern Hemisphere of Netzer. That day is looming for us as well [only 6 months].
An amazing week as always.
Shabbat Shalom
Hannah Confino
That evening, we had a lesson about the creation of the State of Israel. We all sat huddled together in our nice (newly tidied) flat and listened to our teacher, Mark, talk with approvable balance about one of the most morally challenging events in Israel's History.
On Monday, our first lesson was Hadracha (leadership). We had been asked to write weekly sessions over the course of these 4 months in Jerusalem, as practice for when we lead on Camp. Danniella and I had been struggling for some time, trying to write a Peulah about Antisemitism; a task not so easily achieved.
Then, a long day proceeded. We all went to the Underground Prisoners Museum. We watched a propaganda film about Jewish 'Freedom Fighters' who fought [by using Terrorism] against the British and their White Paper which limited the number of Jews who could come to Palestine during WW2. As an English girl, it felt strange for me to learn of the English hindrance to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. My people's in combat with each other. It's important to always keep an open mind here, and to know that what we are taught in lessons must always be backed up by personal study.
Monday night, we all went out to Karaoke as a further celebration of Hannah Luder's Birthday. It was such fun, and we all made utter fools of ourselves. We got back late and I raided the entire kitchen.
Of course, the night before made it challenging to drag ourselves out of bed for Hebrew lessons. We have nearly 4 hours of Hebrew a week, and my Hebrew has gone from pitiful to practical in just over 2 months.
On Tuesday, we had a lesson on Israeli Advocacy. This is where we are taught how to outsmart and evade the accusatory questions we shall inevitably face on our University Campus'. It was a really interesting lesson though, we basically learned a broad overview of 100 years of Palestinian/Israeli history.
After all of that, Etgar and Machon took a coach ride to Jaffa. We sat and watched the sun go down together, and learned about the history of Jaffa, and then of its decline, and the role that Israel had to play in this. I am rapidly understanding that Israel is not an easy place to live. Not only because of the constant threat of war, and tension with the Palestinians. But also, because of the massive Secular/Charedi divide. Who knew that some of the public buses in Israel had segregation, with women at the back and men at the front? Or that the abandoned Arab graveyard 3 minutes away from our flat is only in such disaray because it is.. an Arab graveyard. All this does not dishearten me. It makes me want to achieve something in Israel. To improve it, and tackle the problems, rather than giving up. Criticising the policies of the English Government make me no less patriotic. The same with Israel.
Wednesday. It was an early wake up for Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem is Israel's national Holocaust Memorial Museum. That day was coincidentally November 11th as well and we made our own remembrance service for those who have fought righteously in wars, with a two minutes silence and the Poem 'Flanders Field'. I had spent the previous evening painting 17 little poppies with watercolor paints and cutting them out so we could all wear a poppy for Rememberance Day. I spent the rest of the day drawing, whilst most of the others went out to celebrate the last day of Shnat for those from the Southern Hemisphere of Netzer. That day is looming for us as well [only 6 months].
An amazing week as always.
Shabbat Shalom
Hannah Confino
