Israel 2017

Israel 2017

On February 11 – 18, 2017, together with students from the VII Private High School named after Mikołaj Rej under the supervision of prof. Paweł Rogala, we went to Israel for a tourist and integration trip.

We spent the first three days in Benjamin staying with Israeli families. We took part in school workshops on interpersonal communication, listening skills, and sensitivity to other people. Then we went on a trip to Tel-Aviv, looking for traces of Bauhaus, and in Jaffa – the ancient part of the city, we met at the Shimon Peres House of Peace with people who deal with Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. The next day, we set off on an expedition to beautiful caves in the north of Israel near the Lebanon border, and then to Galilee, where we visited many places related to Jesus’ activities and took a boat trip on Lake Gennesaret.

On February 15, we regretfully left the hospitable Benjamin. Continuing our journey, we went to Jerusalem. The first point was visiting Yad Vashem – the Holocaust museum. There, we also held a very interesting workshop called “Jewish Street”, learning a lot about the pre-war situation of Jews in Poland, then we found the names of several Righteous Among the Nations in the Yad Vashem garden and read their merits. It was a day full of reflection and reflection.
Jerusalem surprised us with cold and rain. We started our tour from the Mount of Olives through the Way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. On the way, looking at lots of interesting, ancient places, we reached the Jewish Quarter and the Wailing Wall through the maze of streets.

On Friday, we set off on another trip – this time to the Judean Desert to visit the fortress and the ruins of Herod’s Palace in Masada. In Qumran – we visited the place where the scrolls of the Holy Bible were found. in the caves there. We ended the day with a stay at the Dead Sea where we managed to do the so-called “Floating” in the extremely salty waters of the Dead Sea. The girls took care of the mud masks, which are equally great for the skin.
On Saturday we managed to spend more than two hours in Jerusalem before departure. This time the weather was fine. Jerusalem bade us farewell with sunshine….
Next year in Jerusalem …… Shalom!

Welcome to the Benjamin school and the customary exchange of flags.

Meeting with the management of the Benjamin school. First from the left, the Headmaster of the School, Mr. Asher Motzny.

Integration workshops at the school in Benjamin.

Playing in “musical chairs” in the yard during the break – we played together.

Joint sports activities in Benjamin.

Shimon Peres House of Peace in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Visiting the caves in Roch Haniqra on the border with Lebanon.

Our six from VI on a cruise on Lake Gennesaret. From the left: Karol Augustyniak 2a1, prof. Ewa Lubińska, Zuzanna Kubal 1d, Katarzyna Ciepły1b, Iga Fasińska 1b, Barbara Boba 2b.