20/11/2024
Day 5 - A Trip of One's Own
Travelling in Israel at this time is always bittersweet. Today we travelled to the Nova Party site to pay respect. We also visited the community of Kfar Azza now based in Kibbutz Ruchama to see how they are rehabilitating and essentially offer them a hug. The complexity of living in Israel through these times is entwined into all walks of life, being here right now and having the opportunity to meet and talk with people affected is very meaningful. As we drive by communities and see signs in yellow, empty chairs and posters of hostages, stickers of soldiers who have fallen, we try to understand the sacrifices, even though the losses are incomprehensible, it goes hand and hand with the resilience of the communities commitment to rebuild, which is inspiring to see first hand.
After a break for an Ethiopian lunch in Rehovot, we continued to the Design Museum in Holon, the current exhibition 'color' also incorporated a piece related to October 7, an example of how responses in art are a place for expression when all other words fail.
