Tribe Israel Tour

Wednesday 31st: Pioneers of our State

Today we started our journey back towards the centre of Israel travelling along the beautiful Mediterranean coast. We had a relaxed morning on the beach chilling out and playing some games on the sand.
Next was the Atlit detainee camp, a detention camp that was established by the British at the end of the 1930s. The camp was established to prevent Jewish refugees known as ‘Ma’apilim’, mainly Holocaust survivors, from entering what was then the British Mandate for Palestine. We watched a fascinating and entertaining re-enactment of one of the boats sailing to the beach and the Ma'apilim arriving at the camp.
After that we travelled to Zichron Ya’akov, a picturesque city with cobbled paved streets. Zikhron Ya'akov was one of the first Jewish settlements of pioneers in the country, founded in December 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild and named in honor of his father Jacob. First Aliyah tour of the city 1882 when 100 Jewish pioneers from Romania
After Zichron Ya’akov we headed back onto the coach for our drive back down to Jerusalem where Rabbi Shaw came to meet us to lead a preparation and thought provoking session for our visit to Yad Vashem tomorrow.
The Tribe Team

"Ummmmm the beach was very sunny and relaxing after a night of camping. After the beach we went to Atlit which was really interesting, it was about how Jews from after the Holocaust came to Israel and it was also interesting to see how the British army treated people in Israel. Zichron Yakov was cool it was great to learn about how passionate people were about creating the state of Israel. We also saw the amazing Anna and made her skip around a tree. Then we went to Jerusalem and checked into the Ramada - cant wait for a good night sleep. Finally we saw Rabbi Shaw who spoke to us about Yad Vashem and prepared us for our visit there tomorrow." Georgia silver