Yet another Holiday has caught me by surprise...

Yom Ha'Shoa honors the millions of Jews who died in the Holocaust, as well as the acts of heroism that saved many others

Wendi , Elodie and Myself had been planning to go out to breakfast and catch up!!! Over Passover break Wendi went to Rome, I went to Cairo and since Elodie had just been to Cairo... us girls had lots to chat about. None of us realized that in Israel , it is law all public entertainment and restaurants will be closed on Yom Ha'shoa (even on the eve. of this remembrance day) Of course, after learning of this our fun morning out was abruptly rescheduled

It soon became clear to me how serious today is to this country to pause , reflect , and honor the victims of the Holocaust. The boys told me the day before they had to where white to school on Tuesday ...I had not put it together at that point. Later, last night when we figured it out we talked to them about the Holocaust and what today is about... both boys spoke up with stories of how Grandparents of their classmates had been stopping in the classroom all week to tell their personal stories of survival and tragedy !!!

Today at school they will listen to speakers, poems, prayers, and sing songs. Six candles will be lit to represent the six million who died. And more Holocaust survivors will speak to the school children about their experiences and share in the readings.

Eric and I will honor the Holocaust victims by visiting Vad Yashem (the Holocaust museum) during our time here in Israel

At 10 am, air raid sirens went off throughout the entire country, lasting about 2 minutes. When I heard the sirens I quickly grabbed my camera, went outside on the patio, and began recording. The video is nothing to look at, but it was interesting hearing the sirens blasting loudly outside our home.