Today was such a long day, both from driving the length of the country both ways and returning just in time for my Arabic class, I had almost nothing left. I traveled with one of my classes taught in Hebrew to the north, visiting settlements from the early 20th century around the Kinneret. The first was Sajgra, coming from the Arabic word for trees, where an agricultural school was built. The second was Kinneret, a settlement built right on the Kinneret (and on the way we stopped by Kfar Tavor, where I had visited in 11th grade. Here the first Jewish guard was established, Hashomer. Also, a soldier from the famous '67 war photos lives here). The third was Deganya, the first kibbutz, and birthplace of Moshe Dayan, a famous soldier who participated in the conquering of Jerusalem in '67, which is being celebrated next week. We visited old sites and talked to old people about their experiences. One such person was in her eighties, and had a lot to share about growing up a place where there were two trees to start out.
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