By Casey Today was the last full day of the 2022 Etgar 36 journey. We got on the bus at 9:30 AM to head to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The museum felt almost suffocating as I was walking through it. The atrocities kept getting worse with every panel I read, every photo Continue Reading »
By Clarissa Over the course of the past couple days, I’ve loved having the opportunity to learn more about the US’ relationship with Israel. While at JStreet, we learned that one of the main differences between AIPAC and JStreet is that AIPAC aims to strengthen the relationship between the US and Israel whereas JStreet Continue Reading »
By Joshua After a late night talking to Daryl Davis about his experience talking to people with different views, we left the hotel at 8:45 for a jam packed day. We made our way to Capitol Hill for our first meeting of the day with Sheila Katz who is the CEO of the National Continue Reading »
by Rafi Josselson The morning was like any other morning. I woke up 15 minutes before our wake up time due to Gadi’s advice, I got changed in the bathroom and filled up my water bottles (we have had a lot of hot and humid days). I went down the elevator with Joli, I found Continue Reading »
By Andrew Today was a bit of a quieter day on the Etgar journey, advertised to us as a way to rest up before a very busy several days in DC. But, that doesn’t mean we sat around doing nothing all day. On the contrary, this day was one of reflection, history, and of Continue Reading »
By Evan Today is a sad day because it’s my last day on Etgar. We started off the day by taking the subway down to Battery Park. While at the park we talked about how immigrants came to the U.S. and through Ellis Island. We also discussed where our ancestors came from as well as Continue Reading »
By Benjy Today was another packed NYC day. We started off the day with a walking tour of Harlem with an old friend of the program, Derrick. He walked us through the old historic Barrio neighborhood and told us about the history of the communities who moved there and developed the iconic culture that Continue Reading »
By Shayna Early this morning, we got up and had breakfast before departing on the bus for New York City. We stopped about halfway through the drive at a Wawa for lunch before continuing. Shortly after we arrived in NYC, we met with Ruth Messinger, an incredible woman who has worn many hats. She is Continue Reading »
by Maya After a two hour drive into Ohio this morning, we arrived at Kent State University, where 9 students were injured and 4 were killed during a peaceful protest to the Vietnam War. We met with Chic Canfora, a student at Kent State during the 1970s whose brother, Alan, was shot through the wrist Continue Reading »
by Jacob Yesterday, we said our final goodbyes to the 22-day journeyers, and this is the first day without them on the trip. I already miss them very much, but luckily we are still connecting through social platforms. We started the day by getting back on the bus to meet with 5 speakers from the Continue Reading »