Week 3 Activity 3

For this activity, my grandpa told me the story of the time his father migrated to Israel from Russia in the 1930s. At the time, they didn’t have any advanced technological transportation or communication, so my great grandfather traveled to Israel by foot and donkeys to flea the discrimination of Jews in Europe. He, his wife, my great grandmother, and some other families walked until they reached a certain point where donkeys and walking wasn’t an option, so they would load boats and sail the rest of the way to their ideal destination. But before they got there, on this planned journey, they encountered new people, cultures, and places where they needed to adjust to different environments and shelters. Their final goal was to reach the state of the Jews or Israel that was being gradually developed for people just like them who were being kicked out of Europe or forced to convert and practice other religions that they didn’t believe in. Although it was an extremely long, tough, and scary crossing, my great grandfather and his nation felt they needed to do whatever it took to build and be present in the state that was made especially for them.

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