INDEPENDENCE DAY 3 ACTIVITY

Prepared by Ruth Silbermann

Yonatan Junior High School

*The task table has sentences from many pages based on Avi Tzur's book "Landmarks".

Read the sentences. Find the Internet pages where the sentences appear. Copy and Paste the Internet URL into the correct box/column. Write the article's name in the correct place.

If you find some interesting facts on the page copy and paste it in the columns below.

The Internet URL's in the box will help you.

*At the end of this activity you will find a Report Box. Read the instructions and fill it in.

(After opening this page, save it on your own hard disk before completing the activities.

URLs of Internet Sites

http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/zionist/jewflag.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/zionist/hertzl.htm
http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/zionist/bird.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/aliyah/GRLAND.htm
http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/jerusalem/jerugold.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/zionist/menora.htm
http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/zionist/eliezer.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/aliyah/BILUEE.htm
http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/aliyah/CARPET.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/zionist/treehrt.htm
http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/jerusalem/gates.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/jerusalem/westwll.htm
http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/jerusalem/solsweep.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/aliyah/ROOTS.htm
http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/aliyah/ROOTS.htm	http://reed.kfar-olami.org.il/resources/landmark/dedication/dedication.htm

ACTIVITY BOX – Copy and Paste your activity box onto a word document!

SENTENCE	NAME OF ARTICLE AND URL.	MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ARTICLE.
Asa my uncle, died at the wall, With twenty-six others The SS shot them all. For him, and for them, I weep at the Wall. Sarah, my cousin, died at the wall - In a chamber of Auschwitz, she died at the wall. With a child at her breast, So hungry - so small. For her and the child, I weep at the Wall.
Between November 21, 1984 and January 5, 1985, some 8,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in the legendary "Operation Moses." The airlift continued over a period of 45 days with the Israeli plane making 28 night flights with its human cargo. The operation came to the attention of the Sudanese government as a result of untimely press coverage and Arab countries pressured Sudan and Ethiopia to prevent any more Jews for leaving for Israel.. The 5,000 remaining Jews arrived
David Wolfson was asked by Dr. Theodor Herzl to design a flag to be raised in the Casino Hall in Basle. David Wolfson came to the conclusion a flag already existed in the form of the blue and white "Talit" (Prayer Shawl).
Greetings! Peace to you, returning Lovely bird, unto my window From a warmer clime! How my soul for songs was yearning When my dwelling you deserted In the winter-time!
He left -       his sandals       by the door       dropped after       a basket ball game,       a hoe, a rake -       propped up against ……………………………………………. their unborn child.
He sat down and wrote out his ideas in the form of a small book which he called "THE JEWISH STATE." Herzl believed that the Jewish people should go back to their homeland, from which they had been driven out two thousand years before. In Palestine (as it was then called), they would form their own state and all other nations would begin to respect Jews everywhere as their equals and would no longer harm them.
I have not written for ten days; I have been physically incapable of it. My hands are blistered and congested with blood, and I cannot straighten my fingers. On my first day of work I got up at five, the hour of sunrise, as work began at six. After arranging our bedding we set out for Mikveh Yisrael.
it continued to be used  by Jews throughout the ages as the "sacred tongue" in liturgy, philosophy and literature. In the late 19th century, it emerged as a modern cultural medium, becoming a vital factor in the national revival movement which culminated in political Zionism
It was a long and arduous journey. The nearest airport was 200 miles away at Aden. The Yemenites picked up their few possessions and began to walk. Along the way they were looted and abused by the local Arab population. They reached Aden, exhausted, on the verge of starvation.
It was given as a present by the people of Great Britain
Once this tree had been young and active, producing olives by the bushel and giving shade. Its olives had been taken to other countries and some had been used as seeds to….
The Old City of Jerusalem is surrounded by a great wall and the only way to enter is through one of its  eight gates. Some of theses gates are great and impressive while some are simple.
The Western Wall is part of the remains of a huge courtyard Herod built to surround the Second Temple.
Twelve year old Azmara Solomon stood in the moonlight. For the last time she gazed at the village she called home, in the Gondar region of Ethiopia, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Yerushalaim all of gold Yerushalaim, bronze and light Within my heart I shall treasure Your song and sight.
Your Name _________________ Your Home Town ___________________ Mother's Side of the Family Mother's place of birth _________________ Her Occupation ______________________

REPORT BOX

I learned some new information about Independence Day.

1. I Learned ________________________________________________________________
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