City Daily Photo bloggers group is posting today on the theme ABANDONED.
Today on Mount Herzl we buried Shimon Peres and I, and I daresay most of the people of Israel are feeling sad, almost abandoned.
The former President was 93 and, well, he was always here, here with us and for us.
As Prime Minister Netanyahu said on Wednesday morning, when Peres died, "This is the country's first day ever without Shimon Peres."
It feels like our father has died.
He is, indeed, the last of our State's founding fathers, the larger-than-life "giants" who brought our State into being in 1948.
Above is a photo I took of President Peres in 2009 at Mt. Herzl.
(Please enlarge it and enjoy the wonderful faces.)
He spoke moving words at a new annual ceremony called The National Ceremony for Ethiopian Jews who perished on their way to Israel.
To read about the kesim (Ethiopian religious leaders) in the picture and their liturgical or ceremonial umbrellas, please see my posts here and here.
Shalom dear Shimon Peres. Thank you for your example and inspiration.
We here below will carry on and try to make you proud of us.
Rest in peace.
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ז"ל RIP
ReplyDeleteHvil i fred Mr Peres
ReplyDeleteNot just the last of the State's founding fathers and therefore an important historical witness, but a decent and humane man in particular. When the world was full of ideologically fixed and personally ambitious leaders, I always thought of Peres more of as a father-figure.
ReplyDeleteRIP
Well Said, Dina. I am filled with awe today, and grateful that the world came.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Dina. Sad to lose someone so important.
ReplyDeleteImportant post.
ReplyDeleteThe passing of a good man.
ReplyDeleteA warrior and a man of peace. תנוח על משכבך בשלום
ReplyDeleteThoughtful post...well stated.
ReplyDelete"Abandoned" does express so well the feeling of loss at his passing.
ReplyDeleteI thought of you when I learned of his passing. It is not only your country who lost one of history's 'giants' but the world as well. You've written a beautiful tribute. May he rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteWe have lost a great man Dina
ReplyDeleteGone but never forgotten Dina.
ReplyDeleteHe was an extraordinary man.
ReplyDeleteThe entire world lost a giant, it's true. His memory will be a blessing, but I mourn the loss of such a great man.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your country's loss, Dina.
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