Showing posts with label Denmark Square. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denmark Square. Show all posts

Friday, August 21, 2009

On the bench in Kikar Denia

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The press and the people this week are asking why we so seldom see police officers literally on the street, outside of their squad cars.

Well, I was so surprised to see two cops outside sitting on a bench that I pulled out my camera.

And if on a bench, why not use the photos for RuneE's little Friday meme, "Bench of the Week"?

The view is the sculpture of people in a boat. For the moving rescue story behind it, please see my post about Jerusalem's Denmark Square.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Denmark Square


The sculpture in Denmark Square in Jerusalem. A little boat carrying rescuers and the rescued.

The signs are in Danish, Swedish, Hebrew, Arabic, and English. Every time I pass I read one, and always some tears come, and I say thanks to the brave Danes and Swedes. Their actions then give hope today and faith in humanity.


Fast forward 1943 to 2008. A pizza place with a Hebrew sign, a boulevard called Herzl, and two girl soldiers of the Israel Defence Force. We made it home, with a little help from our friends.
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