Our global trip with Barack Obama continued today across time zones and continents.
The moon still hung in the sky when the Senator's motorcade rolled through the gates of old Jerusalem to the Western Wall. Senator Obama joined a rabbi in prayer before the illuminated wall and inserted a note into one of its crevices, as is tradition.The next stop was Berlin. Senator Obama met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the morning, and later in the day delivered a public address in Berlin's Tiergarten Park. The full text and video of the speech are already available but we had some special pictures from the event that we wanted to share with you. We hope these pictures will give you a sense of this remarkable day that spanned cultures and borders and reminded us of how interconnected we really are.
Arun Chaudhary
July 24th, 2008
After a busy morning of meetings, Senator Obama toured Yad Vashem, just outside Jerusalem.
Yad Vashem is a museum dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and its victims. Senator Obama laid a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance, and shared his thoughts in the museum's guest book:
I am grateful to Yad Vashem and all of those responsible for this remarkable institution.At a time of great peril and promise, war and strife, we are blessed to have such a powerful reminder of man’s potential for great evil, but also our capacity to rise from tragedy and remake our world. Let our children come here, and know this history, so they can add their voices to proclaim “never again”. And may we remember those who perished, not only as victims but also as individuals who hoped and loved and dreamed like us, and who have become symbols of the human spirit.
Senator Obama also made remarks following his tour that you can watch below...
Arun ChaudharyJuly 23rd , 2008Jerusalem, Israel
