Day 4 - Zichron Ya'akov

Woke up early to catch the bus in order to get to the train station. From there, I got the train heading to Zichron Ya'akov. I arrived at the museum at 9:30 a.m. to find I wasn't the only one trying to get to the museum. A zoo appeared, or so it seemed :-) in the courtyard as many school children were waiting to start the tour. This was great to see!



I met Ester (Museum Manager) and was waiting till she took care of the school kids. I was introduced to a local school teacher and she immediately asked if I would like to film the kids coming to the museum and learning about the Aaronsohns and their spy group. It took me half a second to say yes. I asked my producer to try and fit it in our schedule. This means another day of shooting -- on many levels this isn't so good. Every production day has its cost, but this opportunity to take the camera into the museum (period) and film kids learning about it etc... is worth it! It seemed like the museum had a change of heart? By all means this was great news.



After that I spent two hours choosing photographs for the film. I must have chosen at least 100 pictures..... I can't remember. I was also given documents I needed from their archive, plus approval to film at the agricultural station and by 12:00 p.m. I left only to be greeted head on by two bus loads of Israeli soldiers also making their way to the museum. In my opinion I think it is a cool things for soldiers to come and see what other before them did for their country (and still do) -- The fight for freedom. I hope their visit gives them a little pride as they serve in the army today and fight to keep Israel safe.

After the museum, I went searching for a cafe that looked appealing. So many to choose from on this street and so I just went with my instinct and sat down at a cafe with a yellow motif (bright and sunny), only to discover a "Nili cafe" across the way! Ha Ha. I will have to come back and eat there next time.

Took a few minutes to browse a few used book stores (my favorite in Zichron) and
I returned to the train station - Tel Aviv bound.

Today was a great day - this day was a yes day!

Next on the agenda: Cast & Crew Meeting tomorrow.
Have a great day everyone.
Signing off, Leora