Fifty years ago this month, 16 teens from Tidewater were experiencing a trip of a lifetime. . . their first to Israel. The month-long adventure was just after 1973’s Yom Kippur War, adding to these teens’ acute awareness of politics and news.
It’s not such a surprise then, that one of those participants, Judy Rosenblatt, collected Israeli newspapers announcing the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon. The only real surprise is that she still has them! But it shouldn’t be. Back in 1974, it was the norm to create detailed scrapbooks that included photos with typed captions, pamphlets, and small souvenirs. Rosenblatt’s has it all.
Thank you, Judy, for sharing!
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