Chapter 309 Jerusalem

After arriving in Taipei, Ryan and his team changed to their own plane. They did not continue to stay in the Far East. After waiting for the route application, they flew directly to the holy city of Jerusalem, Natalie's hometown.

The city is located in the mountains of Judah between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the holy city of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Jerusalem is its pronunciation. If it is interpreted literally, it is the City of Peace.

But the irony is that from ancient times to the present, the wars around the holy city have never disappeared.

Jerusalem is now the capital of Israel. Although the United Nations and most countries in the world do not recognize it, the city is firmly in the hands of the Jews.

Now that they have come to the Holy City, Ryan and Natalie will naturally go to visit several holy places.

In front of the parapet made of huge stones, hundreds of Jews or Jewish people stood there with solemn faces, many of them had tears rolling down their eyes.

For thousands of years, when the Jews living in all corners of the world returned to the holy city of Jerusalem, they would come to this stone wall to pray in a low voice and cry out the pain of exile, so it is called the Weeping Wall.

You don't believe in Judaism, so you don't have to cry. Natalie reminded in a low voice.

I remember that your family doesn't believe in Judaism either?

The two walked to the 'Wailing Wall', Ryan straightened his hat, imitating Natalie's movements, and put on a devout prayer appearance.

Natalie first supported the wall with her hands, and then stuffed a piece of paper full of words into the crack of the wall. Her devout face, like the stones on the 'Weeping Wall', glowed like a weeping Such as complaint.

Although he is Jewish, Ryan doesn't know much about these things. Based on the principle of saying less and making less mistakes, he has no unnecessary words or actions. After all, this is not only the dividing line between Eurasia and Europe, but also the first holy place for Jews.

And the girls around me, for their own nation. Has an unusual sense of identity.

As a bystander and an atheist in his previous life, Ryan could not understand God in the eyes of the Jews. It is also incomprehensible that all the people are soldiers, and a nation that faced wars in several countries at the same time on the first day of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But he still maintains the necessary respect, which has nothing to do with belief or blood, but only with interests.

In any case, Jewish identity, for his development in Hollywood. Too many hidden conveniences are provided.

What's on the note?

After walking out of the square where the Wailing Wall is located,

Ryan took off his yarmulke and put on his baseball cap.

It's a prayer, a prayer about the future. It's a secret. Natalie looked back, only to see George and a few bodyguards following behind with full concentration, and shook her head, Ryan, the law and order here is not what you thought That's bad. This is the Jewish Quarter.

Hmm~ Ryan nodded, noncommittal.

Go to the Avenue of the Righteous and the Holocaust Memorial? Natalie naturally knew that Ryan had another purpose for coming here.

Unlike the Wailing Wall, these two places carry the most painful history of the Jewish people. Perhaps both of them participated in the filming of Schindler's List, which is a cruel history fifty years ago. All have their own understanding.

Due to the limitation of the area, the newly certified righteous person by the Israeli government no longer planted trees to commemorate, but there are still a considerable number of righteous person trees here, and Ryan and Natalie soon found He has found his purpose, the most famous of all the righteous—Oscar Schindler.

The influence brought by Schindler's List is huge. Such a character who was originally unknown and could only be passed on by word of mouth among some Jews, with the help of this movie, has completely become a hero and is well received by the whole world. Jewish memory and admiration.

Just like what Spielberg and others said, no matter what his original intention of saving people was, it is an indisputable fact that he saved so many Jews.

Standing quietly under the tree for a while, the two turned their heads and walked into the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem.

The memorial is 5,000 feet long, shaped like the lower triangle of the Star of David, and the missing part of the upper triangle symbolizes the six million Jews who were massacred in World War II, which is nearly half of the number of Jews at that time.

Walking into the memorial hall is like entering a space-time tunnel. In order to show respect for the dead, you are not allowed to take pictures or speak loudly. Everyone will send a headset before entering. On the huge screen that came, some children were singing, this is some Polish Jewish children singing Song of Hope before World War II.

It's the national anthem of Israel, Natalie whispered.

Maybe others don't know, but she knows that the guy next to her hasn't even finished reading the Bible, and she doesn't know much about Jewish history at all.

Ryan nodded, and didn't say much, but used his heart and all his energy to experience all of this. According to the scheduled plan, his role next year is bound to intersect with the massacre again. The experience here is very important to him. It certainly helps a lot to have a grasp of the characters.

In addition to being Natalie's hometown, this is also one of the reasons why he made a special trip to Jerusalem.

Following Natalie, Ryan enters the 'Hall of Fame', the most dramatic memorial space in the memorial, a thirty-foot-tall conical structure that opens to the sky and houses the millions of Jews who died in the Holocaust Names and personal records, and below, cones hewn from natural rock beds commemorate those unknown victims.

Looking at the densely stacked files on the shelves around him, Ryan didn't know what to say. When the Israeli government built the memorial, it vowed to find every Jewish person who was massacred. archives, while the work of collecting clues about the dead Jews from around the world is still ongoing.

People who visited the memorial hall, including Ryan and Natalie, kept silent and seldom spoke. Even if they needed to communicate occasionally, they would try to lower their voices as much as possible.

Finally, they came to the Children's Memorial Hall.

In the darkness, the three candles were refracted by the mirror to reflect countless light and shadows, just like the stars in the night sky. There were no pictures or videos, only the names and ages of each dead child were continuously played on the radio. This is a pair of American citizens. The memorial hall donated by a Jewish couple commemorates the 150,000 children who died early in the Holocaust.

In fact, since filming Schindler's List, Ryan has donated millions of dollars to this memorial through the National Jewish Association. If he took off his sunglasses and hat and said his name, he would definitely He was warmly received by the Israeli authorities.

After leaving the memorial hall, the two went to Mount Zion. There are many tombstones of righteous people, one of which is a Chinese. The Israeli government specially built He Fengshan's tombstone here to commemorate this life and death visa ' of the issuer.

This is the Jewish people. We have a clear distinction between what we like and what we hate. We will remember everyone who has helped us, and we will not let go of any executioner who killed the Jews. Probably seeing Ryan staring at the writing on the tombstone in a daze, Na Tully said this in a low voice, and then asked, Will it help you?

Face it bravely and survive strong. Ryan took Natalie's hand, I think I have grasped a lot of things.

Want to listen to music?

This is a very rare thing, Natalie actually wanted to sing to him, Ryan nodded quickly, Okay.

Natalie coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and began to sing in a low voice.

As long as in our hearts,

And hides the soul of the Jew,

eyes towards the east,

And gazed upon the summit of Zion,

two thousand years of hope,

won't come to nothing,

We shall be a free people,

Based in Zion and Jerusalem.

Recalling the cold movie in his mind, Ryan shook Natalie's hand firmly, Thank you, Nat.

I hope it can be of some help to you.

Natalie lightly touched his shoulder with her forehead, and said in a complicated manner, Are you going to use this role to compete for the best actor?

It's just one of the roles I'm preparing for.

Seeing Natalie's complicated expression, Ryan said, Nat...

Ryan! Natalie naturally understood what Ryan was going to say, and quickly interrupted, You have helped me a lot, because of you, almost no one makes things difficult for me, can I try it myself? If not If so, I will take the initiative to speak.

Oh well.

After the Star Wars Prequels series, Natalie will be completely popular all over the United States. The most difficult period of her transformation will only appear in a few years, and it will not be too late for her to make a move at that time.

Have you had Mr. Spielman's authorization?

On the car back to the hotel, Natalie was still asking about the notebook.

It has been negotiated. According to the agreement reached, half of the proceeds from this movie will be donated to the Jewish Survivors Organization.

When do you plan to start filming?

Probably next year. Ryan seemed to think of Oscar again, I'm only eighteen years old, don't worry, there will always be opportunities.

Where's the director? Which director are you looking for? Mr. Spielberg? Natalie suddenly laughed playfully, Ryan, aren't you a top student at the USC Film School, why don't you direct yourself?

I'm not interested in the job of directing.

Ryan couldn't hear Natalie's weird tone when she said the word high-achieving student, and quickly shook his head.

If one day I become a director, the first film will definitely be shot in Jerusalem. Natalie looked at the khaki-colored building outside the window, talking to herself and Ryan, Don't forget, you also said back then that if I became a director, you would publicly declare on the three major TV networks that Ryan Jenkins is not as good as Natalie Portman.

Dear Nat, please don't confuse the concept. Ryan naturally will not forget what he said at that time, My promise is after you win the Oscar for Best Director!

Really? I seem to have forgotten. Natalie's expression was very serious.

Nat, I think you need my reminder again. Ryan looked over maliciously. ()