Judaism was very important to Madelyn. Our goal in making our final product was to make something that represents Madeline’s Judaism, but yet it was unique to her. We were made a kaleidoscope, where when you look into it, you see the Star of David, which is a prominent symbol in the Jewish Religion. We used Rhino to laser cut many Star of Davids and then glued them together into the shape of a kaleidoscope, and then we put red and blue colored beads since they are the most important to Madelyn and remind her of her time in Israel. After, we decorated the outside of the kaleidoscope with Jewish art that conveys themes and Madelyn's personality. We also tried to show that Madelyn was very independent and confident. Madelyn also described herself as blessed, so we want to incorporate the theme of “blessed” on the outside of the kaleidoscope. The senses that we showed were touch and sight. When she was in Israel she she encountered many unusual events, hearing bomb warnings, having her home broken into, and more. A lot of crazy things happened to Madelyn in her quick time in Israel. We hope that you think like that, when you see how many little details and how many are on the small kaleidoscope. You can feel our kaleidoscope to turn it and see the blue and red beads. These two senses are supposed to work together to make the experience better. The senses are simple but what the senses create are incredible.

The noises were alarming, and they were scary and shocking to me. Slowly, looking outside of the windows of my new home, I saw people running rapidly, hiding quickly, and shouting. Poor cats were oblivious as they were being sent out of their homes to test if it was safe enough to go outside. At once, the noises ended, only to hear those same noises again in the weeks following.