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In the morning we visited the new Holocaust Memorial on the site of the Jewish Cemetery. The Cemetery was desecrated by the Nazis in 1941. The University expanded on the […]
Greetings from Greece, The CWB group from Pittsburgh arrived in Athens on Monday June 15th at around 9:00 am Athens time. We have had a whirlwind of activities and we […]
Castle of Ioannina Just beyond the huge walls of the castle we entered to visit a synagogue. Allegra told us her Holocaust story. She and her family managed to escape […]
Today we left Athens at 815 am to travel to Mycenae the fabled home of King Agamemnon. Along the way we discussed the connection between topography and religion. We discussed […]
After a long bus ride it felt amazing to stop at a small town by the sea. I felt so at peace standing by the sea that I wasn’t sure I […]
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 The Olympic Games are something we are all familiar with, we watch these seasonal games every two years as they move from city to city around […]
We set off a group of bedraggled Pittsburghers who didn’t quite know what to expect upon arriving in the bustling metropolis of Athens. The street graffiti no longer bore the […]
Wow — we are moving so fast, but it’s great, so many placces go to, and so much to see. I just looked at pictures of these sites before, this […]
Kalispera, good evening from Nauplia! My name is Caroline and I am lucky to be one of seven students from the Pittsburgh area embarking on this study seminar with CWB. […]