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Most of the group comes to Poland tomorrow morning, but those of us who were here already had a great time getting to know about Warsaw and its Jewish Community. […]
Our amazing, insightful trip has come to an end, but the stories we heard are coming home with us. We finished our last day in Athens outside the Panathenaic Stadium—the […]
Today we saw the continuation of the idea from Avi – the absence of presence and the presence of absence – during our visit to the synagogue at Veria when […]
As an educator who has the heavy responsibility of teaching genocide to middle schoolers, I’ve spent countless hours reading books and collecting resources and pictures about the history of the […]
The Train Station In silence We walk toward the tracks A brief memorial tribute at the train station We hear the words of victims Songs are offered like prayers What […]
I have found reinforcement to one of the themes of my 20th Century United States History course that WW II impacted and changed our country more so than any other […]
Sharing Stories to Build Community As we approach the halfway point of this revelatory journey, the camaraderie of our group continues to solidify. This morning’s four hour bus ride was […]
When I was accepted to this program, I thought about all of the ways that I could use what I learned about in my classroom. Being in Athens was amazing […]
For as long as I can remember, I had always been told how remarkable it would be to witness Orthodoxy in the old country. Although Orthodox churches in the states […]
One thing I’ve been completely blown away by is the fact that everything we do, somehow outdoes the last. Today we spent a good amount of time in the car […]