Ellen Resnek

What a synagogue, a church and a train car taught me about humanity

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 10, 2025 / Comments Off on What a synagogue, a church and a train car taught me about humanity

And how to teach it By Kristina Rhoades In this powerful reflection, history and memory converge to illuminate the depths of compassion, resilience, and responsibility. Journey through spaces marked by loss […]

Classroom Without Borders Delivers Again By: Adam Forgie, Woodland Hills Educator/Turtle Creek Mayor

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 8, 2025 / Comments Off on Classroom Without Borders Delivers Again By: Adam Forgie, Woodland Hills Educator/Turtle Creek Mayor

Once again, Classroom Without Borders has delivered to this student of history a life changing experience that has led me on a journey of self reflection, and self purpose.  The […]

Poland Personally Blog by Peg Szczesniak

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, June 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Poland Personally Blog by Peg Szczesniak

“I’m hot.”  “I’m tired.”  “I’m standing on an ant hill and being swarmed.”  These thoughts combined in an odd blend in my mind with the fact that I was standing […]

Echoes of Memory: Carrying the Legacy of Holocaust Witnesses Across Generations by Matt O’Brien

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Echoes of Memory: Carrying the Legacy of Holocaust Witnesses Across Generations by Matt O’Brien

This week has brought intense contemplations about human mortality, and the prospect of losing the voices of holocaust survivors seems doubly tragic.  Last night’s panel of second-generation survivors brought two sources […]

New Episode Alert! | Understanding Targeted Violence – Episode 2

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, May 14, 2025 / Comments Off on New Episode Alert! | Understanding Targeted Violence – Episode 2

We’re thrilled to share Episode 2 of our podcast, Understanding Targeted Violence, featuring a powerful conversation with Kate Lukaszewicz, Education Programs Director at Classrooms Without Borders. In this episode, we […]

Lib75 Student Days CWB Presentation: Exploring the Holocaust Through Survivor Testimony – The Howard Chandler Journey

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, May 1, 2025 / Comments Off on Lib75 Student Days CWB Presentation: Exploring the Holocaust Through Survivor Testimony – The Howard Chandler Journey

Presented by Dr. Josh Andy & Ellen Resnek | Classrooms Without Borders: Now Available On Demand Step into history through the eyes of a witness. This powerful, on-demand session immerses […]

“The Cure for Hate” to Air on PBS – A Classrooms Without Borders Sponsored Broadcast

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, April 7, 2025 / Comments Off on “The Cure for Hate” to Air on PBS – A Classrooms Without Borders Sponsored Broadcast

Classrooms Without Borders is proud to announce the national public television broadcast of The Cure for Hate, an urgent and deeply moving documentary that confronts the roots of extremism and […]

Teens Build Unity Against Hate: Jewish Youth Confront Antisemitism Through Community Dialogue

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, April 7, 2025 / Comments Off on Teens Build Unity Against Hate: Jewish Youth Confront Antisemitism Through Community Dialogue

‘If we don’t tell our story, who will tell it’ Local Jewish teens from diverse Pittsburgh schools gathered at Rodef Shalom Congregation on April 3 to share experiences with antisemitism […]

Tiger TV Exclusive: A Powerful Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Ruth Steinfeld

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, March 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Tiger TV Exclusive: A Powerful Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Ruth Steinfeld

Tiger TV from  Spring Woods High School in Spring Branch ISD in Houston is honored to present a special interview with 91-year-old Ruth Steinfeld, a Holocaust survivor who visited our school to share […]

Bridging Cultures Through Dialogue: Sharaka Engages Local Students

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, March 5, 2025 / Comments Off on Bridging Cultures Through Dialogue: Sharaka Engages Local Students

This past Tuesday, over 70 students from Kate Dankosky’s 10th grade history class, Meagan Lowrey’s gifted students, and Ms. Russo’s English class had a unique opportunity to engage in a […]

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