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Tracing the Spiral of Jewish History: From Nuremberg’s Medieval Past to Berlin’s Present by Alida Jekabson

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Tracing the Spiral of Jewish History: From Nuremberg’s Medieval Past to Berlin’s Present by Alida Jekabson

On our train ride to Berlin from Nuremberg, spans of green and tan fields flashed by my window, decidedly different from the expansive sand-colored mountain landscape of my home in […]

2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional EMMY® Nominees Announced: Josh Ault

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional EMMY® Nominees Announced: Josh Ault

We are thrilled to announce that Joshua Ault part of the Classrooms Without Borders educator community and journalism teacher at Spring Woods High School in Spring Branch ISD in Houston, has been nominated […]

Nuremberg by Melanie Silver

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Nuremberg by Melanie Silver

Today we travelled to Nuremberg. Our first stop was the Nazi party rally grounds. Not the ones that have been finished and used (though we saw that at the end […]

Echoes of Preservation: Exploring Dachau’s Complex Legacy by Adam Reinherz

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Echoes of Preservation: Exploring Dachau’s Complex Legacy by Adam Reinherz

The last thing we saw before leaving Dachau was a Russian Orthodox chapel. Its modular structure was erected shortly before the Soviet Union crumbled, Gerd Modert told us. The tour […]

Reflecting on History: The Urgency of Combating Modern Antisemitism by Shira Hershenfeld

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Reflecting on History: The Urgency of Combating Modern Antisemitism by Shira Hershenfeld

Today we visited the memorial at the former site of Dachau Concentration Camp and the Munich Documentation Center for National Socialism. What strikes me the most is how so many […]

The Power of Remembrance by Andy Laub

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 / Comments Off on The Power of Remembrance by Andy Laub

The Resilience of Survival and Reconciliation for the Future: I was incredibly moved by todays DAAD/Classrooms without Borders visit to the Dachu Memorial. I was at first struck like any […]

Shalom, München by Jason Kikel

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Shalom, München by Jason Kikel

Today was the first day for the Classrooms Without Borders cohort’s Germany Close Up Fellowship. Our group of over two dozen Jewish young professionals from all over the United States […]

Germany Close Up Day 1 by Shira Ophir

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Germany Close Up Day 1 by Shira Ophir

First impressions of Munich leave me wanting more- a European city, seemingly devoid of hoards of tourists, (very at odds with other places I have been) with fun markets and […]

Upcoming Germany Close Up Study Seminar: A Transformative Journey

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Upcoming Germany Close Up Study Seminar: A Transformative Journey

Classrooms Without Borders is thrilled to announce the upcoming Germany Close Up Fellowship, an open program for young professionals. This immersive experience offers a unique opportunity to delve into Germany’s […]

Poland, personally

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Poland, personally

Although hate and injustice may not always look as devastating as the horrors of the Holocaust, our goal should remain the same: to speak up for each other. By CARLEY CAVALIERE […]

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