Jackie Golblum
Stalin famously said, “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of ten million is a statistic.” I knew going in that it would be nearly impossible to […]
Today’s tour had a consistent theme: “thou shalt not be indifferent.” These words, delivered by survivor Marian Turski in a speech commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, […]
I thought I was prepared. This encompasses so much I thought I was prepared to travel. It’s been years since I’ve been on a plane but I haven’t been on […]
Today was my first full day in Poland. To say the least . . . it was powerful. Before I get into what we did, I just want to say […]
At the beginning of this trip I did an interview with KDKA in which I was asked “What are you hoping to get out of this trip?” My response was, […]
As we head home, I cannot help but to reflect on the amazing week this has been. It has been a time of sharing, learning, and support. At the start of […]
On our final day in Israel we woke up before 8 AM to catch some breakfast and head to the bus. The bus crawled through the packed streets of Jerusalem […]
As a result of the events occurring in Israel at this time, the day went a little different than the initial plan. Originally, we were to wake up from the […]
Today we woke up early in preparation for our final departure from the Children’s Village and the city of Karmiel. Then, we began our journey towards Tel Aviv, during which […]
Today we traveled to Tzfat, a northern district in Israel that was first occupied by Jews in 1492. Tzfat is one of Judaism’s four Holy Cities along with Jerusalem, Hebron, […]