Sarah Grand
Often times women throughout history are described as ‘the wife of’, delicate, or demure, and History books paint these women as dutiful and beautifully happy wives or daughters in a […]
It had been another physically and emotionally exhausting morning. They all are. We spent the morning touring the absolute horror that was the Majdanek concentration and extermination camp. By the […]
As I travel through Poland, I am captivated by the art I encounter. Whether it’s portraits drawn on paper or sculptures carved from smuggled pieces of wood in labor camps, […]
As I sit on the bus staring at the outskirts of Kielce and heading towards Krakow, my heavy heart feels slightly complete. Last night, we were honored to be […]
On Tuesday of this week, our cohort had the absolute honor of hearing from a foot soldier that participated in the march from Selma. As a 14 year old girl […]
Visiting the Legacy Museum, listening to Michele Browder and viewing her exhibit depicting the Mothers of Gynecology, and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama has been […]
Poland. A place of history. Also, memory and pain. Memory and pain not only of Poland, but the world. Every day there are less and less holocaust survivors, so the […]
How windy it is today – Blowing us off course as if to say Don’t go there. You don’t want to see. Yet we are teachers We MUST see – […]
I find myself being drawn to stories of selflessness in times of cruelty. When studying the Holocaust how can you not? Focusing on numbers, destruction, perpetrators, and hatred doesn’t leave […]
My visit to Selma felt like a Matrix moment. Do I take the red pill or the blue one? The choice wasn’t just about learning history, it was about waking up to […]