Freedom Rides of 1961 by Elena Baum
Marching Down Freedom’s Road, Day 2 We rose early for a 7 am departure on our bus, headed towards Atlanta. The parallels rose in my mind to the era we are here to study, and the Freedom Rides of 1961. Back then, racially mixed groups from “the North” risked their lives to ride buses through […]
Day 2 MDFR Blog by Sarah Smith
Day 2 begins bright & early with some breakfast at the hotel. Then we hop on the bus and head towards Atlanta. Our destination here was the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. When we reached Atlanta we had some time to grab lunch and explore. Michaela and I visited the Georgia Aquarium and […]
Marching Down Freedom’s Road Day 1 by Michele Russo
As we leave Pennsylvania and head south, Michael Narag0n (one of our scholars) forwards a playlist for us to listen to. Music is powerful; one of my favorites start. Sam Cooke used his beautiful voice to sing about a ‘change that is gonna come’ to inspire and encourage. While the music plays, I think about […]
Blog day 1, Greensboro by Daneila Buccilli
The day was full and in the best way: we left our school year behind and 22 of us shared a bus drive toward Greensboro, North Carolina and the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. I travelled with the nagging truth that I only knew a general sense of the importance of the Greensboro Four […]
Day 1 Marching Down Freedom’s Road By Sarah Smith
We began our journey by meeting in the brisk morning air outside of Rodef Shalom & receiving our Classrooms Without Borders merch! After a few hours of sleep we stopped in Beckley, WV for some much needed caffeine & snacks. We selected from sandwiches & genuine WV pepperoni rolls & got to observe some creations […]
The Weight of History By Arjun Kapur
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 on our way to the City of David. Jerusalem is made of 3 layers. There is the modern city, the Old City, and the City […]
Nahal Bokek, Dead Sea, and Camels By Kay Rampelt
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 Bedouin village at 4:00AM for a sunrise hike up Masada. Judicial changes by the Prime Minister have manifested many forms of protest recently. One of […]
Tel Aviv and the Bedouins By Milagros de Jong
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 we learned about the importance of old and new concepts. For example, “Tel” refers to the hill built up from previous ruins and remains of […]
Tzfat, Naamat, and a Bar Mitzvah Celebration By Natalie Caputo
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, and Tiberias. We started our day in Tzfat by admiring the various types of artwork and jewelry that form an art gallery along the winding […]