Day 4 (Patrick) – Israel Arts & Culture 2017
By: Patrick Schmidt Last night our host artist(s) from Karmi’el gave us a wonderful send-off dinner. Great food, conversation, and music. Our group seems to have bonded with their host artist as well as with one another. It truly was a magical night. We had an early departure time this morning which made leaving our […]
Day 3 (Sally) – Israel Arts & Culture 2017
By: Sally Allan We spent Wednesday morning in Karmiel and Misgav attending one of five workshops run by local artists. Everyone gathered afterwords expounding on their varied and wonderful experiences. In the afternoon we met in an idyllic setting and chose a canvas, easel and art materials to respond to the picturesque landscape. A delicious […]
Day 3 (Nanci) – Israel Arts & Culture 2017
By: Nanci Goldberg There is something special about knowing that when you arrive in Israel you will be staying with an Israeli family. The opportunity to be a part of a family, if even for a small time, is something we as adults don’t often do. Classrooms Without Borders worked with a local agency in […]
Day 2 (Alyssa) – Inside Israel Arts & Culture
By: Alyssa Irvine Shalom! Today we started our day in Acre and visited the Al-Jazar mosque. Ireally enjoyed the architecture of the mosque with the domes, columns, and arches. The gardens there were beautiful and well maintained. It was very peaceful here! The second site we visited was the Zippori National park. I found it fascinating […]
Day 2 (Russ) – Israel Arts & Culture 2017
By: Russ Bellamy Today was an eventful and busy day. We began with a trip to the Al-Jazar Mosque in Akko. It was an interesting tale of the defeat of Napoleon and an impressive architectural feat. We also visited the Tsippori National park to see a wonderful example of mosaic trompe-l’oeil. The Mona Lisa of […]
Day 1 (Patty) – Inside Israel Arts & Culture 2017
By: Patty Wyman After a long day of travel we were welcomed by Avi at the airport. We traveled to the Mishkan Museum of Art for a tour with the museum curator of photographs by Gilles Caron. After we checked into the hotel we enjoyed Happy Hour of wine and traditional Israeli hors d’oeuvres. We ended the […]
What’s Next? (Kathy) – Poland Personally 2017
By: Kathy Larsen Galecki Where do we go from here? As this incredible week culminates, we carry with us a deeper understanding of the Holocaust and its horrific realities. We are now witnesses of the product of a collective hateful mindset, void of mercy and morality. While we carry the weight of these sad memories […]
Wieliczka Salt Mines (Jeff) – Poland Personally 2017
By: Jeff Biros On Sunday we went to see the Wieliczka Salt Mines. In relationship to the depth and heaviness of what we have studied so far, the salt mines seemed like a break from it all. It was amazing to see the salt pillars and the chapel was a testament to human ingenuity. When I […]
Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków (Adam) – Poland Personally 2017
By: Adam Janosko “It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter 8 Since I’ve begun teaching F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most ubiquitously read novel, there has yet to be […]