Reflections on Treblinka: Serenity, Erasure, and Remembrance – By Travis Lear
Driving through the Polish forest under a brilliant blue sky, my mind drifts back to the very beginning of this journey at the POLIN Museum, specifically to the old Jewish folk tale and the phrase Po-lin: “Here we shall rest.” The sheer serenity of the landscape is disarming. If it weren’t for the heavy, foreboding […]
Treblinka – By Melissa Hamburg
Does the grass know? Do the dandelions whisper the memory of the restless souls of the departed? The beauty of nature holds the space for their stories. When the birds sing their song, is it a prayer for the dead, or do they give voice to the spirits of those who could not be broken […]
NN Theatre – By Wendy Arons
NN Theatre – the name stands for “No Name” Theatre. On the bus I shared that I’ve been thinking a lot about the role the performing arts, especially theater, can play in sharing these stories and touching the hearts and minds of audience members. NN Theatre is engaged in that project in multiple ways. The […]
Treblinka – By Hayden
The Death Camp at Treblinka, or what remains of it, is one of the most impacting sites in the Polish nation. In the effort to conceal the camp, The Germans had what is essentially a forest planted around the camp. In modern day, the trees and nature create a rather shocking spectacle which includes the […]
NN Theatre – By Wendy Arons
NN Theatre – the name stands for “No Name” Theatre. On the bus I shared that I’ve been thinking a lot about the role the performing arts, especially theater, can play in sharing these stories and touching the hearts and minds of audience members. NN Theatre is engaged in that project in multiple ways. The […]
Marching Down Freedom’s Road: I Say Their Names
by Dr Monica D Lamar “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”— James Baldwin As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years of the United States of America, I am reminded that understanding the history of the Civil Rights Movement is not optional—it is necessary. […]
Tuesday, June 23 – By Kaitlyn Hughes
It was an hour and a half trip for the 87 of us to travel from Warsaw to Treblinka. We sat down in comfortable seats, cool air conditioning blew onto our faces and our bellies were full after a buffet-style breakfast. We were even able to use the bathroom before we left. For the thousands […]
Marching Down Freedom’s Road – Listening and Learning: The March for the Right to Vote, June 23, 2026
by Dr. Melissa Boston Tuesday was an amazing day of listening and learning. Even though the stories were sometimes hard to hear, they are stories that need to be shared and learned by each generation. Today we explored the U.S. Civil Right Trail from Selma to Montgomery, including tours of the Lowndes County Interpretive Center, […]
Treblinka: By Peyton
Going to a place like Treblinka I truly did not know what to expect. I know what happened there, I know when, but that doesn’t make you ready for it. Even the drive there was an unexpected feeling. We were around 20 minutes away from arriving when our tour guide said that the road we […]