Day 6 – Olivia | Letters from the Children’s Village
Today our day started at the Museum for the Blind in Holon. We were given a tour, and we walked in the pitch black and experienced lots of everyday things that we take for granted as if we were blind. After the museum we traveled to Tel Aviv and ate at a restaurant owned by […]
Day 5 – Annie | Letters from the Children’s Village
Today we got to go shopping at the mall. We ventured into stores that we had never seen before but reminded us of some of our favorite stores at home. We enjoyed pita bread and falafels at a café and it was so good we ate a little too much – we even felt a […]
Day 4 – Sophia | Letters from the Children’s Village 2016
Today we started at a Pisgot high school in Karmiel. When we got there we broke into small groups for dialogue sessions and each talked to a few Israeli seniors. They were in an advanced English class so they spoke English very well. In my group we talked about TV shows and music that we […]
Day 3 – Hanna | Letters from the Children’s Village 2016
Today we went to the Lebanon border and then to the Akko, a UNESCO World Heritage site, where we learned a lot of history about the Old City. We toured the compound and got a chance to buy some cool jewelry. Then we went to a nearby restaurant for lunch, where we had amazing falafel […]
Day 2 – Isabella | Letters from the Children’s Village 2016
Today everyone woke up around 7:40 and ate breakfast. We went to visit a Druze village, Beit Jann, and met some kids from one of the best schools in Israel. We learned a lot about Druze culture. For example, Druze society has strict rules: marrying someone who isn’t Druze is frowned upon, and there is no […]
Day 1 – Emily | Letters from the Children’s Village 2016
When I came back into the Village, I was happy to see that I still know my way around. I was able to find my way to our apartment with no trouble at all and was happy to see that the apartment has not changed at all. I picked my bed and immediately laid down […]
Leaving for Israel – Children’s Village 2016
Our Children’s Village group left for Israel on Sunday morning, with 28 extra bags full of donations for the kids! Kol hakavod! Look out for blog posts from our group – they will blog every day of their service trip.
What Should We Remember – Germany Close Up Reflections
How do you manage the enormity of the past? I grappled with this question while on a fellowship with Germany Close Up and Classrooms Without Borders. Germany contains fairytales and castles alongside nightmares spanning centuries of wars, government, and evolving concepts of who belongs. I saw ancient city walls dating back to Charlemagne and parts […]
Reflections | Yad Vashem – Reimagining Holocaust Education
Reflections by Amanda Dryer & Chaim Steinberg Educators are often reluctant to teach about the Holocaust because they are afraid to traumatize their students. The International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem created a nine-day seminar for Jewish educators around the world in order to help them overcome this hurdle. Classrooms Without Borders supported […]