A View from the Past, from the Hills of Eternity
We set off a group of bedraggled Pittsburghers who didn’t quite know what to expect upon arriving in the bustling metropolis of Athens. The street graffiti no longer bore the slogans of local soccer teams or political parties but the yearnings of an end to economic stagnation and depression. After moving upward from the graffiti […]
Wedneday at Greece
Wow — we are moving so fast, but it’s great, so many placces go to, and so much to see. I just looked at pictures of these sites before, this is great actually being here.
Greece Days 1 and 2: Beginning our Journey with Open Hearts
Kalispera, good evening from Nauplia! My name is Caroline and I am lucky to be one of seven students from the Pittsburgh area embarking on this study seminar with CWB. To start off this trip I did not know what to expect, but what to hope. Primarily, I hoped to accomplish the goals of this […]
A Special Guest for Yom HaShoah program in Wheeling
You might recall that Anna Wolyniec joined the CWB study seminar in Poland and told how her great-grandmother, Maria Zurawska, saved three Jews, including a 5 year-old girl. That little girl became the mother of Amy Lakritz. Today Dr. Amy Lakritz is a pediatrician, who lives with her family in Canton, Ohio. We were thrilled […]
Day 11 – Letters from the Children’s Village Teen Service Trip
Shalom parents! Our last day in Israel was amazing, to say the least. In the morning, we left the children’s village with tears in our eyes. We arrived in Zihron where we visited the Roschild botanical gardens. Our tour guide Barak helped us realize the beauty of the world around us with a simple meditation […]
Day 10 – Letters from the Children’s Village Teen Service Trip
Hola parents!! Sorry we didn’t get a chance to write yesterday. It was our last night in the village so we tried to spend as much time as we could with our kids. While the kids were at school we devoted our day to understanding and learning about the Bedouins living in Israel. Bedouins are […]
Day 8 – Letters from the Children’s Village Teen Service Trip
Shalom Parents!!! Today we had the opportunity to go to the bar/bat mitzvah’s of 25 kids in the village. First we went to a short casual service in the village’s synagogue. As you may imagine the service was a bit different from a bar mitzvah that we ever attended. The service was held in one […]
Day 7 – Letters from the Children’s Village Teen Service Trip
Good Evening Today was my last day in Israel with your children. I can’t even describe what a big place in my heart I have for your children. They have impressed me beyond belief these last few days. What we accomplished at the village is indescribable. Thank you so much for allowing them to […]