The White Rose: Guest Book Update
In the name of the CWB team, I would like to say thank you to everybody who has inscribed a message in the guest book that accompanies the White Rose traveling exhibit. Below is only a selection of many inspired and thoughtful comments.
Day of Learning in the Jewish Chronicle
Read this article on The Jewish Chronicle. The lessons of German resistance find a home in Shadyside by Adam Reinherz, Chronicle Correspondent Panels that described students’ nonviolent resistance to Nazism were part of the presentation. (Photo provided by Winchester Thurston School) Area students gathered in Shadyside for a day-long study of German resistance during World War […]
A Day of Learning on the White Rose – Anne Nelson at Winchester Thurston
On October 20th, Columbia University professor, author and playwright Anne Nelson spoke to 60 middle and high-school students from 4 different schools at the Day of Learning on the White Rose, a jointly organized event by Classrooms Without Borders and Winchester Thurston School. The students saw a short 2014 documentary on the White Rose (The […]
The White Rose: Week 2 – Sophie Scholl at Rodef Shalom Congregation
Today CWB screened the movie Sophie Scholl – The Last Days at Rodef Shalom Congregation. Attendants had the opportunity to see the White Rose exhibit on display in the commons area before and after seeing the movie. Dr. Michael Naragon, history teacher at Winchester Thurston School, gave a brief but enthralling introduction of the White […]
The White Rose: Week 1 – Duquesne University Setup
The White Rose exhibit has finally arrived in Pittsburgh! It was amazing seeing the photo panels in person for the first time. After the transport from Shippensburg, PA to Pittsburgh, today the CWB crew set up the exhibit at Duquesne University in the Duquesne Union Art Gallery (Room 301). Thank you to Jeff from the Duquesne […]
German Teachers’ Info Workshop on the White Rose
On September 6th, 2014 the American Association of Teachers of German’s (AATG) Western Pennsylvania chapter met with Classrooms Without Borders for an Info Workshop on the White Rose. The group met on Carnegie Mellon’s Campus and featured Dr. Gabriele Eichmanns as coordinator for AATG, Dr. Zipora Gur, Executive Director of Classrooms Without Borders, and Isabel […]
Poland Personally 2014
This summer, CWB reached out to the Wheeling, West Virginia community. The result was the participation of an additional 30 teachers and students on the Poland Seminar, together with teachers and students from Pittsburgh and Columbus. Dr. Jeff Rutherford joined the teachers with a group of his students from Wheeling Jesuit University, adding yet another […]