Israel Study Seminar 2014
By Avi Ben-Hur. This year’s Israel Seminar included teachers from Pittsburgh, Columbus and Wheeling, West Virginia and emphasized Israel’s diversity and the search for a teachable narrative. The group met with a high school principal in the Upper Galilee town of Beit Jann, who succeeded in taking a failed educational system and turning it into […]
Germany Close Up 2014
This past August, 25 young Jewish adults participated in Classrooms Without Borders’ Germany Close Up seminar. The diverse group represented their hometowns of Pittsburgh, New York City, Chicago, Baltimore and Washington D.C. The participants were selected by the CWB team based upon each individual’s entrance essay, community involvement, and vocational or educational fields. This process […]
Looking Past The Evil
Several weeks ago at the Pittsburgh airport I rushed off the plane, ending our return trip from Poland, and stumbled bleary-eyed back into my “normal” life. I awoke the next morning to dogs wanting to be fed, my daughter needing breakfast, and a stack of mail to be sorted. So mundane. So normal. So unreal. […]
An Open Letter from CWB Scholar, Avi Ben-Hur
This moment breaks one’s heart. We have been under constant rocket fire (around 2000 rockets shot in 15 days – covering two-third’s of the country) from a racist, misogynistic, fascist, anti-Semitic terror organization placing 5 million people into bomb shelters on a day to day basis. In order to make this stop, we have bombed […]
CWB Wheeling on the Radio!
Earlier this week, Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner, Carrie McKenzie, Lisa Welch, and Riley Bresnahan were featured on the WKKX 1600 AM Radio show. They were interviewed about their recent trip to Poland with Classrooms Without Borders. Click below to listen!
Reflections on the trip of a lifetime
When people asked me if I was looking forward to the trip to Poland, I had a hard time saying “yes.” I told them I wanted to go and that I knew it would be an educational trip, but that I couldn’t say that I was looking forward to it. To me, that phrase implies […]
Poland Personally Seminar Participant to speak in Wheeling, WV
This Friday, July 25th, at 7 PM, London Orzolek, a Wheeling Park High School student, will make a power point presentation at Temple Shalom in Wheeling, WV about her recent experience in Poland as a Classrooms Without Borders program participant. Please support our amazing student’s as they open their hearts and share their experiences!
Sharing
After meeting with our Wheeling group, I feel energized. It was great to see friends and reconnect to share ideas and plan for the future. There were wonderful ideas, and things are moving quickly. Thanks to everyone!
Incredible Journey
I’ve been home for a week, but my heart is still in Poland. It is absolutely amazing how people can connect and create deep bonds in such a short time. The things we shared together will forever live with me. Our mentors were incredible! Avi, Tsipi, Rabbi, Howard, Anna and everyone touched my life in […]