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Wheels Up – By Katherine Rutherford

By Jackie Golblum / Thursday, July 2, 2026 / Comments Off on Wheels Up – By Katherine Rutherford

For me, the Classrooms Without Borders Poland, Personally seminar was a once in a lifetime opportunity for educators, a comprehensive lesson in what Poland was to the Jewish people for […]

Wednesday, July 1 – By Sarah Albertson

By Jackie Golblum / Wednesday, July 1, 2026 / Comments Off on Wednesday, July 1 – By Sarah Albertson

The most well known concentration camp is Dachau. It began just after Hitler took power in 1933, and it was liberated ten days before Germany surrendered in 1945. Throughout its […]

Dirt on My shoes – By Elizabeth Chappell

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 29, 2026 / Comments Off on Dirt on My shoes – By Elizabeth Chappell

There’s dirt on my shoes.  After a full week of walking through Poland, this should not be that surprising.  These shoes are a lilac purple with a few accents of […]

Seminar Reflection – By Tim Nowery

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 29, 2026 / Comments Off on Seminar Reflection – By Tim Nowery

In a journal entry from Abraham Lewin, he writes “Future generations will not believe.” In a time where anti-semitism is on the rise, I wasn’t shocked to see this. In an […]

The Journey Home: Reflecting on Our Poland Personally Seminar – By Rebecca Baxter

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 29, 2026 / Comments Off on The Journey Home: Reflecting on Our Poland Personally Seminar – By Rebecca Baxter

Today, we journeyed home to our individual paths. There were many struggles to get there for some, accompanied by moments of anxiety, stress, and disbelief in failed systems—much like the […]

Kielce – By Amanda Brown

By Jackie Golblum / Sunday, June 28, 2026 / Comments Off on Kielce – By Amanda Brown

We arrive is this beautiful and sweet town that is having a wonderful festival. They have street vendors, good, singing, kids running around playing. We spread out and get amazing […]

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Into the Cool We Go – By Bella Patel

By Jackie Golblum / Sunday, June 28, 2026 / Comments Off on Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Into the Cool We Go – By Bella Patel

Leaving the oppressive summer heat wave and descending into the Wieliczka Salt Mine was pure, blissful relief. The drop in temperature felt like a cool exhale as the scorching surface world melted away, […]

Krakow Free Day – By Diana Farrell

By Jackie Golblum / Saturday, June 27, 2026 / Comments Off on Krakow Free Day – By Diana Farrell

Today’s free day in Krakow was a much needed respite from the heaviness we experienced over the past week. After morning reflection and collaboration sessions with our peers, each person […]

Reflection – By Camila Gonzalez

By Jackie Golblum / Friday, June 26, 2026 / Comments Off on Reflection – By Camila Gonzalez

“Every day, every hour, offered the opportunity to make a decision, a decision which determined whether you would or would not submit to those powers which threatened to rob you […]

Six Days – By Chris White

By Jackie Golblum / Friday, June 26, 2026 / Comments Off on Six Days – By Chris White

I can’t believe it’s been six days since first arriving in Poland. I could have postedreflections earlier, because there’s been so much ground covered every single day. I’mglad I waited […]

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