Poland
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]