Poland
One of my main goals for this seminar is to deepen my understanding of Jewish history, but also to grow both personally and professionally through the stories, experiences, and lessons […]
As Bus 2 rolled across a bridge over the shallow Vistula River, our tour leader Haim explained that in the upcoming three-hour visit to the Polin Museum, we would learn […]
Today was a day about Jewish life. Not Jewish death. At the POLIN Museum, I learned that before World War II, Poland was home to more than 3 million Jews—about […]
While the vast thousand-year history of Polish Jewry is breathtaking, it was the final, postwar gallery that truly shook me. Walking into the exhibit covering the Soviet era after World […]
Outside, Warsaw is loud, vibrant, and moving at a joyous pace. Just minutes before, our Classrooms Without Borders cohort was navigating a bustling grid of modern life; past families laughing […]
Restoring the Context of Life: A Teacher’s Journey Through Poland’s Living History- By Travis Lear For the past ten years, I have stood before my eighth-grade Language Arts classes at […]
I’ve grown up in synagogues all my life. As a young girl, Temple Beth Emet, in Anaheim, California was where I went to Hebrew school and had my bat mitzvah […]
Can we all be like Anna who by age 20 did more for humanity than most of us have done in their entire lifetime? Her story so powerful, so profound! […]
Preparing for this trip a lot of questions went through my mind. Two days in and it still swims with optimistic uncertainty. I’ve been blessed with a great opportunity. There […]
Today I went on a Warsaw Urban Walking Tour with Avi, one of our brilliant scholars in residence, who is teaching us on this journey. It’s hard to put into […]