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Poland, personally

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Poland, personally

Although hate and injustice may not always look as devastating as the horrors of the Holocaust, our goal should remain the same: to speak up for each other. By CARLEY CAVALIERE […]

Seneca Valley Educators Transformative Learning 2024!

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Seneca Valley Educators Transformative Learning 2024!

Announcement: Seneca Valley Teachers Experience Life-Changing Seminars Five Seneca Valley teachers recently returned from a transformative tour of the Holocaust in Poland, thanks to a continuing partnership with Classrooms Without […]

Pittsburghers gain insights on Civil Rights Movement during Deep South tour

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Pittsburghers gain insights on Civil Rights Movement during Deep South tour

Pittsburgh-area educators and students extended their classrooms by traveling 700 miles to explore the Civil Rights Movement in depth. From June 16-24, the learning cohort journeyed through Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, […]

Federation’s $13.6 Million Boost: Classrooms Without Borders Gains Funding for Groundbreaking Antisemitism Education Program

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Federation’s $13.6 Million Boost: Classrooms Without Borders Gains Funding for Groundbreaking Antisemitism Education Program

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh recently announced an impressive $13.6 million raised toward its $14.5 million campaign goal. Among the notable allocations, Classrooms Without Borders has been awarded funding […]

FOUNDATIONS OF RESISTANCE

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on FOUNDATIONS OF RESISTANCE

A Curriculum to Counter Antisemitism for Grades 6-12 featuring four interactive WebQuest’s Teach students why they should and how they can resist antisemitism. LEARN MORE Foundations of Resistance utilizes the history and life lessons of the […]

Final Thoughts by Sarah Gates

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Final Thoughts by Sarah Gates

     Throughout the course of this trip, I have seen a quote numerous times at many of the  WWII memorials and museums we have visited. George Santayana writes, “Those […]

Final Thoughts by Tracey Lowe

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Final Thoughts by Tracey Lowe

On our last night in Poland, I sit with gratitude in my heart. I’m grateful for the wonderfully opportunity to meet new people, explore a new country and learn about […]

CWB Blog by Stefan Gates

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 6, 2024 / Comments Off on CWB Blog by Stefan Gates

How can people be so cruel?  Holocaust survivor Howard Chandler said this to the CWB cohort on Wednesday evening.  I may be paraphrasing a bit, but that is pretty close.  He was telling […]

Keep Learning Forever By Quincy Glidea

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, July 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Keep Learning Forever By Quincy Glidea

In reflecting on the day today, I struggle to find words to describe the things that we witnessed and the feelings that I felt. We read the following quote at […]

A Surreal Journey to Auschwitz: Reflecting on Humanity’s Darkest Chapter by Josh Sektnan

By Sarah Grand / Friday, July 5, 2024 / Comments Off on A Surreal Journey to Auschwitz: Reflecting on Humanity’s Darkest Chapter by Josh Sektnan

Visiting Auschwitz was a surreal and profoundly moving experience. As the largest Nazi German concentration camp and, since 1942, also a mass extermination center for Jews, Auschwitz stands as a […]

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