Jewish History
Monuments can be affecting due to their size, physical shape, coloration, symbolism, etc. Today when we visited the Warsaw Deportations Monument I was mostly affected by the adjacent physical space. The monument […]
When I saw on the schedule a visit to the Warsaw Zoo, I wondered why visit a zoo? But then I learned about the zoo keeper and his wife. The […]
I have read a number of books and seen different movies with scenes that take place at Ghetto wall in Warsaw, however, none of this prepared me for what I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Exodus 1947 and the Legacy of Survival: Heroism, Agency and Nation-building With a Special Guest Speaker: Aviva Halamish Join us for this unique opportunity to hear a story of resilience, […]