Pre-WWII Jewish History

“War and Harmony: Leonard Cohen’s Yom Kippur Reflections”-with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, August 21, 2023 / Comments Off on “War and Harmony: Leonard Cohen’s Yom Kippur Reflections”-with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

As Yom Kippur approaches and we commemorate 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, join us for a unique and soul-stirring event that weaves together music, history, and art. Delve […]

*Curriculum Guide: Exploring Holocaust Education through “Journey with Howard Chandler: The iOS App”

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, August 11, 2023 / Comments Off on *Curriculum Guide: Exploring Holocaust Education through “Journey with Howard Chandler: The iOS App”

Objective: This comprehensive curriculum guide is designed to provide educators with a structured plan to engage high school students in a meaningful exploration of Holocaust history and empathy through the […]

“Hometown Heroes find hope in ‘epicenter of evil’; to share journey with community”

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, August 9, 2023 / Comments Off on “Hometown Heroes find hope in ‘epicenter of evil’; to share journey with community”

Experience how educators from Classrooms Without Borders find hope in the midst of challenging history and their commitment to sharing this journey with the community.

Reflections by Sarah Albertson

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 29, 2023 / Comments Off on Reflections by Sarah Albertson

In 2018, the book, Postcards from Auschwitz: Holocaust Tourism and the Meaning of Remembrance by Daniel P. Reynolds examined the link between tourism and collective memory. Within the past twenty […]

Remembering History in Modern Germany by Ethan Wolfsonln

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 29, 2023 / Comments Off on Remembering History in Modern Germany by Ethan Wolfsonln

In Germany, history seems deceptive. The reality is much of what seems old is new. In Berlin and Munich, history and modernity live in tangent. While the ornate facades are […]

July 23rd 2023 by Sarah Albertson

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 23, 2023 / Comments Off on July 23rd 2023 by Sarah Albertson

This week has shown why studying history or at least knowing history is important. History should never be about dates or names of Kings/Queens/Leaders. History is a narrative of everyone’s […]

Jewish Museum Berlin Explored by Victoria Golden

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Jewish Museum Berlin Explored by Victoria Golden

As I was preparing to leave for Germany, there were a few places I knew I wanted to visit and experience, one of them was The Jewish Museum Berlin.  With it’s […]

Confronting the past to change the future by Amy Cotton

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Confronting the past to change the future by Amy Cotton

“My family has a history of bystanders and perpetrators.” It was our first day of programming for Germany Close Up (GCU). Our guides, young historians who would lead us through […]

Track 17 by Maddie Herrup

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Track 17 by Maddie Herrup

Below should be my words from todays journey, specifically our visit to Track 17: “Today was the start of a heavier part of our journey in Germany. One of the […]

Germany Close Up Blog By Amanda Buchalter

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, July 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Germany Close Up Blog By Amanda Buchalter

This trip to Germany didn’t feel real to me until I arrived at the airport on Sunday evening. It didn’t feel real until I saw my friends, Sara and Emily, […]

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