Resiliency

The Reciprocity Project

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, August 14, 2023 / Comments Off on The Reciprocity Project

We believe diversity is a source of strength The Reciprocity Project is a US-based production that works alongside Indigenous storytellers and communities worldwide. Our team is made up of people […]

Empowering Education, Bridging Cultures: Explore A Targeted Civil Rights Tour

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Empowering Education, Bridging Cultures: Explore A Targeted Civil Rights Tour

Dive into the unique perspectives of educators engaging with a targeted civil rights tour, enriching their educational practices through Classrooms Without Borders.

Upstander Project

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 31, 2023 / Comments Off on Upstander Project

We’re all learning to be upstanders. Most people’s decision to be an upstander starts with a moment of insight. Maybe you witnessed something you thought was wrong and didn’t know […]

2024 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on 2024 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement

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 […]

Berlin — Past and Present in Harmony by Emily Slomovits

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Berlin — Past and Present in Harmony by Emily Slomovits

Time. That’s the word that keeps sticking out to me since I arrived in Germany on Monday. Tsipy Gur said during our orientation meeting, “This trip will feel like 6 […]

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 […]

“Files and Phone Calls at the Wiesenthal Institute” by Deborah Schwarz

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 9, 2023 / Comments Off on “Files and Phone Calls at the Wiesenthal Institute” by Deborah Schwarz

I snapped a photo of an exhibit that shows Simon Wiesenthal in his tweed jacket, his thick framed glasses on his desk table in front of him. The exhibit on […]

Reflection by Dr. John Mitcham

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 29, 2023 / Comments Off on Reflection by Dr. John Mitcham

This past week, I had the pleasure of accompanying approximately 75 educators and students on a Classrooms Without Borders tour of Poland.  Now that I’ve had some time to decompress (both […]

A Few Parting Thoughts by Cephus Moore

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, June 17, 2023 / Comments Off on A Few Parting Thoughts by Cephus Moore

Fun fact:  I have never written a blog before!  Well, I wrote one the other night, so a more truthful statement would be:  I had not written a blog until participating […]

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