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Day 3 MDFR Michaela Goodnight

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 13, 2023 / Comments Off on Day 3 MDFR Michaela Goodnight

We woke up in Atlanta and started the morning in Marin Luther King Jr. Center where we viewed the resting place of both hom and his wife. We then loaded […]

Personal Reflection: by Jacqueline Clarke

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 13, 2023 / Comments Off on Personal Reflection: by Jacqueline Clarke

Today was a great jam packed day of learning, reflection and exposure. My pictures highlight the day but don’t nearly showcase the way my thinking of civil rights has expanded. […]

Too busy to hate? by Owen Dwyer

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Too busy to hate? by Owen Dwyer

Back in the day, Atlanta’s powerbrokers boasted that their city was too busy to hate. Is there a time for hate? Last night we ate a family style supper with […]

Freedom Rides of 1961 by Elena Baum

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Freedom Rides of 1961 by Elena Baum

Marching Down Freedom’s Road, Day 2 We rose early for a 7 am departure on our bus, headed towards Atlanta. The parallels rose in my mind to the era we […]

Day 2 MDFR Blog by Sarah Smith

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Day 2 MDFR Blog by Sarah Smith

Day 2 begins bright & early with some breakfast at the hotel. Then we hop on the bus and head towards Atlanta. Our destination here was the National Center for […]

Marching Down Freedom’s Road Day 1 by Michele Russo   

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, June 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Marching Down Freedom’s Road Day 1 by Michele Russo   

As we leave Pennsylvania and head south, Michael Narag0n (one of our scholars) forwards a playlist for us to listen to. Music is powerful; one of my favorites start. Sam […]

Blog day 1, Greensboro by Daneila Buccilli

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, June 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Blog day 1, Greensboro by Daneila Buccilli

The day was full and in the best way: we left our school year behind and 22 of us shared a bus drive toward Greensboro, North Carolina and the International […]

Day 1 Marching Down Freedom’s Road By Sarah Smith

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, June 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Day 1 Marching Down Freedom’s Road By Sarah Smith

We began our journey by meeting in the brisk morning air outside of Rodef Shalom & receiving our Classrooms Without Borders merch!  After a few hours of sleep we stopped […]

HOLOCAUST DENIAL AND DISTORTION

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, May 24, 2023 / Comments Off on HOLOCAUST DENIAL AND DISTORTION

How do we address Holocaust denial? In this webinar, Dr. Efraim Zuroff, known as “The Last of the Nazi Hunters,” discusses how to debunk Holocaust denial and speaks on Holocaust […]

USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, May 19, 2023 / Comments Off on USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

Students will examine Anne Frank’s diary as both a historical and a deliberately-created literary text, and will understand how the Holocaust affected the lives of the Frank family. Grade level: Adaptable […]

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