The Holocaust

*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.

ONE SHTETL’S STORY: A MICROCOSM OF THE LIFE AND FATE OF JEWISH CIVILIZATION IN EUROPE

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on ONE SHTETL’S STORY: A MICROCOSM OF THE LIFE AND FATE OF JEWISH CIVILIZATION IN EUROPE

On the eve of the Holocaust there were hundreds of little Jewish towns (shtetls) in Europe. What was life in them like? During the Holocaust, each and every one of […]

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL SOLUTION

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL SOLUTION

How did the Nazis plan the Holocaust? This webinar will explore the systematic mass murder of the Jews that came to be known as the “Final Solution of the Jewish […]

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 […]

“Do we smile?” By Caroline Crandell

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “Do we smile?” By Caroline Crandell

As I write this entry on the last night of our Germany trip, I am filled with gratitude, connection, and hope, but also anger, grief, and shame. I am not […]

Thoughts at the House of the Wannsee Conference by Ilana Burshtein

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 26, 2023 / Comments Off on Thoughts at the House of the Wannsee Conference by Ilana Burshtein

The House of the Wannsee Conference is a manor of rough beige stucco, a World War I-era country home with an Art Nouveau-curved façade pared down by a certain German […]

My Journey by Sara Long

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 / Comments Off on My Journey by Sara Long

When I first heard about this trip, I knew it was going to be emotionally challenging. Going to a concentration camp, visiting where the Wannsee conference happened, and going to […]

Justice? by Erica Stone, Allison Dyer and Ariel Kline.

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 24, 2023 / Comments Off on Justice? by Erica Stone, Allison Dyer and Ariel Kline.

The past few days have been a whirlwind of learning and new experiences. We have been fortunate to have been to many important places in Berlin and the surrounding area, […]

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