The Holocaust

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 […]

Embracing Hope: Howard Chandler’s Inspiring Visit to Starachowice.

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 23, 2023 / Comments Off on Embracing Hope: Howard Chandler’s Inspiring Visit to Starachowice.

95-year-old Holocaust survivor, Howard Chandler, returns to Starachowice with family and a group from the U.S. and Canada, including daughters Bonnie and Heda Chandler and Classrooms Without Borders Director Zipora “Tsipy” Gur.

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 […]

Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

Thursday, July 20th- Remembrance & Beyond Today we toured the Memorial and Museum at the former concentration Camp Sachsenhausen. Going into the day I felt uneasy, and unsure of what […]

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, […]

Upon My Return by Nancy Aloi

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Upon My Return by Nancy Aloi

Garrette and I are safely home from our Vienna Prague Seminar and want to express our gratitude to Classrooms Without Borders and the amazing group of educators with whom we […]

The Missing Pieces by Clare McVey

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, July 14, 2023 / Comments Off on The Missing Pieces by Clare McVey

Every educator, no matter their subject, comes into their profession with the crude outline of a puzzle. There are pieces missing along the border and some sporadic pieces in the […]

“Beachwood students to benefit from teachers’ Poland trip”

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 13, 2023 / Comments Off on “Beachwood students to benefit from teachers’ Poland trip”

Learn how Beachwood students are set to benefit from educators’ experiences during their journey to Poland.

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