The Holocaust
Going to a place like Treblinka I truly did not know what to expect. I know what happened there, I know when, but that doesn’t make you ready for it. […]
Today we left Warsaw and on our way to the Treblenka Death Camp, I saw a sign for Białystok and I wondered how many relatives of my family may have […]
Yesterday, as part of my journey through Poland with Classrooms Without Borders, I visited Treblinka. It was an experience that challenged me in ways I did not expect. What struck […]
“The only person who is a hero is my wife.” is probably a statement that every husband should utter regularly in order to recognize the amazing contributions that a wife […]
As we toured the land where the Warsaw Ghetto once stood, we began the memorial walk. Navigating from one section of the ghetto wall, we walked back to the main […]
Monuments can be affecting due to their size, physical shape, coloration, symbolism, etc. Today when we visited the Warsaw Deportations Monument I was mostly affected by the adjacent physical space. The monument […]
When I saw on the schedule a visit to the Warsaw Zoo, I wondered why visit a zoo? But then I learned about the zoo keeper and his wife. The […]
Being in Warsaw, I keep asking myself how would I even begin to fight back against so much hatred and power. Antonina Żabińska used her skills and talents to save […]
I have read a number of books and seen different movies with scenes that take place at Ghetto wall in Warsaw, however, none of this prepared me for what I […]
One of my main goals for this seminar is to deepen my understanding of Jewish history, but also to grow both personally and professionally through the stories, experiences, and lessons […]