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The Holocaust Card – Always Remember

By Ateret Cope / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 / Comments Off on The Holocaust Card – Always Remember

Steven Koenig Day 3 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar Today was our visit to Yad Vashem (translation-”a Memorial and a Name”), Israel’s tribute to the 6,000,000 Jews who […]

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Ancient Peoples of Israel-Yesterday and Today… and really good pizza, too

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / Comments Off on Ancient Peoples of Israel-Yesterday and Today… and really good pizza, too

Izzy, Sarah, and Zev DAY 2 – 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today the children in the village left for home visits and we got on our bus to […]

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Jerusalem: God Among Snow, Hail, and Sunshine; God Among Jews, Christians, and Muslims

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / Comments Off on Jerusalem: God Among Snow, Hail, and Sunshine; God Among Jews, Christians, and Muslims

Kate Lukaszewicz | Educator Day 2 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar Today’s sojourn brought us to touchstones of intersecting histories. We braved March snow, a rarity in Jerusalem, […]

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Purim and Meeting Our Mishpachtonim

By Ateret Cope / Monday, March 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Purim and Meeting Our Mishpachtonim

Alex, Lincoln, Rinnie Day 1 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today, we woke up relatively late, which was great for resetting jet lag. We made our own breakfasts […]

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The first day of travel in Israel was filled with dichotomies.

By Ateret Cope / Monday, March 14, 2022 / Comments Off on The first day of travel in Israel was filled with dichotomies.

David Barkovich PhD | School Counselor Day 1 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar The first day of travel in Israel was filled with dichotomies. The weather was sunny […]

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Reflections of a Shared Journey – Day 7

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Reflections of a Shared Journey – Day 7

Ellen Resnek | Educational Programs and Outreach Manager, CWB We entered into our community of learners a band of educators, scholars, administrators and community change makers and in that space […]

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Mr. Charles Person, Freedom Rider

By Ateret Cope / Thursday, February 17, 2022 / Comments Off on Mr. Charles Person, Freedom Rider

Our honored guest was Charles Person, one of two surviving Freedom Riders to have made the trip in its entirety from Washington DC to New Orleans. The songs of the movement sustained him, he said, especially so when he knew that he should have felt fearful, and no song strengthened him more than “Oh Freedom.”

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Sites of Violence, Sites of Healing – Day 5

By Ateret Cope / Wednesday, February 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Sites of Violence, Sites of Healing – Day 5

Laura Thomson Sites of Violence, Sites of Healing Today we visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum, both located in Montgomery, Alabama. We were warned […]

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What Bridges Do We Have to Cross Today? – Day 4

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, February 15, 2022 / Comments Off on What Bridges Do We Have to Cross Today? – Day 4

Jennifer Brown and Derek Chimner “We have come a great distance as a society, but we still have a great distance to go.”– Former Congressman John Lewis This was the […]

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“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived…” – Day 3

By Ateret Cope / Monday, February 14, 2022 / Comments Off on “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived…” – Day 3

Deb SmithSocial/Racial Justice CoordinatorYWCA Hanover Montgomery, Alabama ‘History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.’ -Maya Angelou As I continue […]

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