In the name of the CWB team, I would like to say thank you to everybody who has inscribed a message in the guest book that accompanies the White Rose traveling exhibit. Below is only a selection of many inspired and thoughtful…
Read this article on The Jewish Chronicle. The lessons of German resistance find a home in Shadyside by Adam Reinherz, Chronicle Correspondent Panels that described students’ nonviolent resistance to Nazism were part of the presentation. (Photo provided by Winchester Thurston School) Area students…
On October 20th, Columbia University professor, author and playwright Anne Nelson spoke to 60 middle and high-school students from 4 different schools at the Day of Learning on the White Rose, a jointly organized event by Classrooms Without Borders and Winchester Thurston…
Today CWB screened the movie Sophie Scholl – The Last Days at Rodef Shalom Congregation. Attendants had the opportunity to see the White Rose exhibit on display in the commons area before and after seeing the movie. Dr. Michael Naragon, history teacher…
The White Rose exhibit has finally arrived in Pittsburgh! It was amazing seeing the photo panels in person for the first time. After the transport from Shippensburg, PA to Pittsburgh, today the CWB crew set up the exhibit at Duquesne University in…
On September 6th, 2014 the American Association of Teachers of German’s (AATG) Western Pennsylvania chapter met with Classrooms Without Borders for an Info Workshop on the White Rose. The group met on Carnegie Mellon’s Campus and featured Dr. Gabriele Eichmanns as coordinator…
This summer, CWB reached out to the Wheeling, West Virginia community. The result was the participation of an additional 30 teachers and students on the Poland Seminar, together with teachers and students from Pittsburgh and Columbus. Dr. Jeff Rutherford joined the teachers…
By Avi Ben-Hur. This year’s Israel Seminar included teachers from Pittsburgh, Columbus and Wheeling, West Virginia and emphasized Israel’s diversity and the search for a teachable narrative. The group met with a high school principal in the Upper Galilee town of Beit…
This past August, 25 young Jewish adults participated in Classrooms Without Borders’ Germany Close Up seminar. The diverse group represented their hometowns of Pittsburgh, New York City, Chicago, Baltimore and Washington D.C. The participants were selected by the CWB team based upon…
Several weeks ago at the Pittsburgh airport I rushed off the plane, ending our return trip from Poland, and stumbled bleary-eyed back into my “normal” life. I awoke the next morning to dogs wanting to be fed, my daughter needing breakfast, and…