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Journey to Vienna by Jim Lucot

Our flight was slightly delayed due to lightening but we made up the time. Josh has been extremely helpful retracing his steps from four days ago leading the group through terminal charges and gates. Several people are meeting each other and getting…

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Vienna by Heather Land

I’m here a few days early in Vienna. A friend wanted to ride the huge Ferris wheel, so we did. Like a ferris wheel, my mind had been going ROUND and ROUND about the places we will visit, the tidbits we will…

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Reflection by Dr. John Mitcham

This past week, I had the pleasure of accompanying approximately 75 educators and students on a Classrooms Without Borders tour of Poland.  Now that I’ve had some time to decompress (both physically and mentally), I’d like to offer a few thoughts on my…

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Poland Personally 2023 by Dr. Emad Mirmotahari

I have had an exceptionally difficult time generating ideas for our Poland Personally 2023 blog because of the magnitude of the experience and because of doubts I had about being able to craft something responsible and edifying. The problem was resolved for…

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THERE IS A SONY SKYSCRAPER BUILT ON TOP OF WHAT WAS THE LARGEST SYNAGOGUE IN WARSAW By Rowan Acadia Dunlop

Warsaw is so flat I expect to find an ocean at the end of it. I don’t know if this is the natural topography or the results of the bombs. I’ll have to look it up back at the hotel.  The streets are very, very…

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A Math Teachers Perspective By Jessica Kerr

When I first applied for this trip, I had doubts that I would get accepted.  What could a Math and Computer Science teacher contribute to CWBs mission and goals?  I felt like I was the outlier in a group of ELA, History and Arts…

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EVIL AT AUSCHWITZ By Charlene Foose Geyer, Dedicated to Howard Chandler

Don’t tell me evil is not real.It’s as real as hair used to make rugs after shaving it off a person you are about to kill.It’s as real as shoes collected from children and their families you are about to suffocate with…

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Flowers By Chessa Crum

I have seen a lot of upsetting things today. It brings the whole “I’m not prepared” blog post to a whole new level.   We visited Auschwitz today… Hair Glasses Shoes Suitcases Children’s drawings Names So many names. People. PEOPLE!! These were people. …

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Poland Personally Blog By Elijah Koziar

We went to Auschwitz today. The concentration camp was large, seeming similar in size to Majdanek. It was also full of terrible spaces, torture rooms and gas chambers. We then went to Birkenau, where we listened to Howard’s story more. His connection…

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Traces By David Parker

We are lingering past the photos of Polish prisoners. We gaze too long, drinking in their features, until the next guide hurries us along. They are shorn and wear identical stripes, but the camera captures their individuality in every detail. The angle…

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Majdanek By Tracie McMurray

This was our second concentration camp visit. It was an emotional day all around. I participated as a reader in the memorial service so I was trying to control my emotions the entire time. I literally did math in my head to…

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What lies just beneath the surface? How many more secrets are buried here?  By Dana Safarek

Today, as we observed the monument being placed into the ground, I couldn’t help but be consumed by these thoughts.  Throughout our entire journey, a lingering feeling of forgotten stories has followed me. In the bustling city of Warsaw, I wanted to…

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