Poland
By: John Weigel It was the many markers that made the deepest impression on me. On Friday, June 30th, our CWB tour group visited the former death camp of Birkenau and […]
Read MoreBy: Ross Tedder It was a warm, muggy evening. We had just spent about an hour traveling to Kielce from Starachowice. Earlier, there was a lot on my mind concerning […]
Read MoreBy: Ross Tedder It was a pleasant Thursday morning. Our group had just spent two very emotionally intense days at Treblinka, and at Majdanek. We were all looking forward to […]
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By: Whitney Conjeski I have not yet figured out how to process everything I have seen so far on this trip. Meeting students that currently live in Starachowice-Wierzbnik and learning […]
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By: Matthew Marraway Today we visited Howard’s hometown of Wierzbnik. This was a very surreal experience. First, we met with students from the local school and completed ice breaking exercises. […]
Read MoreBy: Ben Brandeis The grass swayed back and fourth, a vibrant sea of green in a peaceful valley. This valley, located just north of the picturesque town of Lublin, is […]
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By: Paul Eiss On our journey, we have encountered many kinds of memorials and we have also witnessed and participated in commemorative acts, from reading testimonies of witnesses and survivors, […]
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By: Roberta Brandau Hope. How does anyone remain hopeful under the hopeless conditions we heard about today? Today, as we visited a center in Lublin that aims to preserve Jewish history […]
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By: Brittany Pack The “fun fact” I shared with my fellow travellers upon group introductions was that I am getting married in about a month – one month and a […]
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By: Keiron O’Connell In Warsaw. Up at 6:15 am (Paula was up earlier), had breakfast at the hotel. We boarded the bus at 8:00 am and drove to the Umschlagplatz, […]
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