Austria

Upon My Return by Nancy Aloi

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Upon My Return by Nancy Aloi

Garrette and I are safely home from our Vienna Prague Seminar and want to express our gratitude to Classrooms Without Borders and the amazing group of educators with whom we […]

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A reflection as we left Austria: by Meg Frank

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 9, 2023 / Comments Off on A reflection as we left Austria: by Meg Frank

One thing I learned that will change my teaching immediately is that Austria was not taken over  but joined Germany before the war. As our guides explained, right after the […]

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“Courage” By Kristina Rhoades

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 8, 2023 / Comments Off on “Courage” By Kristina Rhoades

In foreign lands, where shadows did creep,Hitler’s presence cast a chilling sleep.His Eagle’s Nest, perched on high,A symbol of oppression against the sky. From its vantage point, the eagle surveyed,A […]

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CWB Vienna Prague 7/7/23 by Elizabeth Weiden Philipbar

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 8, 2023 / Comments Off on CWB Vienna Prague 7/7/23 by Elizabeth Weiden Philipbar

It has certainly been an intense day as we left Vienna to make our way towards Salzburg. Our first stop was at Hartheim Castle (Lern und Gedenkort Schloss Hartheim) one […]

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Vienna by Julie Mastro

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Vienna by Julie Mastro

Such an amazing day!  We got to see the beauty of Austrian architecture and art while visiting Schonbrunn and Belvedere palaces.  Walter was an especially knowledgeable and humorous guide.  The […]

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Vienna: Resources, persistence, and working together by Deb Kruger

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Vienna: Resources, persistence, and working together by Deb Kruger

 The City Temple is the only surviving synagogue from pre 1938 Vienna. At one time there were 50 synagogues.  This particular one sits in the heart of the city […]

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Vienna/Prague Seminar 2023 Community by Chelsea Kordecki

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Vienna/Prague Seminar 2023 Community by Chelsea Kordecki

As we began our morning entering the only surviving synagogue of Kristallnacht, I heard our guide mention the word ‘community.’ A community, defined by Oxford Languages, is a group of […]

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Reflections on Vienna, My Family History and Education by David Oestreicher

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Reflections on Vienna, My Family History and Education by David Oestreicher

We have just completed our third day in Vienna with Classrooms without Borders. Today on July 5th what stood out to me the most was our visit to the Memorial […]

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July 4th in Vienna by Meg Frank

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 5, 2023 / Comments Off on July 4th in Vienna by Meg Frank

Today we spent the day touring the Leopoldstadt, the Jewish museum and the Jewish cemetery. We learned the history of the Jews in Vienna. My key takeaway is that  the […]

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July 4th By Kate Lukaszewicz

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 5, 2023 / Comments Off on July 4th By Kate Lukaszewicz

Walter, our knowledgeable and passionate guide in Vienna, tells us that where we see a synagogue, we will also see a gray police box. It is a security measure necessitated […]

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