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Shabbat by Michael Toland

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Shabbat by Michael Toland

Today was our Shabbat – our Day of Rest. Each member of the team approached today differently. Everyone has unique ways to relax, and everyone had a chance to relax. […]

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Many Colors by Jonell Watson

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Many Colors by Jonell Watson

When I think of my trip to Germany, I think of a quilt of many colors. I think of Shalom Rav sung to the tune of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’; sung […]

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Jewish Museum Berlin Explored by Victoria Golden

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Jewish Museum Berlin Explored by Victoria Golden

As I was preparing to leave for Germany, there were a few places I knew I wanted to visit and experience, one of them was The Jewish Museum Berlin.  With it’s […]

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Berlin — Past and Present in Harmony by Emily Slomovits

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Berlin — Past and Present in Harmony by Emily Slomovits

Time. That’s the word that keeps sticking out to me since I arrived in Germany on Monday. Tsipy Gur said during our orientation meeting, “This trip will feel like 6 […]

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Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

Thursday, July 20th- Remembrance & Beyond Today we toured the Memorial and Museum at the former concentration Camp Sachsenhausen. Going into the day I felt uneasy, and unsure of what […]

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Confronting the past to change the future by Amy Cotton

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Confronting the past to change the future by Amy Cotton

“My family has a history of bystanders and perpetrators.” It was our first day of programming for Germany Close Up (GCU). Our guides, young historians who would lead us through […]

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Track 17 by Maddie Herrup

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Track 17 by Maddie Herrup

Below should be my words from todays journey, specifically our visit to Track 17: “Today was the start of a heavier part of our journey in Germany. One of the […]

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Germany Close Up Blog By Amanda Buchalter

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, July 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Germany Close Up Blog By Amanda Buchalter

This trip to Germany didn’t feel real to me until I arrived at the airport on Sunday evening. It didn’t feel real until I saw my friends, Sara and Emily, […]

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“juxtaposition” By Mallory Brown

By Jackie Golblum / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Comments Off on “juxtaposition” By Mallory Brown

the smack of hands meeting before a quick embrace fills the little square of the Old Town of Lublin. two men grin at each other. “dzień dobry!” “dzień dobry!” their […]

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“Give us our husbands back” – Civil Resistance Born out of Love in Nazi-Era Berlin

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, February 16, 2023 / Comments Off on “Give us our husbands back” – Civil Resistance Born out of Love in Nazi-Era Berlin

“Give us our husbands back” Civil Resistance Born out of Love in Nazi-Era Berlin   The German Embassy, the Rosenstrasse Foundation, and the Goethe-Institut have dedicated an exhibit to the […]

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