Antisemitism

The Panama Affair: Financial Scandal, Political Corruption and the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism in 19th century France

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on The Panama Affair: Financial Scandal, Political Corruption and the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism in 19th century France

The French anti-Semitic movement of the 1890s- typically associated with the Dreyfus affair- was in fact launched by a different scandal. In the 1892-93 Panama scandal, the anti-Semitic movement first […]

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July 23rd 2023 by Sarah Albertson

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 23, 2023 / Comments Off on July 23rd 2023 by Sarah Albertson

This week has shown why studying history or at least knowing history is important. History should never be about dates or names of Kings/Queens/Leaders. History is a narrative of everyone’s […]

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“Beachwood students to benefit from teachers’ Poland trip”

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 13, 2023 / Comments Off on “Beachwood students to benefit from teachers’ Poland trip”

Learn how Beachwood students are set to benefit from educators’ experiences during their journey to Poland.

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Arrival Prague by Dr. Josh Andy

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Arrival Prague by Dr. Josh Andy

After an afternoon in Česky Krumlov, we arrived in Prague. It’s been ten years since I first studied with CWB here and 20 years since I first visited as a […]

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“Files and Phone Calls at the Wiesenthal Institute” by Deborah Schwarz

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 9, 2023 / Comments Off on “Files and Phone Calls at the Wiesenthal Institute” by Deborah Schwarz

I snapped a photo of an exhibit that shows Simon Wiesenthal in his tweed jacket, his thick framed glasses on his desk table in front of him. The exhibit on […]

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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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A Math Teachers Perspective By Jessica Kerr

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 26, 2023 / Comments Off on 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 […]

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

By Jackie Golblum / Sunday, June 25, 2023 / Comments Off on 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 […]

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Flowers By Chessa Crum

By Jackie Golblum / Saturday, June 24, 2023 / Comments Off on 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 […]

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Poland Personally Blog By Elijah Koziar

By Jackie Golblum / Saturday, June 24, 2023 / Comments Off on 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 […]

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