Antisemitism
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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Walking into the Jewish Quarter of Lublin was absolutely beautiful, a true hidden gem. The beauty of this town quickly caught my eye, but my feelings instantly changed after visiting […]
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On our first evening in Warsaw, the guest speakers told us not to leave Poland sad. The weight of this journey holds pain and sadness, but the message was clear. […]
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This afternoon we visited Treblinka Memorial Site, a two hour bus ride outside of Warsaw. My friend and colleague Kate Vitek and I traveled with 20 stones from our community […]
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I have held an extreme interest in WWII and the Holocaust for many years, educating myself throughreading, researching, and watching documentaries; but nothing I have ever done could even come […]
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