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Poland by David Young

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Poland by David Young

This day was basically the only day when we didn’t focus on the Holocaust. It was a nice break and certainly a needed halt from studying and learning about the […]

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Reflection by Samantha Larkin

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Reflection by Samantha Larkin

It wasn’t until I witnessed one of the greatest atrocities in world history with people I had just met a handful of days ago, that I realized the power of […]

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CWB Blog by Stefan Gates

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 6, 2024 / Comments Off on CWB Blog by Stefan Gates

How can people be so cruel?  Holocaust survivor Howard Chandler said this to the CWB cohort on Wednesday evening.  I may be paraphrasing a bit, but that is pretty close.  He was telling […]

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A Surreal Journey to Auschwitz: Reflecting on Humanity’s Darkest Chapter by Josh Sektnan

By Sarah Grand / Friday, July 5, 2024 / Comments Off on A Surreal Journey to Auschwitz: Reflecting on Humanity’s Darkest Chapter by Josh Sektnan

Visiting Auschwitz was a surreal and profoundly moving experience. As the largest Nazi German concentration camp and, since 1942, also a mass extermination center for Jews, Auschwitz stands as a […]

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A Unique Moment in Poland by Tatum Perez

By Sarah Grand / Thursday, July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on A Unique Moment in Poland by Tatum Perez

Going to the town today was beautiful. Starting off with the bus ride to it. The whole route was just view after view. It goes to show that there’s so […]

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“Echoes in the Footsteps” by Kristina Rhoades

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on “Echoes in the Footsteps” by Kristina Rhoades

In Majdanek’s silent blocks they lie,Echoes of lives that passed us by,A sea of shoes, a testament,To lives extinguished, souls that went. Leather worn, fabric frayed,Tiny shoes where children played,Heels […]

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Describing the Indescribable: Reflections on Language and Historical Memory by Cynthia McGrae

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Describing the Indescribable: Reflections on Language and Historical Memory by Cynthia McGrae

As an English teacher and a First Amendment professor, I spend a lot of time thinking about words.  In my role as a high school English teacher, I am constantly […]

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A Different Kind of Understanding: A Middle School Teacher’s Reflections on Majdanek by Traci Borden

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on A Different Kind of Understanding: A Middle School Teacher’s Reflections on Majdanek by Traci Borden

I teach middle school ELA, and my literature textbook for 8th grade has a story in it entitled “Walking With Living Feet.” The story is about a high schooler visiting […]

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Reflections of a Shared Journey by Timmi-Jo Pashuta

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Reflections of a Shared Journey by Timmi-Jo Pashuta

It is hard to put into words all that the past 9 days have meant to me, the people, the places, the kindness, the heartbreak, and all the in-between.  I […]

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Reflection MDFR by Zaire Howze-Jetter

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Reflection MDFR by Zaire Howze-Jetter

The civil rights seminar I attended, inspired me most by the John Lewis memorial. The whole experience shed light on the enduring struggle of black people for equality and justice. […]

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