Pre-WWII Jewish History

THERE IS A SONY SKYSCRAPER BUILT ON TOP OF WHAT WAS THE LARGEST SYNAGOGUE IN WARSAW By Rowan Acadia Dunlop

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, June 28, 2023 / Comments Off on THERE IS A SONY SKYSCRAPER BUILT ON TOP OF WHAT WAS THE LARGEST SYNAGOGUE IN WARSAW By Rowan Acadia Dunlop

Warsaw is so flat I expect to find an ocean at the end of it. I don’t know if this is the natural topography or the results of the bombs. I’ll have to […]

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What lies just beneath the surface? How many more secrets are buried here?  By Dana Safarek

By Jackie Golblum / Thursday, June 22, 2023 / Comments Off on What lies just beneath the surface? How many more secrets are buried here?  By Dana Safarek

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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Echoes of the Past By Haley Landolina

By Jackie Golblum / Tuesday, June 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Echoes of the Past By Haley Landolina

To be frank, Warsaw is a city that, for most of my life, didn’t cross my mind often. It was one of those cities that could be added to a […]

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Poland Personally – First Day Blog By Anna Yonas

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Poland Personally – First Day Blog By Anna Yonas

Today’s tour had a consistent theme: “thou shalt not be indifferent.” These words, delivered by survivor Marian Turski in a speech commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, […]

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“Boardman teachers to travel to Poland for ‘Classrooms Without Borders’ journey”

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, June 16, 2023 / Comments Off on “Boardman teachers to travel to Poland for ‘Classrooms Without Borders’ journey”

Get insights into how Boardman teachers are embarking on a transformative journey to Poland as part of Classrooms Without Borders.

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Beyond the Wall of Names: Evidence of a Life Lived by Deborah Schwarz

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, June 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Beyond the Wall of Names: Evidence of a Life Lived by Deborah Schwarz

Beyond the Wall of Names:  Evidence of a Life Lived  I grew up surrounded by grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. I thought that was normal. Once I graduated high school, I […]

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The Ghetto Fighters’ House: Talking Memory series Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust: Filling in the Gaps

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 8, 2023 / Comments Off on The Ghetto Fighters’ House: Talking Memory series Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust: Filling in the Gaps

The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new Talking Memory series Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps June 25th : The Iasi Pogrom in Romania  Opening […]

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USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, May 19, 2023 / Comments Off on USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

Students will examine Anne Frank’s diary as both a historical and a deliberately-created literary text, and will understand how the Holocaust affected the lives of the Frank family. Grade level: Adaptable […]

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“Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1968), from Berlin to New York. A Life in Photography”

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, May 19, 2023 / Comments Off on “Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1968), from Berlin to New York. A Life in Photography”

“Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1968), from Berlin to New York. A Life in Photography”   Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1969) survived two world wars to become one of the world’s most highly-paid fashion […]

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The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, May 17, 2023 / Comments Off on The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry

Join CWB for our Final Event in our 8 Part Series exploring the multifaceted discipline of Holocaust Studies through unique and previously unexplored lenses   Classrooms Without Borders, in coordination […]

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