The Holocaust
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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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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On the first full day of our trip we visited the Polin museum. As our guide said, “we traveled through 1000 years of history in an hour and a half.” […]
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We arrived in Poland on Sunday, June 18, and opened with a lovely dinner in our hotel. We were greeted by Tsipy, then heard from the local Chabad Rabbi and […]
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They arrived to this land at the calling of birds. Polin, polin, rest here. Here, enclosed beneath the trees, row after row the headstones stand silent, angled this way and that […]
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Stalin famously said, “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of ten million is a statistic.” I knew going in that it would be nearly impossible to […]
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I thought I was prepared. This encompasses so much I thought I was prepared to travel. It’s been years since I’ve been on a plane but I haven’t been on […]
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Today was my first full day in Poland. To say the least . . . it was powerful. Before I get into what we did, I just want to say […]
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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 I grew up surrounded by grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. I thought that was normal. Once I graduated high school, I […]
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