The Holocaust

Final Thoughts by Fred Akman

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Final Thoughts by Fred Akman

As a PhD in the Holocaust field and a teacher, it was only natural when presented with the opportunity to take this trip that I jumped on it. The previous […]

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Echoes of Silence and Sound at Grunewald Station Memorial by Adam Reinherz

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, August 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Echoes of Silence and Sound at Grunewald Station Memorial by Adam Reinherz

Traversing crushed gravel generates noise. So does walking on a platform. Eyeing departure dates, destinations — Lodz, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz — and tallies doesn’t, but wind gusts and intermittent storms do, […]

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Berlin’s Hidden Histories: A Journey Through Everyday Memorials By Jillian Korey

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Berlin’s Hidden Histories: A Journey Through Everyday Memorials By Jillian Korey

Today we arrived in Berlin, emerging from a stunning, modern train station into the vibrant hustle and bustle of a major metropolitan city. I had to take a moment to […]

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Tracing the Spiral of Jewish History: From Nuremberg’s Medieval Past to Berlin’s Present by Alida Jekabson

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Tracing the Spiral of Jewish History: From Nuremberg’s Medieval Past to Berlin’s Present by Alida Jekabson

On our train ride to Berlin from Nuremberg, spans of green and tan fields flashed by my window, decidedly different from the expansive sand-colored mountain landscape of my home in […]

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2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional EMMY® Nominees Announced: Josh Ault

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional EMMY® Nominees Announced: Josh Ault

We are thrilled to announce that Joshua Ault part of the Classrooms Without Borders educator community and journalism teacher at Spring Woods High School in Spring Branch ISD in Houston, has been nominated […]

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Nuremberg by Melanie Silver

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Nuremberg by Melanie Silver

Today we travelled to Nuremberg. Our first stop was the Nazi party rally grounds. Not the ones that have been finished and used (though we saw that at the end […]

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Echoes of Preservation: Exploring Dachau’s Complex Legacy by Adam Reinherz

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Echoes of Preservation: Exploring Dachau’s Complex Legacy by Adam Reinherz

The last thing we saw before leaving Dachau was a Russian Orthodox chapel. Its modular structure was erected shortly before the Soviet Union crumbled, Gerd Modert told us. The tour […]

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Reflecting on History: The Urgency of Combating Modern Antisemitism by Shira Hershenfeld

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Reflecting on History: The Urgency of Combating Modern Antisemitism by Shira Hershenfeld

Today we visited the memorial at the former site of Dachau Concentration Camp and the Munich Documentation Center for National Socialism. What strikes me the most is how so many […]

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Upcoming Germany Close Up Study Seminar: A Transformative Journey

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Upcoming Germany Close Up Study Seminar: A Transformative Journey

Classrooms Without Borders is thrilled to announce the upcoming Germany Close Up Fellowship, an open program for young professionals. This immersive experience offers a unique opportunity to delve into Germany’s […]

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For the Child: The Story of the Kindertransport

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 25, 2024 / Comments Off on For the Child: The Story of the Kindertransport

This special exhibition showcases stories of the Kindertransport, in collaboration with the Austrian Embassy, Classrooms Without Borders, and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR OPENING RECEPTION […]

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