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The Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, Book List #8: Israel, Revised Edition

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, November 2, 2023 / Comments Off on The Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, Book List #8: Israel, Revised Edition

In response to rising anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, the Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, intended to provide […]

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“Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

Read about how local educators are grappling with the profound history of Austria and its implications for their teaching methods.

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“‘So beautiful it was horrifying’: Local teachers travel South to learn about Civil Rights Movement”

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “‘So beautiful it was horrifying’: Local teachers travel South to learn about Civil Rights Movement”

Discover the emotional journey of local teachers as they explore the South to deepen their understanding of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Reflections by Melody Meadows

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, June 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Reflections by Melody Meadows

As we are coming to the end of our journey, I have been reflecting on the title for this seminar: Marching Down Freedom’s Road. It is now up to us […]

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A Few Parting Thoughts by Cephus Moore

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, June 17, 2023 / Comments Off on A Few Parting Thoughts by Cephus Moore

Fun fact:  I have never written a blog before!  Well, I wrote one the other night, so a more truthful statement would be:  I had not written a blog until participating […]

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My Lyrical Reflection: To learn deeply and forever by Daniela Buccilli

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, June 16, 2023 / Comments Off on My Lyrical Reflection: To learn deeply and forever by Daniela Buccilli

The Legacy Museum begins in the seasick-all of nowhere land, the Atlantic Ocean. Atlas (the World Carrier). It begins with a seemingly endless place without land — water, a symbol […]

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Birmingham: The winners make the memorials by Owen Dwyer

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Birmingham: The winners make the memorials by Owen Dwyer

Day Five of our tour and we visited  Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The park occupies a central location in the city’s civil rights history. It sits across the […]

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Music as Motivation and Education by Greg Smolinski

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Music as Motivation and Education by Greg Smolinski

The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States was a time of intense activism, bravery, and a collective fight for justice and equality. Among the […]

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We are here! By Christy Shaughnessy

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on We are here! By Christy Shaughnessy

Truth Telling & America’s History of Racial Injustices Day five of our journey began with an emotional tour of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, where […]

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Sometimes Things Work Out Even  Better Than Expected by Cephus Moore

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Sometimes Things Work Out Even  Better Than Expected by Cephus Moore

I have wanted to visit the Memorial for Peace and Justice ever since I attended a presentation by Bryan Stevenson in Pittsburgh five years ago.  But unfortunately, I thought, there […]

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