Different Perspectives (By: Shadeyka Warren)

As I prepared to travel to Poland, I knew that it would be an intense trip. However, I didn't know how intense it would be for me. My experience was much more than an educational lesson about the Holocaust. It was a very personal, spiritual, and emotional journey which challenged me to search deep within myself for answers to questions that had been pondering my mind for a while. I believe that it was God's strategic plan for me to be in Poland,...

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Becoming a Witness: Clarity and Closure

Entrance gate to Auschwitz I, view from exiting the camp Last night a few of us were sitting in the lobby, preparing to turn in for the night. It was then that a young man came up to us, and hesitantly asked if he could take a seat and speak with us. The mans name was Frank, a German soldier visiting the center along with a tour group from his home city. His English was wonderful and he asked us who we were, and what had brought us to Poland....

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How? -I Don't Understand. (By: Krissy Bucchi)

As if yesterday wasn’t difficult, today wouldn’t be easier, or would it be? I hoped it would, but how could it? Today we were going to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The bus pulled up to the camp and we unloaded in front of the main entrance. When Anna, our tour guide, gathered with our group we began walking away from the camp down a muddy path towards railroad tracks that had the remaining cattle cars. They were wooden, a tiny barred window...

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Where IS God? (By: Shadeyka Warren)

It has been almost a month since our return from Poland... It has been very difficult to fully comprehend and fathom the intense emotional experience that took place at Auschwitz. Throughout the entire trip, I kept relating the Holocaust to my own personal experiences and those of my classmates. As the trip progressed, emotions prevailed, and each member of the group opened up to share their personal endeavors; one thing became very clear to me -...

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Unforgettable Experience

           It has taken me quit some time to write my final blog, I have done a lot of reflecting on my experience in Poland and finally have gathered all my thoughts. Traveling to Poland for a spring break is not what you usually hear, you usually hear about college students going to sunny paradises like Cancun or Punta Cana. However, contrary to popular belief I would not have wanted to be in any other place for spring break...

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Interpreting the Events at Auschwitz II-Birkenau

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