The March: Bearing Witness to Hope 2012

for the 8 days that i will be traveling throughout germany and poland i will try my best to post on here for friends and family to follow my journey on the march: bearing witness to hope. if you need to reach me or want to send a shout out you can post on here or send me an email at jschwar3@naz.edu (:

Friday, May 25, 2012

final post

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i am back in the usa now and happy to be home. i am forever grateful for having had the opportunity to take part in the march: bearing witn...

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

treblinka, tykocin, and closing

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we left early this morning for a long drive to a small town called tykocin. upon arrival we entered a beautiful synagogue that was not destr...

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Monday, May 21, 2012

majdanek

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today was another tough day. actually, worse than auschwitz and birkenau a few days ago. i found strength within myself today that i di...

Sunday, May 20, 2012

on to warsaw!

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early this morning we left krakow and headed to warsaw. along the way we stopped at a jewish cemetery that had a memorial to 42 children who...

Saturday, May 19, 2012

relaxing day

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This morning we listened to professor dobkowski speak to us about his parents story. It was very interesting to me because I always loved ...

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Friday, May 18, 2012

auschwitz and birkenau

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today my heart hurts. this was the longest and hardest day of my life. part of me is speechless, and the other part is overwhelmed with emot...

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jschwartz: "how does one mourn for six million people who died? how many candles does one light? how many prayers does one recite? do we know how to remember the victims, their solitude, their helplessness? they left us without a trace, and we are their trace." -elie wiesel

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