Classrooms Without Borders
Image of Herbert Kaye's suitcase from 'For the Child' exhibition. (Photo courtesy of Milli Segal)
October 5, 2024, 9:06 pm
‘For the Child’ exhibit tells Kindertransport story for adults and children
'The exhibit tells heroic stories of simple people, which can ultimately inspire students'
By Adam Reinherz
Learning reaches new heights. (Photo by Alexandre Dulaunoy via Flickr at https://rb.gy/fpj353)
August 26, 2024, 12:46 pm
Classrooms Without Borders invests year in day school educators before taking them to Israel
'After Oct. 7 we learned how much help the Jewish day schools need'
By Adam Reinherz
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
August 12, 2024, 5:38 pm
Germany Close Up prompts questions about country’s past and future
Seminar takes young North American Jewish leaders to Germany to ask and teach
By Adam Reinherz
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
July 10, 2024, 11:55 am
Federation announces $13.6 million raised and $8 million in grants
$150,000 from the Israel Emergency Relief Fund has been granted to help Karmiel and Misgav combat forest fires that could break out as a result of rocket fire.
By Toby Tabachninck
Pittsburgh Public School students lead the way as Classrooms Without Borders participants cross the Edmud Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. (Photo courtesy of Tess Riesmeyer)
July 5, 2024, 10:07 am
Pittsburghers gain insights on Civil Rights Movement during Deep South tour
'Having these kinds of experiences and being able to go on trips like this truly does bring you together'
By Adam Reinherz
Michael Berenbaum. (Photo courtesy of Michael Berenbaum)
February 28, 2024, 10:01 pm
Holocaust, antisemitism scholar shares thoughts on communal responsibilities post-Oct. 7
Michael Berenbaum offers insight before Pittsburgh visit
By Adam Reinherz
Holocaust survivor Howard Chandler places a stone on a grave in Poland. (Photo provided by Zipora Gur)
February 26, 2024, 1:11 pm
South Hills concert celebrates life of local Holocaust survivor
The pieces include the three movements of “Holocaust Remembrances,” which memorializes millions like Chandler who lived or were felled during the war.
By Justin Vellucci
With reliance on scholarship, curricula address present concerns. (Photo by Marco Verch via Flickr at https://rb.gy/a4cdfa)
February 2, 2024, 4:47 pm
Classrooms Without Borders shares Israel-Hamas curricula, but some local educators can’t talk about it
New resources help teachers and students navigate the moment, but with knowledge comes difficulty
By Adam Reinherz
Starting with gentle inquiry avoids a rush to judgment. Photo by fizkes via iStock
November 6, 2023, 4:03 pm
Using the war in Israel as a teachable moment for children
Open-ended questions and judicious rhetoric are among ways of modeling 'that it’s OK to have feelings'
By Adam Reinherz
Educators listen to Michaela Vidlakova, a survivor of the Terezin concentration camp. Photo courtesy of Kate Lukaszewicz
July 21, 2023, 12:11 pm
Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history
Classrooms Without Borders takes teachers to the 'place of history' so students learn facts and 'what comes from the heart'
By Adam Reinherz
Michael Naragon (left), scholar, with the group at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma (Photo courtesy of Classrooms Without Borders)
June 23, 2023, 1:02 pm
‘So beautiful it was horrifying’: Local teachers travel South to learn about Civil Rights Movement
“Marching Down Freedom’s Road”
By Abigail Hakas
Max McCarran of Shady Side Academy with four boys from his host family at the Children's Village. Photo courtesy of Kate Lukaszewicz
April 25, 2023, 11:03 am
Doing ‘good for others’ in Israel sparks appreciation at home
Classrooms Without Borders takes high school students on service mission to the Jewish state
By Adam Reinherz
Roy Horovitz. Photo by Simcha Barbiro courtesy of Roy Horovitz
February 2, 2023, 8:11 pm
Israeli actor, director and professor Roy Horovitz brings drama to Pittsburgh
Classrooms Without Borders facilitates arrival of Israeli talent
By Adam Reinherz
Students participate in a Holocaust educational activity. Photo courtesy of William Paull
December 4, 2022, 9:03 am
Local educator uses classroom to combat antisemitism
William Paull's classroom is making a difference for 260 students but more work is needed, the teacher said
By Adam Reinherz
Holocaust Memorial in Berlin (Image by Image by Nick Spears via Pixabay)
September 9, 2022, 12:40 pm
Armenian, Greek and Jewish communities join together to mark dark period of history
The month of events is titled "Agape and Hope Resurrected in Hripsime’s Agony, Athena’s Mourning, and Rachel’s Heartbreak.”
By Toby Tabachnick
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