During our five days on the ground, students worked hand-in-hand with Poles of many backgrounds to recover Jewish history, most of which was wiped out. We excavated Jewish tombstones used by the Nazis to make roads, and helped restore an abandoned synagogue not used since the Holocaust. We learned from and served with dozens of From the Depths volunteers throughout Poland, including firemen and “strongmen”, and we toured sites important to both Holocaust memory and Poland’s Jewish future. Click on the image to the right to learn more about our itinerary, and to read the bios of our staff and student participants |
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Together, Restoring their Names was featured on TVP Krakow, one of the largest television news stations in Poland. TVP reported on the group's volunteer work in the small town of Olkusz, where students dismantled a wall made of stolen Jewish tombstones and returned the tombstones to the local Jewish cemetery. This work was largely covered in other Polish media outlets, links to which can be seen below along with translations of the articles. |
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From the Combined Jewish Philanthropies Blog Together, Restoring their Names with From The Depths By: Chelsea Roston, Wellesley College Student I had the opportunity to take a five-day journey through more than 1,000 years of Polish and Jewish history on CJP’s “Together, Restoring Their Names” service trip to Poland. Time traveling between my Wellesley College student life and the events that took place throughout the Holocaust has inspired me to reflect... click here to read more. |