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Centropa Blog Post 3 from Susan Cohn

The day started with a trip to Wannsee-Berlin to visit the site where the Nazi's decided to make the murder of the Jews the national policy of the Nazi German government.  In this beautiful, quiet, elegant lakeside villa, the most horrific actions in the history of humankind were discussed and operationalized by the Nazis.  The last part of the day was a visit to the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of the Holocaust.
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Susan Cohn Centrpa blog #2

  Today was a wonderful day of learning and seeing.  On a Berlin walking tour this morning we were guided by Centropa educator Frank Grellert to a number of important sites including the site of the first synagogue in Berlin, built in1714 (destroyed during WW II) and the address of the first woman rabbi, Regina Jones, to be ordained.  Later in the day we reviewed Centropa films and shared with each other about how they can be used in our classrooms.
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Greetings from Berlin #1

It's thrilling to be with Centropa colleagues in Berlin, learning and sharing together.  Yesterday, we had a walking tour of the Berlin Jewish neighborhood of the 1920's.  We had dinner at the famous Centrum Judiacum which is part synagogue complex from before the war.  Today was a day of hearing from educators all over the world about how they are using Centropa resources in their school. Here is a photo of the Holocaust Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Berlin.  Stay tuned for more updates.

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