Hi everybody,

see you soon in Berlin.

Greetings from Poland.

Aleksandra Bura

In less than one week, I will be traveling to Berlin, Germany for my first ever international conference/institute.  I am both excited and slightly nervous for what lies ahead.  I am excited in the fact that this is the opportunity of a lifetime to come together with nearly 80 other education professionals from multiple countries to learn further about the plight and preservation of the Jewish heritage.  I am dually nervous in that I have never been to Europe and am curious as to how well I will be able to adjust to staying in a foreign country for 1 week with virtually no kn

Today is July 16th, and I will be in Berlin in one week.  I am looking forward to another fantastic learning experience with the Centropa team!  Last summer  I was hesitant to travel to Germany, and this summer I can not wait.  I am looking forward to getting to know Berlin better, as well as reconnecting with old friends and making new ones.  I am also excited about having been asked to lead the Kindertransport elective.

My wife, Jane, and I moved to Schöningen, Germany in 1972.  At that time we had no idea that this small town was the birth place of her uncle,  William Cohen.  In fact, it was uncanny that Jane ended up teaching in the same school William graduated from. When we wrote to her aunt that we were in Schöningen, she proceded to tell us about the wonderful times she had walking with her husband "in den Elm", a beautiful forest outside of the town.