By Andrew Fishman

Today started out at the home of the great Elvis Presley. Being a lover of music, I greatly appreciate what Elvis did for music, and seeing Graceland added to my appreciation. Seeing his grave made me more emotional than I expected it would.  People idolized Elvis in …

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By Tyler Diamond

Today I awoke to a chicken biscuit and then got on the bus and took off to Tupelo, Mississppi and the birth home of Elvis Presley. He lived here until he was 13 and moved to Memphis. We got to see the …

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By Sydney Peskin

The morning started by driving from Atlanta to Montgomery.  We arrived early, so we made a surprise visit to the minor league baseball stadium in Montgomery…the home of the Montgomery Biscuits!

The first thing on our schedule was to see where …

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By Matthew Appel

It is truly difficult when one lives in the modern world to comprehend the discrimination that those in the past felt when they were simply trying to live an ordinary life. Today, we were introduced to a diverse array of examples of this …

On Sunday June 26th 41 teens from all over America will meet in Atlanta to begin their summer journey. We will get on the road to explore history, politics, activism, and our American and Jewish identities. Please check back here starting on June 27th to read daily updates and see …

By Ali Bohrer

As our journey starts to come to an end, we finished our last full day strong. In the morning we rallied for our final meeting of the trip as we went to the offices of AIPAC. AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobby who advocates for the complete American …

By Elisa Gradwohl

Today we began by going to the US Holocaust Museum. It started off when you get a card with a person who was in a concentration camp. The card told their story and, along the way, you can put it into a computer and hear more of …

By Sam Prieto

Today was our third day in Washington DC. We actually got to sleep late and left at 9:45 AM – a spectacular time that I think we should copy from now on.

Our first meeting was with the National Coalition for the Homeless. There we met with …

By Ashley Nesenoff

Today was all about sites, fights and human rights. Our first meeting of the day was with NARAL-Pro Choice America. Kate Vlach, a policy associate, and Rachel Tabamon, a policy aide, told us about women’s reproductive rights. They advocate for more comprehensive sex education programs in schools …