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Annual Bearing Witness at the Auschwitz-Birkenau. Zen Peacemakers in Poland
The Zen Peacemakers will hold their annual Bearing Witness at the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi concentration camp in Poland - a place of personal and universal human tragedy during World War II.
Roshi Bernie Glassman started the retreat 11 years ago as an opportunity to bear witness to the Other in ourselves and others, to honor those who suffered and lost their lives, to acknowledge our personal grief, to experience not-knowing and allow healing to take place.
The retreat will be from November 6-10 in Oswiecim, Poland. The retreat will be guided by an experienced group of international leaders representing diverse cultures and religious traditions. Participants will spend most of the daylight hours each day at the Birkenau camp, practicing periods of silence and meditation, offering prayers, chanting the names of the dead, offering Kaddish (the Jewish Memorial Prayer)and religious services in many traditions. In the mornings there will be facilitated small groups and special programs in the evenings for the whole group.
For more information contact Laura Carboni at 001 413-367-2080 ex. 4#
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