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JULY 26, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 13
Bonds across borders BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
fter the end of World War II, much of Europe was reeling from the devastation wrought by the hostilities. Aside from the physical damage done to cities across the continent, there was a rift between different nations around the globe that was in desperate need of repair. The governments of the United States and Germany sought to bridge the gap between their countries’ cultures by creating the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). GAPP, which was officially founded in 1972, allows opportunities for schools in the United States to partner with schools in Germany. The partnered schools facilitate student exchanges; American students spend a couple weeks staying with their German counterparts, and vice versa. While studying abroad, the students have an opportunity to attend classes at their hosts’ school, take field trips to historically significant sites and embrace a new culture.
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Nadine Smith (in yellow) and her students visited Neuschwanstein Castle in the Alps.
BY JEFF FALK
There’s ancient history. There’s modern history. And then there’s living history. At Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, history is alive and thriving. A Pennsylvania German heritage site situated at 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum is an exploratory learning tool and a portal to the locale’s past. Among its highlights are its interactive nature, craft
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Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum reinvents history
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
When Kiba Cedeno was born in January 2015, the lives of his family members would never be the same. Kiba was born with a rare genetic connective tissue disorder that causes the loss of the majority of skin and muscle on his legs, as well as other patches on his body. “When he was born, the doctor said, ‘I hope this isn’t what I think it is,’” said Kiba’s grandmother Dana Cedeno. “It was, and it turned our whole world upside down.” Kiba’s family learned that he was born with epidermolysis
demonstrations and volunteers dressed in period garb. “George and Henry Landis envisioned Landis Valley being a Williamsburg in central Pennsylvania,” said Timothy Essig, a museum educator at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum. “They envisioned this living history museum of Pennsylvania Dutch in southcentral Pennsylvania. Living history is a re-enactment of a previous time period. When you come to Landis Valley and you see these different living history See Landis Valley pg 4
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bullosa (EB), a condition they had never heard of before. There is no cure for EB; the primary treatment entails wound care and pain management. As Kiba’s family members worked to manage his condition, they realized that there was very little awareness of EB. Few organizations exist that assist families who are affected by the disease. Kiba’s family decided to create Kisses for EB, a nonprofit organization dedicated to informing the public about EB and supporting families that have children who were born with the disease. The family operates the nonprofit from its See Kisses for EB pg 5
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