Each spring I take Asbury University students to Berlin and Krakow to study aspects of the Holocaust. We learn about the euthanasia efforts in Nazi-Germany as well as the concentration and extermination camp system. Among other events, students are led through guided tours of Sachsenhausen, Ravensbruck, and Auschwitz. Accounts of the victims, perpetrators, bystanders, and rescuers, are each confronted and considered by the students as they attempt to wade into the perplexing waters of the what, how, and whys of these horrible events. Furthermore, the holocaust narrative is used as a portal into a raw and unvarnished examination of the darkness that besets the human condition. To learn more about these trips (non-AU students are welcome to apply), visit the Asbury University website.
Lublin and Majdanek
A couple extra days of exploring in Poland I am able to spend a couple extra days in Poland with good friends Paul and Mary
Holocaust Studies Tour – Day 10 (Group 2)
Free Kraków Group 2’s last full day in Europe was a free day in Kraków. Here are some pics: Paul and Mary Blair and I
Holocaust Studies Tour – Day 9 (Group 2)
A Church, a Museum, a Camp, and a Concert Our penultimate full day of the trip included a stop by Corpus Christi Basilica in Kazimierz
Holocaust Studies Tour – Day 8 (Group 2)
Auschwitz On Monday we visited Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II (Birkenau). Only pictures today (with captions): Tomorrow we will go through the museum at Schindler’s
Holocaust Studies Tour – Day 5 (Group 2)
Ravensbrück The group spend several hours traveling north of Berlin by regional train to the idyllic German city of Fürstenberg-an-der-Havel. Sitting across a lake from
Holocaust Studies Tour – Day 4 (Group 2)
Sachsenhausen Short and sweet today – I am exhausted. Here are some pics from our visit to this very important camp sitting just 20 miles
Holocaust Studies Tour – Day 3 (Group 2)
U.S. Embassy, the Jewish Museum of Berlin, and time to explore Wednesday’s agenda had us visiting the U.S. Embassy (thanks to Dan Hutchens and his
Holocaust Studies Tour – Day 2 (Group 2)
Brandenburg and East Side Gallery On Tuesday, the group was accompanied by Dr. Christian Marx out to Brandenburg-an-der-Havel, a beautiful historic city about 45 minutes