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2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 7: Contrasts and Consequences
Today we successfully got to two very important places – the Sachsenhausen Concentration camp and the Wannsee Conference House. It was a full day – but everyone did great, and

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 6: Churches, Memorials, and a Very Impressive Museum
For many of us, our day started at the historic Berliner Dom for a morning worship service – it turned out to also include the confirmation of about 12-15 new

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 5: Bonhoeffer House, Olympic Stadium, Platform 17, and more
Today we pivoted away from a visit to Sachsenhausen and instead were welcomed by Albrecht Winterhager into the family house of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He shared some of the Bonhoeffer story

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 4: Brandenburg an der Havel
Today we spent in Brandenburg, touring through this mid-sized city and learning about the euthanasia program the National Socialists started there just a couple months after the war started. Christian

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 3: Memory Culture and Hospitality
Today we started off by looking for evidence of a culture of memory in the Hackescher Market section of Berlin. Here we found several Stolpersteine (stumbling stones), spotted some centers

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 2: Walking Tour Through Heart of Berlin
Today we focused on the culture of memory that can be found within walking distance of our hotel – i.e., the heart of Berlin. We explored Alexanderplatz, the Rosenstraβe Protest,