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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,

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 1: Welcome to Berlin!
Well, the gang is all here! All-in-all, gathering them up from the airport and train stations was rather uneventful. Just one flight hiccup and one ICE train delay. Very thankful

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 0
Well, I made it to Berlin around mid-day and had a pretty productive afternoon and evening. Namely, I re-familiarized myself with the surroundings – there are always new things going

Living and Learning Together, Rediscovering a Lost Aspect of Education
Below is a summary of this year’s Holocaust Studies Tour, 2024 The tour this year was, as each one promises to be, a sundry blend of the predictable and repeatable