Warsaw & Treblinka Study Trip

CM2004FB7 Comparative Communications History
PY1091FB7 Introduction To Memory Studies

Learn about prewar Jewish life in Poland, the traces the Holocaust in Warsaw and the 
contemporary debates on Holocaust memory taking place in Poland. Visit the vestige of Jewish Warsaw (including its large cemetery), the places of Jewish persecutions in the Polish capital, the extermination site at Treblinka and one of the small towns outside Warsaw which were renowned
for their vivid Jewish life and institutions. The group also visits older Holocaust memorials and the recently opened Museum of the History of Polish Jews built on site of the former Warsaw ghetto. Focus on the various forms of visible memorialization, and their absence, in order to better understand the political and social evolution of the Polish memory of the extermination of the Jews. Visits are complemented by conferences and guided by local historians and witnesses. Readings will be recommended to students.

Led by Profs. Charles Talcott and Brian Schiff

Cost: €530 (includes round-trip air transportation, hotel accommodations w/ breakfast, on-site transportation, entrance fees, guided visits, professors’ trip costs and VAT)

Last day to register/cancel: September 16
Late cancelation fee: €530

Payment for study trips must be made no later than September 28 for the Fall 2018 semester. Any concerns in this regard should be addressed to the Cultural Program & Student Accounting Services.