“Space stands as a witness to what happened.”
~ Yitskhok Rudashevski
“Power of Place”: European Summer Institute for Holocaust Educators
Special guest & acclaimed author of Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust, Alexandra Zapruder, is traveling with us as we follow in the footsteps of several diarists.
LITHUANIA: Vilnius ~ Yitzhak Rudashevki, YIVO, Choral Synagogue, Ponar Forest; Seduva ~ Lost Shtetl Museum; Kaunas ~ Sugihara House, Ninth Fort, Ohel Yakov Choral Synagogue, Kaunas Ghetto, Ilya Gerber
POLAND: Lodz - Minia Kuper (formerly Anonymous Girl), Abram Isaac Laski (formerly Anonymous Boy), Bodzentyn - Dawid Rubinowicz, Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, Krakow
NETHERLANDS: Jewish Quarter and Holocaust / WWII sites, National Monument Camp Vught, Portuguese Synagogue, Anne Frank House & special session with Curators, Private Canal Cruise
2026
AUSTRIA: Renowned scholar & expert, Paul Salmons - Participant Centered Pedagogy, Linz, Hartheim Memorial Castle (T4 Experiments), Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial
POLAND: Oświęcim, Bielsko-Biala - Gerda Weissmann Klein’s hometown & experience, Bedzin - Rudka Laskier (Polish Anne Frank), Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum, Krakow
ITALY: Fosse Ardeatine Caves Massacre Memorial, Castel Gandolfo, Vatican Archives with expert, Dr. Suzanne Brown-Fleming, Collegio Militare in the Palazzo Salviati in Trastevere (site of Oct. 16, 1943 round-ups), Pizza and Pasta Master Class with Wine and Tiramisu
2025
POLAND: Warsaw, Jewish Quarter, Umschlagplatz, Jewish cemetery, Treblinka, Zabinski Villa (Warsaw Zoo), ZIH - Oneg Shabbat, POLIN, Yahad-In Unum, Lodz ghetto
GERMANY: Berlin, Babelplatz, Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Topography of Terror, Reichstag, Jewish Berlin, Kindertransport, Sachsenhausen, Platform 17, Wannsee Haus
CZECH REPUBLIC: Jewish Quarter, Terezin, Lidice, met with Nick Winton (Kindertransport), Private River Cruise
2024
GERMANY: Regensburg, Jewish Quarter, Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial, Munich, Beer Hall Putsch, White Rose Resistance, Nuremberg, Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Palace of Justice
POLAND: Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum, Remah Synagogue, Krakow Ghetto, Plaszow Concentration Camp, Old Town, JCC meeting survivor - Zosia Radzikowska, Oskar Schindler factory
NORWAY: Norwegian Center for Holocaust Studies (Vidkun Quisling house), Oslo Jewish Museum - met survivor, Norway’s Resistance Museum, Akershus Fortress, Fjord dinner cruise
2023
What People Are Saying
“It was unlike any professional development I've ever encountered. This isn't just a historical tour; it's an immersive journey that deeply enriches your understanding & teaching of the Holocaust. The program is expertly designed, providing not just historical content but also concrete strategies to bring this complex subject matter back to your students.” — Casey, Teacher from CO“The facilitators created an environment of security, transparency, support, and community. There was a deep interconnectedness and sense of family throughout the experience. I can say with confidence that I left the trip with lifelong friends. We had a common mission/connection that made for courageous dialogue.”— Peg, Teacher from MN“This is the finest Holocaust-related professional development that I know of today. Other professional development programs are amazing, but just as the name implies, there is a “Power of Place." To learn this information and these teaching strategies in the locations where the events happened gives us a richer understanding to take back to our classrooms and students.” — Dave, Teacher from ID