DRAFT
AUSCHWITZ – HISTORY, MEMORY AND EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY THE SIXTH EDITION
AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU STATE MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION ABOUT AUSCHWITZ AND THE HOLOCAUST
4 – 10 August 2018 OŚWIĘCIM – KRAKÓW
Saturday, August 4 14.00 – 18.00 Arrival and accommodation
18.00 – 19.00 Official opening of the International Summer Academy
19.00 Dinner Sunday, August 5 – Kraków
8.00 Departure to Kraków
9.30 – 11.00 Jews in Poland – before and after the Shoah – lecture and discussion
11.00 -11.30 Break 11.30 – 13.30 Jewish Quarter in Kazimierz – guided tour 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 – 16.00 Former Ghetto in Podgórze – guided tour
Visit to the Schindler’s Factory – Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939- 16.00 – 18.00 1945 – guided tour
18.00 Departure to Oświęcim
1 Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-603 Oświęcim, Poland
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19.30 Dinner
Monday, August 6 – Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
German Occupation in Poland – Political and Racist Principles of the 9.00 – 10.30 Nazi Extermination Policy toward the Jews – lecture and discussion
10.30 – 11.00 Break
Auschwitz as a Concentration Camp and a Center of Genocide of 11.00 – 12.30 European Jewry – lecture and discussion
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
Introduction to the History of Auschwitz – Specialized Study Tour of the 14.00 – 18.00 Camp Auschwitz I Stammlager
19.00 Dinner Tuesday, August 7 – Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial 8.20 Departure to Brzezinka
The Authenticity of the Place: Remains, Relicts, Traces – Specialized 8.30 – 12.30 Study Tour of the Camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau
12.30 – 14.30 Lunch
Teaching through Archival Documents – The History of KL Auschwitz 14.30 – 15.30 in Documents – presentation
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.00 Preserving for the Future – visiting the Preservation Department
17.00 – 18.00 Break
18.00 – 19.00 The function and meaning of art in KL Auschwitz – visiting the Collections
19.30 Dinner Wednesday, August 8 – Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial 8.20 Deaprture to Monowice
Remnants of the Nazi Past: the Town of Oświęcim, IG Farbenindustrie, 8.30 – 11.00 Buna-Monowitz – on-site lecture
11.00 – 11.30 Break
The Traces of the Jewish Past in Oświęcim – visit to the Chevra Lomdey 11.15 – 13.30 Mishnayot Synagogue and Jewish Museum
13.30 – 14.45 Lunch
2 Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-603 Oświęcim, Poland
International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust Tel.: +48 33 8448064, e-mail: [email protected]
14.45 Departure to the Auschwitz Memorial
15.00 – 16.30 The Extermination of European Sinti and Roma – lecture and discussion
16.30 – 17.00 Break
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Soviet POW’s and other Victims of KL Auschwitz – 17.00 – 18.30 lecture and discussion
19.00 Dinner Thursday, August 9 – Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial 8.20 Departure to Jawiszowice
8.30 – 10.00 Remnants of the Nazi Past: Sub-camp Jawischowitz – on-site lecture
10.00 – 12.00 National exhibitions in Auschwitz Memorial – individual visit
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial – symbolism and meaning – presentation and 13.30 – 15.00 discussion 15.00 – 15.30 Break
Teaching about the Holocaust in Poland and other Countries – 15.30 – 17.00 Opportunities and Obstacles – lecture and discussion
17.00 – 17.15 Break
International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust – 17.15 -18.00 main goals and tasks – presentation
18.45 Departure for farewell dinner 19.15 Farewell dinner Friday, August 10 – Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
9.00 – 10.30 Questions about the Shoah – presentation and discussion in the Reflection Room
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 13.00 What can we learn from Auschwitz – summing-up and evaluation of the seminar
3 Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-603 Oświęcim, Poland
International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust Tel.: +48 33 8448064, e-mail: [email protected]