The Holocaust: Itinerary
AIFS Flight Dates
Outbound: Saturday, May 7 | Inbound: Tuesday, May 31
Saturday, May 7 |  | Optional overnight flight from U.S. to London.* |
Sunday, May 8 | | Arrive in London. Transfer to London residence.* Orientation meeting with AIFS staff including preparation for course content and discussion on trauma. |
Monday, May 9 | | Morning class followed by guided sightseeing tour of London. |
Tuesday, May 10 | | Morning class followed by a workshop on modern genocide with a guest speaker from a human rights organization. |
Wednesday, May 11 | | Morning class followed by a visit to the Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. |
Thursday, May 12 | | Visit to the Weiner Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide for a talk and a visit to the exhibition on the International Tracing Service. Afternoon class. |
Friday, May 13 | | Study day. |
Saturday, May 14 | | Transfer from London residence to the airport for flight to Berlin. Sightseeing tour followed by a group dinner. |
Sunday, May 15 | | Morning class. |
Monday, May 16 | | Morning class followed by a walking tour of the Jewish sector to include the site of the Old Synagogue; Womens’ Protest Memorial; Hackesche Höfe; Otto Weidt courtyard; Old Cemetery site (Moses Mendelssohn’s burial place); Jewish Boys’ School; New Synagogue and Bebelplatz (site of the Nazi book burning). |
Tuesday, May 17 | | Morning guided visit to Sachsenhausen Memorial by public transportation.Afternoon self-guided visit to the Topography of Terror exhibit. |
Wednesday, May 18 | | Morning class followed by a guided tour of the House of the Wannsee Conference. |
Thursday, May 19 | | Seminar at the German Resistance Memorial Center. Free afternoon. |
Friday, May 20 | | Transfer from Berlin to Prague with a visit to Terezin Concentration Camp and tour of the ghetto en route including a packed lunch. Check into accommodation in Prague. |
Saturday, May 21 | | Morning class followed by a guided walking tour of Prague Old Town, including the famed Charles Bridge. Entrance to the Jewish Museum including a guided walking tour of the Jewish quarter. |
Sunday, May 22 | | Morning class followed by a tour of a local brewery including a group lunch. |
Monday, May 23 | | Transfer from Prague to Kraków through the beautiful Moravia wine region with a group lunch en route. Check into accommodation in Kraków. |
Tuesday, May 24 | | Guided tour of Kazimierz where more than 70,000 Jews lived before World War II, including visits to the Old Synagogue Museum and the ‘Schindler’s Factory’ museum. Dinner at a traditional Polish restaurant. |
Wednesday, May 25 | | Morning class followed by free time to explore Kraków. |
Thursday, May 26 | | Transfer from Kraków to Warsaw with a guided tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau en route. Check into accommodation in Warsaw. |
Friday, May 27 | | Tour of the Warsaw Ghetto including entrance to the Jewish Cemetery and visit to the POLIN Museum of the History of the Polish Jews. |
Saturday, May 28 | | Full-day excursion from Warsaw to Treblinka Extermination Camp including a group lunch. |
Sunday, May 29 | | Morning class followed by an afternoon visit to Lazienki Palace and Botanic Gardens. |
Monday, May 30 | | Morning final review session followed by a free afternoon. Farewell group dinner. |
Tuesday, May 31 | | Optional return flight from Warsaw to the U.S.* |
Dates and itinerary are subject to change.
*Included for students on the AIFS Flight Package only.
