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David I. Bernstein

Jul 18, 2021, 10:13 AM

A lot has changed since I began guiding student trips to Poland

Shoes confiscated from Majdanek prisoners and Jews exterminated in the course of the Reinhardt Aktion are presented in one of the barracks at the
Majdanek Museum. The shoes are not in pairs. (Twitter)

Survivors no longer participate, the educators know more, Poland itself is different, and there's little 'shock value' for the kids. So why keep doing it?

Feb 13, 2018, 10:45 PM

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Who will safeguard Polish history? Poles will

Lighting menorahs earlier this week in Krakow, Poland. (Shavei Israel)

Despite the law against blaming Poles for the Holocaust, local historians will keep telling the truth in all its complexity

About Me

Dr. David I. Bernstein is the Dean of the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He is also the Educational Consultant for Heritage Seminars.