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Blog by UTC students: Holocaust study tour
UTC students in Dr. John Swanson’s history course, The Holocaust: Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders, are taking a different kind of spring break—a Holocaust study tour in Poland and Germany. Read the first blog posts by two students on the trip, Michael Lawrence and Caitlin Peabody. [tboot_button color=”primary” size=”large” url=”https://blog.utc.edu/news/category/guest-blogs/holocaust-study-tour/” title=”Read the blog”] Read the Holocaust study…
Eerie and humbling experience at Auschwitz-Birkenau
By Michael Lawrence Today was a huge change of pace. We focused solely on Auschwitz-Birkenau. We woke up and drove about 60 km away to the town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz). We started our tour at Auschwitz I, which has been converted to a museum. I didn’t feel anything too weird when we arrived walking under…
Nerves, emotions and disbelief at Auschwitz-Birkenau
By Caitlin Peabody We left the hotel around 9:30 this morning and boarded a bus for the hour long ride to Auschwitz. Tomasz joined us in the morning and spent the day with us, sharing his knowledge and his insights of the camp. Upon arrival, I was nervous. As I was growing up and I…
Kazimierz, the Jewish District, Plaszow camp and the Schindler factory
By Caitlin Peabody Sunday was a very, very long day with a lot of walking, but I enjoyed every bit of it. We started on a tour of Kazimierz, named after one of the great Polish kings, which used to be a completely separate town in medieval Poland. After Kazimierz we made our way to…
Modern museum depicts medieval life
By Caitlin Peabody On Saturday we went on our first tour of Krakow with our wonderful tour guide Tomasz. The rich history of this place is astounding and I absorbed every bit of information that Tomasz was telling us. We made our way to the main market square and went to the Rynek Underground museum.…
Cracow’s Jewish district, Ghetto, concentration camp and Schindler’s factory
By Michael Lawrence Today we toured Kazimierz (the Jewish district) and saw a lot of spots where the Jewish community were initially rounded up to be sent to the Cracow Ghetto during the invasion of Poland. We saw many spots where the filming of Schindler’s List took place. This really was an eye opening thing…
Touring medieval Cracow
By Michael Lawrence Today was an interesting day. We toured the Rynek Underground and learned a lot about medieval Cracow, Poland. Our tour guide Tomasz was very informative. After that we saw the University in downtown Cracow and had some free time to walk around. We explored Wawel Castle and ate some of the local…
Disability Awareness Walk raises community consciousness of pedestrian hazards
For people with disabilities, navigating city streets can be difficult and even dangerous. UTC Social Work students Ryan Galloway and Demetria West held the first Disability Awareness Walk in downtown Chattanooga on Wednesday, March 5 to raise awareness of this issue.
The long flight to Poland
By Caitlin Peabody When we left Chattanooga last Thursday, I don’t think the group was fully prepared for what the next 24 hours would hold. We made our way to the Atlanta airport around 12:30 p.m., with our flight leaving around 5 pm. Our flight would be connecting in Frankfurt, Germany for a 4 hour…