Noah Bander, '06, stands before the remains of the gas chamber section at Auschwitz II in 2005.

May 12 – May 20, 2007

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The aim of this project is to help the Jewish community of Wroclaw to tell its story….

At its peak, this community numbered in the thousands; today only a handful remain. The restoration of a large Jewish cemetery connects us with people who have preceded us in time, and engages us in recognizing their place in the “community of memory.” This project honors the place of a people who have mostly vanished from Wroclaw and Poland in the wake of the Holocaust, and helps the remaining community to reclaim an important cultural and historical artifact. As an act of historical recovery, this project stands as an active rebuke of ethnic violence anywhere in the world.

Emergency contacts during trip:

Albion College Campus Safety: 517-629-1234
(Campus Safety has a complete itinerary and detailed contact information)

Dr. Geoffrey Cocks: 517-629-5795

Learn more about the Poland Trip

During a tour of Krakow, the 2005 Albion group visited the factory owned by Oskar
Schindler, posing before the plaque donated by the 2001 Albion group
to commemorate Schindler’s rescue of 1,500 Jews who worked for him.