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The HolocaustWe devote a substantial part of the brochure to tours covering this sensitive but hugelyimportant subject. Although quite varied in some respects, all the tours look at the growth ofanti-semitism and the planning and execution of the Holocaust. Equally important, each tourconsiders what was lost – the vibrant Jewish communities that flourished across Europe forcenturies and the contribution that they made to European society and culture.DestinationsAmsterdam Pages 38-39A visit to Amsterdam allows studentsto explore all aspects of Jewish lifeand culture prior to WWII, as wellas the wartime persecution anddestruction in considerable detail.Berlin Pages 40-41Our experienced guides can providean introductory talk on the historyand diversity of what was the largestJewish community in Germany.Krakow Pages 42-43Your tour will provide an in-depthstudy of the Jewish community inKrakow, one of the most importantcentres of Jewish life in pre-warEurope.Other Destinations:Warsaw, Łódź & WrocławPages 44-45These destinations offer a widevariety of Holocaust related visits,which will take you off the beatentrack to lesser-known sites, enablingyou to cover a wider perspective ofthe Holocaust.Visiting Former Nazi Death & Concentration CampsMany groups studying the Holocaust visit the site of a former Nazi concentration or death camp. This provides an opportunity to seethe actual site of the atrocities and also offers time for personal reflection. Auschwitz-Birkenau in Krakow is the most symbolic andwell-known camp but it can be extremely busy, especially during peak travel dates. Alternative destinations where former camps canbe visited include:AmsterdamIn 1942 all Dutch Jews were deportedto the city and then on to camps suchas Camp Vught – the only official SSconcentrationcamp in Nazi-occupiedNorthwest Europe.WarsawThe city was overtaken by the Nazis inSeptember 1939 and the ghetto wasset up in October 1940. The majorityof those in the ghetto were deportedto the death and labour camps atTreblinka, east of Warsaw.BerlinAs well as the centre of Nazi government, Berlin was also home to the largest Jewish population in Germany.The former Nazi concentration camp at Sachsenhausen was one of the earliest camps and was significant as atraining camp for SS officers.36