Auschwitz: Place, Education, Memory

Such a privilege to join Thorsten Wagner and Pawel Sawicki for this important discussion, hosted by FASPE and the Taube Center.

The year 2020 forced a hiatus on all of us. During this time, historical sites barely were accessible for pedagogic or commemorative purposes. What consequences did this have? Is this the moment to recalibrate and reimagine what the significance of the site can and should be?

Where does Auschwitz stand in relation to other sites of memory, as a part of the European landscape of memory, referencing a century of death and destruction? What kind of new ways need to be explored, in terms of remembering, but perhaps even more, in terms of learning, contextualizing, and reflecting about the current relevance of these historical sites?