It is my job as a writing teacher…
to educate students on topics worthy of their
writing.
From the Paris to Auschwitz: Following the Forced Migration Patterns
of Jews During the Holocaust
Hilton Teacher Treks Application SupplementPrepared by Lauren McDonnell
Why this trip? Enhance understanding of the governmental
machinery behind the Holocaust, including that of occupied and complicit nations
Witness the cultural vibrancy that has emerged from devastation
Pay respects to the victims of the Holocaust Gain knowledge to share with students
Proposed travel route (train) Proposed travel route (car) Proposed travel route (plane)
Remember the history,
celebrate the culture.
Paris and Drancy Forced migration then…
…today, the city of lights.
BerlinHome of the Third Reich, engine of the Holocaust…
…and modern cultural epicenter.
Prague and Theresienstadt
Nazi propaganda to stave off foreign intervention…
…and city of a hundred spires.
Krakow
...and today.
BudapestJewish safety zone until Nazi
occupation
…and pearl of the Danube.
Planned Hilton Stays Hilton Paris La Defense Hilton Berlin Hilton Prague Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Hilton Budapest
Bringing it back to students…
Freshmen writing students will use information about the Holocaust to craft arguments in response to the following essential questions: How and why do genocides start? How do governments hide genocide? Is complicity during crime a crime itself? How do countries and ethnic groups recover after
genocide or civil war and regain cultural identity? Does war generate anything that is culturally
valuable? How is the war/conflict/genocide in X country
similar or different to World War II and the Holocaust?
Based on X country’s strengths and assets, in what areas do you envision it is mostly likely to experience a cultural revival? (i.e., music, art)
Freshman Writing 1
Integrated unit with freshman English and
Human Geography