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Itinerary

Week I Warszawa and Kraków

Saturday, June 30

Warszawa

Arrive in Warszawa, where students will be greeted at the airport and taken to their accommodations. Group welcome dinner.

Sunday, July 1

Warszawa

Morning: Lecture tour of the historic Old Town district. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes)

Afternoon: Lecture tour of the Warsaw Uprising Museum, dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes).

Monday, July 2

Warszawa

Morning: Lecture tour of the Wilanów Palace, which was built in the Baroque style in the 17^th century for the Polish monarch. 2 hour lecture tour (120 minutes).

Afternoon: Lecture tour of Piłsudski Square, site of Pope John Paul’s historic open-air mass in 1979. Visit to Tomb of Unknown Soldier and other World War II memorials. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes).

Reading: Lukowski and Zawadzki, ch. 3

Tuesday, July 3

Warszawa

Morning: Visit to Museum of the History of Polish Jews

Afternoon: Walking tour of the area of the Jewish Ghetto, including memorials and remnants of the walls. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes).

Reading: Szczypiorski, The Beautful Mrs Seidemann

Wednesday, July 4

Morning: Travel by train to Kraków

Afternoon: Free time in the historic Old Town of Kraków, which is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Thursday, July 5

Kraków

Morning: Lecture tour of Old Town, Jagiellonian University, and Wawel Castle (built in the 14^th century as the residence for Polish kings). Many famous Poles, such as the great poet Adam Mickiewicz and Marshal Józef Piłsudski, are buried in Wawel Cathedral. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes).

Afternoon: Visit to the Market Square Underground Museum, which reveals the medieval foundations of the city that were uncovered by recent archeological excavations. (Lecturing is not possible in this enclosed underground space.)

Reading: Lukowski and Zawadzki, ch. 1-2

Friday, July 6

Kraków

Morning: Lecture tour of Kazimierz, the center of Jewish life in Kraków prior to World War II; visit to Galicia Jewish Museum. 2 hour lecture tour (120 minutes)

Afternoon: Visit to Square of Ghetto Heroes, Schindler’s factory, and other sites that are located nearby. 2 hour lecture tour (120 minutes)

Saturday, July 7

Kraków

All day tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps and museum, located in Oświęcim. 4 hour lecture tour (240 minutes).

Reading: Nałkowska, Medallions

Week II Przemyśl

Sunday, July 8

Travel by train to Przemyśl. Group welcome dinner.

Monday, July 9

Orientation to historic sites of Old Town Przemyśl and PWSW campus

Tuesday, July 10 – Thursday, July 12. 9:00-12:00. Lectures by Prof. Agnieszka Bielec, Prof. Tomasz Olejarz, and Dr. Wise on Multicultural Poland before and during World War II. 9:00-12:00 each day. Total 9 hours (540 minutes)

Tuesday-Thursday – 1:30-2:30 – “Survival Polish” (no credit)

Reading: Lukowski and Zawadzki, ch. 4-8

Friday, July 13

Morning: Lecture tour of Przemyśl fortress and other World War I sites. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes).

Afternoon: Visit to National Museum of Przemyśl

Saturday, July 14

Morning: Lecture tour of Molotov Line bunkers, German military cemetery, and other World War II sites. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes).

Week III Przemyśl

Sunday, July 15

Afternoon: Lecture tour of historic churches in Przemyśl. 3 hour lecture tour (180 minutes),

Monday, July 16

All day orientation to Service Learning. Tour of Jewish cemetery, which is the site of ongoing restoration efforts. (Dr. John Hartman will be present to oversee this project.) 5 hours.

Reading: Hartman and Krochmal (all).

Tuesday, July 17- Friday, July 19.

Lectures on Polish literature. 9:00-11:00 am. 8 hours (480 minutes).

Discuss the following readings: Schultz, Street of Crocodiles (Tuesday); Nałkowska, Medallions (Wednesday); Szczypiorski, The Beautful Mrs Seidemann (Thursday); and Polish poets (Friday).

Service Learning: Restoration and mapping work in Jewish cemetery 1:00 pm-5:00 pm. (16 hours)

Friday, July 20

Service Learning: Restoration and mapping work in Jewish cemetery 9:00 am-12:00 pm; 1:30-5:00 (6.5 hours).

Saturday, July 21

Morning: Tour of 17^th century palace in nearby Krasiczyn

Afternoon: Tour of Bolestraszyce Garden

Week IV Przemyśl

Sunday, July 22

Hiking tour of Carpathian foothills

Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27

Service Learning: Restoration and mapping work in Jewish cemetery 9:00 am-12:00 pm; 1:30 pm-5:00 pm (6.5 hours per day; 32.5 hours total.)

Saturday, July 28