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HUMA 3825 6.0 – The Holocaust in Cross-Cultural Context: Canada, Germany, and Poland

HUMA 3825 brings together Canadian university students and fellow students from Germany and Poland in a program called “Learning from the Past, Teaching for the Future.” Together, we will explore how best to counter racism – including antisemitism – through learning and teaching about the Holocaust.  The course includes two periods of intensive collaborative work and exploration. The first is a 3-week Field Study in Germany and Poland that takes place during the summer of 2025. The second, a ten-day follow-up Symposium at York University in February 2026, examines Canadian contexts, and includes encounters with different religious, ethnic, and cultural communities in the GTA.  The course engages with experts and members of the broader public in all three countries.

Students wishing to enrol in the course will be interviewed before being accepted.

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Applications will be open from November 11, 2024 to January 10, 2025.

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Prerequisites: Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must be from a York University professor.

Location: Various locations in Germany and Poland

Course Dates:
Late July - early August 2025. Exact dates TBA

Course Director:

Course Director: Sara Horowitz, Professor, Department of Humanities

Enrolment: Min. 10 students, max. 15 students

Course Details

The course includes travel to memorial sites, public institutions, community groups, and museums in different locales in Poland and Germany.

All accommodations and most meals are included in the program fee.

A group flight will be organized for this course. Please note that the group will fly together to Germany and depart together from Poland at the end of the course. The cost of the flight is included in the program fee.

This course begins in Germany and ends in Poland. Students are responsible for knowing Germany’s entry requirements and ensuring they have the appropriate travel documents. Please refer to the Government of Canada’s travel advisories and information for Germany and Poland. Students should consult the German Consulate General’s website to see if they require a tourist visa based on their country of citizenship. Students requiring a tourist visa should apply for one at least 2 months before their scheduled departure.
Any students with layovers in another country en route to Germany must also check that country’s entry and exit requirements and obtain a transit visa if one is needed.

Program Costs

Please note that most of the actual cost for this course is covered through scholarship/bursary funding through the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies.

Cost		Details
Estimated Program Fee	$1,500	Included in program fee: most in-country expenses including accommodations, ground transportation in Europe, most meals, programmed activities, admission to sites, and flights.
Additional Costs

Guard.me Travel Insurance	$50	Estimate. Students are required to purchase Guard.me insurance.
Spending money	$500	Variable. All students should budget additional funds for meals, transportation, gifts, personal travel, etc.
York University Tuition (Domestic)	$1,449.18	Approximate based on Summer 2024 LA&PS tuition fees for 6.0 credits. Subject to change.
York University Tuition (International)	$7,447.68	Approximate based on Summer 2024 LA&PS tuition fees for 6.0 credits. Subject to change.
Approximate Total Program Costs (subject to change)
Domestic Students		$3,499.18
International Students		$9,497.68