The Auschwitz Jewish Center Program for Students Abroad (PSA) provides a scholarly learning environment through which students engage intensively with the history of the Holocaust and Jewish life in Poland. The five-day program takes place during spring and fall semesters and is open to North American students studying abroad. Participants visit Krakow and Oświęcim, work with scholars, take in-depth at tours of Auschwitz-Birkenau, hear testimony, and engage in meaningful discussion.

American staff from the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York and Polish staff from the Auschwitz Jewish Center accompany students throughout the program, lead tours, and facilitate discussion. During the program, meals, accommodation, and transportation are provided.

The program seeks to allow students to learn about this history in ways they cannot through independent visits and incorporate lessons learned into their academic, personal, and professional lives in a significant way.

An eligible candidate is matriculated in an undergraduate or graduate program and is engaged in study abroad during the semester of theprogram. Applicants are required to submit academic transcripts and references. Candidates of all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Selection is competitive. Students are responsible for arranging and financing transportation between their host cities and Krakow as well as ground transportation to and from the program itself. There is a $500 non-refundable administrative and materials fee for each accepted participant; need-based partial and full fee waivers are available.

For further information, please contact Dara Bramson: DBramson@mjhnyc.org.