*Washington Monument in DC
We just had our first trip of the Study Tour group. We left the Stockton campus today on a charter bus to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, DC. Whether our students visited the museum many times or it was a first visit, there is always new information, perspectives and insights to be gained. While we went through the entire exhibit and some special exhibits, most of us were now especially interested in material on the Holocaust in Western Europe, since that is where we will be traveling in March.
*Wall of Remembrance
Preparing by visiting here is probably the most enriching experience we can have here in America before visiting the Netherlands and France. We learned more about Anne Frank, who was hidden in Amsterdam, discovered more about rescuers such as Marion Pritchard and Miep Gies (both Netherlands) and the Trocmé family of Le Chambon (France), and much more. We are more prepared. Watch out Europe, because here comes Stockton!
*Group photo at the USHMM
