One of history’s darkest moments brought to life…
An Auschwitz Virtual Live Tour provides a unique learning experience about the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, using historical footage, Holocaust survivor testimonies, panorama pictures and modern animation combined with virtual reality tools to teach about the horrors that happened in the world’s most infamous concentration camp.
The group tours are live, led by expert tour guides in Poland who can answer questions and interact with participants during the tour.
Visit an historical testament of one of humanity’s deepest failures in this most faithful representation of an in-person visit to the Auschwitz memorial site.
The Center for Holocaust Education of the East Valley JCC aims to continue to teach this generation and future generations the importance of acceptance and peace. The Auschwitz Virtual Live Tour is now offered for no charge in Arizona classrooms as part of the Holocaust education curriculum, thanks to a generous grant by the Molly Blank Family Fund of the Arthur Blank Family Foundation.
Please fill out the form below to schedule a tour.
What teachers and students are saying about the tour
“Students were in awe. We had such a great conversation after and continue to reference what we learned on the tour. It has contributed a lot of new information to our curriculum.”“The feedback I received was unanimously positive. Almost everyone commented on the macro (Google maps/overview) and micro (exploring inside the camps then going inside the buildings and getting details) set-up of the tour .”
“The students thought the information were very interesting and today during our ‘debriefing,’ they all had something that really resonated with them.”
“This is the second time I booked this tour and I am very satisfied with the delivery and the presentation.“
“It makes me realize how lucky we are.”
TOUR INFORMATION
TOUR INFORMATION
Each tour is two hours long and the content can be adjusted to fit the considerations of the audience, such as age, background knowledge and class curriculum. The tours can be presented in one two-hour session or in two one-hour sessions.
TOUR SIZE
The tours can be viewed in an auditorium-like setting, in individual classrooms, on individual devices or as a combination of all of these.
DEMOGRAPHIC
This tour is designed for middle school students and high school students in the state of Arizona.
PRICING
Thanks to a grant from the Molly Blank Fund of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, we are able to offer these tours at no cost to middle schools and high schools in the state of Arizona for the 2022-23 school year.
Questions? Contact the Center for Holocaust Education.
The virtual live tours of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp are supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act.
The Center for Holocaust Education of the East Valley JCC has an exclusive partnership with Dr. Jerzy Wojcik, docent of the Auschwitz Virtual Live Tours and of the Auschwitz Museum, to offer these tours in the United States and Canada.
Jerzy Wójcik was born in the town of Oświęcim (Auschwitz), Poland. In 2010, he received a PhD in political science. For 16 years, he has been an independent educator and guide at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. For a number of years, he has been working with several organizations and institutions in Poland: among others, the Jagiellonian University Center for Holocaust Studies in Krakow, the Center for International Relations in Warsaw, and the European Association of Israel Studies. Since 2020, he has been running the project Auschwitz Virtual Tour in partnership with the East Valley JCC’s Center for Holocaust Education.
Watch this video for a message from Dr. Wojcik and learn more about his work here.
