These were some of the images that 93 UK university students who this week visited the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau took home, along with a new understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust and a fresh commitment to countering antisemitism on campus.
They were on a government-funded day trip, organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust and the Union of Jewish Students, to take student leaders and senior staff from almost 50 universities to Auschwitz. The £144,000 grant was announced earlier this year by Sajid Javid, then communities minister. [...]
Other organisations are also considering taking people to the former death camp. Chelsea Football Club said last month it may send some of its supporters to Auschwitz to educate them about the potential consequences of racism and antisemitism. [...]
The students and staff will reconvene with trust educators next week for a follow-up seminar to discuss what they learned from the visit and its personal impact on them. Participants have agreed to become trust “ambassadors” in their universities to raise awareness of the Holocaust and challenge antisemitism and other forms of racism and prejudice.
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