DARTMOUTH HILLEL
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Cross Cultural Service Project
BELARUS 2003
Mission Statement
The mission of Dartmouth Hillel’s Cross Cultural project to Poland and Belarus is three-fold:
To explore the question of man’s inhumanity to man in the framework of genocide
(Visiting historical and emotional sites: Auschwitz, Warsaw Ghetto, Grodno Ghetto, and the Great Grodno Synagogue)
 Train Tracks at Auschwitz |
 Remnants of Great Grodno Synagogue |
 Warsaw Ghetto Memorial |
To respond meaningfully to the existential reality of its consequences
(Rebuild and restore an abandoned Jewish cemetery in Indura, a small village in Belarus)
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Erecting Entrance Gate to Indura Cemetery |
Righting one of the many gravestones in Indura |
Finished Fence Around Indura Cemetery |
To immerse ourselves in the culture of those who lived through the Holocaust and its aftermath
(Meet and interact with host families and community members in the villages worked in and local Grodno State University students)
 Dartmouth students with Belarusian Host Family |
 Hanging out with local university students |
 "World Cup" match between Belarusians and Americans |
Outline of Project
13 Dartmouth Students
Both Jewish & Non-Jewish
3 Staff Advisors
Brief Itinerary
Flight from New York City into Warsaw, Poland
2 Nights in Krakow, Poland
Visitation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Bus Trip into Belarus via Warsaw and Tykocin, Poland
6 Night Stay in Grodno, Belarus
4 Days of Work in Indura, Belarus (1 Night Homestay)
2 Days of Work in Sopotskin, Belarus (1 Night Homestay)
2 Nights in Brest, Belarus
Bus Trip into Poland
2 Nights in Warsaw, Poland
Flight from Warsaw, Poland into New York City
Detailed Project Segments
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Poland
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Belarus |
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Questions or Comments??
Please contact Ethan Levine at
or 5 Occom Ridge; Hanover, NH 03755
Created by Ethan Levine '03 Th'05
