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| Reflections of FASPE Law and Journalism students in the protective looking-glass as they discuss the empty white shelves below. The shelves are a reminder of the May 10, 1933 Nazi student book burnings that took place in the Bebelplatz public square in Berlin. More than 20,000 books by banned or radical authors were burned. Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel. |
Our first day in Berlin was filled with the sights of history. We spent the day walking through the places we had read about and discussed in New York the previous two days. Despite our jetlag, FASPE’s European Director Thorsten Wagner led students and professors through the different city centers of Berlin, detailing the memorials and monuments of the city’s experiences during WWII. See the photo essay here.
From May 26 until June 6, 2013 I took part in a study of journalism ethics through the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics. Graduate students in Journalism and law met in New York, Germany and Poland to discuss ethical dilemmas in our professions during the Holocaust and the changing landscape of ethics today.