The Union is pleased to offer its members, 25 places on a six-day delegation to significant locations in Poland, including Warsaw, Krakow and Auschwitz.
This educational visit follows the success of the Union’s inaugural tour to Poland in May 2025, which marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from delegates, this tour will now take place annually.
About the Delegation
The NEU has a longstanding affiliation with Stand Up To Racism, a UK organisation that campaigns against racism, fascism, Islamophobia and antisemitism, who are co-organising the tour.
The study tour will be facilitated by David Rosenberg, Julia Bard, and Donny Gluckstein. Julia is a writer and editor specialising in human rights. David is an adult education lecturer, author, tour guide and retired NEU member. Donny is a historian, author and retired lecturer. All three are longstanding anti-racist and antifascist activists and have extensive experience in leading educational visits to Auschwitz.
Delegation Programme
(may be subject to change)
This will include visits to:
- The site of the former Warsaw Ghetto
- Krakow, including the Jewish Quarter and the site of the former ghetto
- The concentration camp and death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Please note that the tour involves a significant amount of walking, therefore, a reasonable level of fitness is required. Seating may not always be available, so this should be taken into consideration before applying.
Delegates will also take part in workshops on topics including:
- Warsaw before the Nazi occupation
- Ghettoisation, resistance and life in the Ghetto
- Understanding the Holocaust
- Poland’s tradition of progressive education
- Using the experience of the trip on your return
- Upon returning, delegates are expected to share what they have learnt and experienced through events with their NEU district/ branch and in their teaching environment.
Local Polish activists, who have expert knowledge of the far-right in Poland, past and present, will speak at some of these sessions.
Deadline: 3pm Friday 30 January 2026