Balancing WWII History with Teenagers: Lessons from Central Europe

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A 12-year-old asking whether her parent would pretend she was older at Auschwitz is the sobering moment at the heart of this candid family account. Robin explains how visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Prague’s Pinkas Synagogue, and Berlin’s Topography of Terror became too emotionally intense for her teens, then offers a more humane approach: fewer heavy sites, rest days, and room for hopeful stories. Read it before stacking too many emotional places into consecutive days and give your children the opportunity to opt out when they have reached their limit.