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Dr. Jacob Flaws

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Assistant professor of history, author of Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp (2024, U of Nebraska Press), historian of the Holocaust, modern Europe, and genocide. www.jacobflaws.com

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Feb 13

My book Spaces of Treblinka is available now! Please use special discount code 6AF24 at checkout for 40% off cover price! Thank you for your support!

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Spaces of Treblinka - Nebraska Press

Spaces of Treblinka utilizes testimonies, oral histories, and recollections from Jewish, German, and Polish witnesses to create a holistic representation of ...

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University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social · 22h

"@jacobflaws.bsky.social is to be commended for producing an insightful and original perspective on Treblinka and its environs...the book is well written, amply illustrated, and compelling," writes Joshua Hagen for the American Historical Review. bit.ly/4o1ECsH

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Chad Gibbs @chadgibbs101.bsky.social · 7d

I have a book cover! After years of work, "Survival at Treblinka: Geography, Gender, and Social Networks in Jewish Resistance" is available for pre-order. It will ship in March and the official release date is set for April 2026. I can't wait to share this important history and hear from readers!

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · 13d

Fascinating. Would love to hear how it goes. Let’s chat soon to debrief!

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Chad Gibbs @chadgibbs101.bsky.social · Sep 5

My book is up on the publisher’s website and available for preorder! Things are getting real now.

Survival at Treblinka

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Aug 13

10/10, no notes

Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jul 11

It is a death cult

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AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our #AMA with @jacobflaws.bsky.social has started #Skystorians! Author of "Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp", this thread is a chance to ask questions about anything related to Treblinka, the Holocaust, how to research and more!
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Dr. Jacob Flaws on the Nazi Death Camp at Treblinka - Ask Me Anything!

Hello Everyone. I'm Jacob Flaws and I'm an assistant professor of history at Kean University where I teach on the Holocaust, Genocide, and Modern...

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jul 9

Doing an AMA forum on Reddit, feel free to join in on the conversation:

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jul 7

Really excited for this!!

AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social · Jul 7

We’ve got another fascinating #AMA in the pipeline #Skystorians! On Wednesday July 9th, we’ll be hosting @jacobflaws.bsky.social, author of Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp. Join us on AskHistorians for a fantastic history discussion, & a chance to ask all your questions!

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jun 27

So if Trump issues an executive order suspending the Constitution now, each federal district judge would have to block that for their own district? So you could end with the Constituion suspended in parts of the country but not in others? #SCOTUS #Trump

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jun 26

Excited to be delivering this talk on 7/1!

Echoes & Reflections @echoesreflections.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join our webinar on 7/1 with Dr. Jacob Flaws, author of "Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp", to examine primary sources that reject the misconception that Treblinka was an isolated Nazi death camp with few witnesses and fewer survivors. info.echoesandreflections.org/spaces-of-tr...

Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp

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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jun 24

Can’t wait!

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · Jun 24

📣 New HGRP event coming up next month!

Jacob Flaws' discusses his latest work, Spaces of Treblinka, which utilizes testimonies, oral histories, and recollections from witnesses to create a holistic representation of the Treblinka death camp during its operation.

Online tickets: buff.ly/1mKDwVl

Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jun 24

“The art of the deal”

Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jun 24

#trump #iran #israel #netanyahu

Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jun 24

Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · Jun 22

On the 84th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, I am reminded that throughout history, madmen at the helm with delusions of grandeur pay the costs of their blind ambition with the lives of both vocal supporters and those resisters dragged along along for the ride in equal measure.