Chad Gibbs
@chadgibbs101.bsky.social
Holocaust historian, professor, and retired soldier. Views own.
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!
October 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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!
Send help, it’s so ugly here.
April 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Send help, it’s so ugly here.
The South is having a moment.
January 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The South is having a moment.
Happy holidays to all! Having a great Christmas break in Vienna.
December 26, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Happy holidays to all! Having a great Christmas break in Vienna.
We’re officially on vacation.
December 22, 2024 at 7:42 PM
We’re officially on vacation.
Happy Kaboom Day! Today is the 18th anniversary (HOW?) of the day I was wounded in Iraq. Thinking of my guys SGT Craig Andreas and now-SFC Scott Hannivig -- hope you both have a great day.
December 2, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Happy Kaboom Day! Today is the 18th anniversary (HOW?) of the day I was wounded in Iraq. Thinking of my guys SGT Craig Andreas and now-SFC Scott Hannivig -- hope you both have a great day.
We had a full house last night for Jacob Flaws and his incredible new book “Spaces of Treblinka.” This is definitely one you should pick up!
November 15, 2024 at 3:14 PM
We had a full house last night for Jacob Flaws and his incredible new book “Spaces of Treblinka.” This is definitely one you should pick up!
I can’t wait to lead this study abroad next summer!
August 6, 2024 at 11:49 PM
I can’t wait to lead this study abroad next summer!
Here’s some more views of them. They stopped at a building that used to be a synagogue. Who is the unmasked one in the blazer?
November 18, 2023 at 11:49 PM
Here’s some more views of them. They stopped at a building that used to be a synagogue. Who is the unmasked one in the blazer?
These are pictures from today on State Street in Madison, WI. Friends are sending me these. If you have any more information on what happened or campus reaction, please post!
November 18, 2023 at 8:04 PM
These are pictures from today on State Street in Madison, WI. Friends are sending me these. If you have any more information on what happened or campus reaction, please post!
Kids better show up this year or I’ll be gaining some weight
October 29, 2023 at 7:10 PM
Kids better show up this year or I’ll be gaining some weight
We had a full house last night for Dr. Sarah Cushman's talk on women in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Can't thank her enough for sharing her important work with our students and community.
October 26, 2023 at 1:22 PM
We had a full house last night for Dr. Sarah Cushman's talk on women in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Can't thank her enough for sharing her important work with our students and community.
Happening this Wednesday if you’re in Charleston.
October 23, 2023 at 1:09 PM
Happening this Wednesday if you’re in Charleston.
Good news everyone! Proud to announce that Mr. Coffee has finally successfully defended his dissertation.
October 11, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Good news everyone! Proud to announce that Mr. Coffee has finally successfully defended his dissertation.
Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men now has an English language documentary on Netflix. It’s sober, powerful, and very well made. This one will have a long future in classrooms.
September 14, 2023 at 2:25 AM
Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men now has an English language documentary on Netflix. It’s sober, powerful, and very well made. This one will have a long future in classrooms.
Coming up next week! You can register at: go.wisc.edu/202731
September 7, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Coming up next week! You can register at: go.wisc.edu/202731
Here we go! Starting the new semester this week and really excited to be back in the classroom. Good luck to everyone out there starting the new year.
August 23, 2023 at 1:25 PM
Here we go! Starting the new semester this week and really excited to be back in the classroom. Good luck to everyone out there starting the new year.
Found this picture from Iraq on the computer looking through things. That’s me on the top tightening the armor. I still vividly remember losing just about all confidence in the vehicle when they told us that was something you had to do regularly.
August 17, 2023 at 12:45 AM
Found this picture from Iraq on the computer looking through things. That’s me on the top tightening the armor. I still vividly remember losing just about all confidence in the vehicle when they told us that was something you had to do regularly.
Today we had lunch at a restaurant that won a major award.
August 7, 2023 at 9:43 PM
Today we had lunch at a restaurant that won a major award.
Time for the house terror to make her debut here. BlueSky, meet Angie.
August 1, 2023 at 1:01 AM
Time for the house terror to make her debut here. BlueSky, meet Angie.