Dr. Jacob Flaws
jacobflaws.bsky.social
Dr. Jacob Flaws
@jacobflaws.bsky.social
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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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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Today's UP Week blog tour asks "WHY does your press #TeamUP?"

On the blog, @jacobflaws.bsky.social, author of SPACES OF TREBLINKA, discusses the importance of accessible scholarly work in our current media ecosystem.
UP Week: WHY does your press #TeamUp?
Happy University Press Week! Help us celebrate university presses November 10-14. Since 2012, members of the Association of University Presses have participated in an annual celebration of University Presses. This year's theme for UP Week is "Team UP," to celebrate the ways that university presses and their authors Team UP with a vast network of reviewers, booksellers, freelancers, translators, librarians, teachers, and students to advance knowledge and understanding.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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roses are red
big laughs are hearty
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Boarding a 15-hour flight to Johannesburg for the Biennial Conference of the IAGS @genocidescholars.bsky.social! Looking forward to visiting South Africa and presenting some new research. #history #historians #Booksky
October 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
My book Spaces of Treblinka was selected as a finalist for the German Studies Association’s Milton Prize that recognizes the best book on the Holocaust from any field!
October 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
From a student’s paper on Hannah Arendt: “The reason totalitarian propaganda works is that it relieves individuals from the burden of thinking.”

literally 💯
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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"@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
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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
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My book is up on the publisher’s website and available for preorder! Things are getting real now.
Survival at Treblinka
uwpress.wisc.edu
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
10/10, no notes
August 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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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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July 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Doing an AMA forum on Reddit, feel free to join in on the conversation:

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July 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Really excited for this!!
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!
July 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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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!
July 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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
June 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Excited to be delivering this talk on 7/1!
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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June 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Can’t wait!
📣 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
June 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“The art of the deal”
June 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
June 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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.
June 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
June 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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What we learned yesterday.

The Times They Are a-Changin'
June 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Live look at the DC parade #nokings #trump #taco
June 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Tiny Taco Tyrant
An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM