Dr. Jacob Flaws

The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA) named my book, Spaces of Treblinka, the recipient of the 2025 Oskar Halecki Award in Polish and East-Central European History!! The prize will be presented at PIASA’s World Congress in Lublin, Poland, in June!! #BookSky #author #historian

Chuck, it’s really pretty simple:
Abolish ICE (post-haste)

Cover of "Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp" by Jacob Flaws

"Highly suitable for academic and general audiences alike, it should be required reading for any course on Holocaust history, testimony, or genocide," writes J. Burzlaff for CHOICE about the SPACES OF TREBLINKA by @jacobflaws.bsky.social bit.ly/4rcICIc

Poster found on Facebook advertising the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University's seminar entitled "New Research on Treblinka: Landscapes, Evidence and Memory." Tuesday, January 27th at 2 pm Eastern time.

I stand to learn a lot from this seminar - coming Tuesday! - by Treblinka researchers doing really important work.
@jacobflaws.bsky.social @chadgibbs101.bsky.social and Caroline Sturdy Colls.

Wow!!

Looking forward to it! See you there!

Heading to London for @bcflconference.bsky.social!! Excited to present research that may end up being book #2!!

Heading to London for the Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference! #historian #conference

Life & Fate!

My thought exactly, right down to the gif

🗃️ My History Department is hiring for a tenure track position in Native American history. See link for details!

jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

What the actual….

It’s the Kohl’s cash for me 😂💀

I didn’t know I needed this - 💯

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On the blog, @jacobflaws.bsky.social, author of SPACES OF TREBLINKA, discusses the importance of accessible scholarly work in our current media ecosystem.

I am fueled by maga tears

The crowd has gone silent at Cuomo's party.

roses are red
big laughs are hearty

There are more of us than there are of them.

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

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!

From a student’s paper on Hannah Arendt: “The reason totalitarian propaganda works is that it relieves individuals from the burden of thinking.”

literally 💯

"@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

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!

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

10/10, no notes

It is a death cult