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In this edition there are many pages devoted to the subject of historical maintenance and, importantly, the commemorations that have taken place on August 2, 2011, to mark the Sinti and Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. Published in this issue, among others, is an article written by British students, who are doing their professional training at the Conservation Workshops of the Memorial Site.

“Teaching about the Holocaust: Integration of Site Visits in the pedagogical work” – is the title of this years seminar for educators and teachers from countries belonging to the Council of Europe, signatories to the European Cultural Convention, which had its place in Kraków and Oświęcim on October 8-14, 2011.

From the 18th until the 23rd of September, a second seminar was held in Poland for Polish and Dutch educators taking part in the project “Holocaust Education in European Perspective”.

The silent march and prayer for peace on the grounds of the former German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau were part of the World Congress of Divine Mercy being held in Kraków-Łagiewniki.

The New Zealand Government through the Ministry for Culture and Heritage has announced it will donate €50,000 to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation.

The government of Israel has joined in supporting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation’s Perpetual Fund project. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the support will amount to 3,600,000 new shekels, or about $1,000,000. The goal of the Foundation is to finance a long-term program for conserving the authentic Memorial. The overarching value inspiring the effort is maintaining the maximum authenticity and legibility of the post-camp space for future generations....