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60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz nears

05-11-2004
– Presidents Moshe Katzav of Israel, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Jacques Chirac of France, and Aleksander Kwaśniewski of Poland will attend the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, Andrzej Przewoźnik, secretary of the Council for the Protection of the Remembrance of Fighting and Martyrdom, announced on Wednesday, November 3.

Work Continues on Preserving the Auschwitz Heritage

30-10-2004
Preservation internships were held in the specialist preservation workshops of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum from June to September of this year. Students of the Preservation, Conservation, and Restoration of Art Works from Cracow, Warsaw, and Toruń took part.

3.25 Million Zloty in Additional Funds for Oświęcim under the Government Strategic Program

28-10-2004
Bielsko-Biała, October 25 (PAP). The Polish government has appropriated an additional 3.25 million zloty from its budget reserve for the Oświęcim Government Strategic Program (OGSP), Oświęcim local government spokeswoman Katarzyna Kwiecień announced on Monday.

Sixtieth Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Draws Near

20-10-2004
The working group dealing with the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp went into action last Tuesday. The anniversary comes next January 27.

Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski met with Abraham Hirchson, chairman of the Israeli “March of

13-10-2004
On September 2, 2004, Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski met at the Presidential Palace with Abraham Hirchson, chairman of the Israeli “March of the Living” project.

More than a Million Visitors to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Website

12-10-2004
Virtual Visitors Top Museum Attendance.