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The 38th session of the International Auschwitz Council convened at the Polish History Museum in Warsaw on December 4th. Grzegorz Berendt, PhD, presided over the session. Jarosław Sellin, the Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage, was also in attendance.

'Memoria' is an online magazine dedicated to the history of Auschwitz, the Holocaust as well as memory and education around the world.

The project "Auschwitz - History - Civic Education" poses several questions to its participants, including the significance of raising awareness about the disregard for human dignity, the potential consequences of contemptuous and hateful language, and the lessons to be learned from the tragic history of Auschwitz for today's witnesses of evil. The subsequent edition in 2022/23 attracted the participation of over 100 inmates and more than 700 officers from the Polish Police, Prison Service, and Fire Service.

International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust invites you to participate in the online educational session "Evacuation of KL Auschwitz," which will take place on 30 November on the Zoom platform. It will be simultaneously translated into English.

The App “Auschwitz - in front of your eyes”, which allows people worldwide to take guided tours of the former camp online, was the central topic of discussion at the Council of the International Centre for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust session held on 7 November in Oswiecim. Tomasz Kranz, PhD, chaired the session.

Teachers and educators from France participated in a new seminar of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, marking the beginning of a long-term cooperation between the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Maison d’Izieu in France.