Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz, the head of the Research Center at the Auschwitz Museum, has been honored with the "Light of Remembrance"—the highest award of the Auschwitz Memorial. The award was presented to him by the director of the Auschwitz Museum, Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński.
Lesson scenarios for preparing for and summarising a visit to the Auschwitz Memorial Site are the main part of a new educational pack prepared by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust. It is primarily addressed to teachers who plan to visit the Museum with their classes.
Prisoner employment in the German Nazi camp Auschwitz is the focus of a new online lesson prepared by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust. The lesson was authored by Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz, head of the Auschwitz Memorial Research Center.
1 September marks 18 years for Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński as the director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. Before this, he served for six years as the secretary of the International Auschwitz Council.
The construction of a hostel that will primarily serve volunteers and participants of educational projects conducted at the Museum by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust has been completed.
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