"Is Memory Enough in the 21st Century?" was the title of this year’s international educational conference, organized every two years by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
During the international educational conference “(Re)member. Is Memory Enough in the 21st Century?”, the “ If not for those ten…”awards were presented. The award is given to volunteers and representatives of institutions that support volunteer work at the Memorial.
"Paragraph 175 Prisoners in KL Auschwitz" is the title of a new online lesson prepared by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust. It focuses on the fate of homosexual men imprisoned in the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz under §175 of the German Penal Code. The lesson was authored by Bohdan Piętka from the Museum’s Research Center.
Spain has decided to double its contribution to the Perpetual Fund of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, which enables the preservation of the authenticity of the remains of the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. Spain’s support now amounts to 200,000 euros.
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