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The Auschwitz Memorial, in co-operation with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Institute, announces an international competition entitled: "My memory, my responsibility. At my place". We will accept entries until 21 March.

'Soldiers of the Home Army as Prisoners of KL Auschwitz' is the tile of educational session of the Museum marking the 80th anniversary of the creation of the Home Army. It will be held online on 24 February 2022 and will be simultaneously translated into English.

A documentary entitled "Why we work at Auschwitz" is available on YouTube. It is dedicated to the educators and guides who spend every day at the Memorial narrating the history of Auschwitz to visitors from all over the world. The film is directed by Aaron Compton.

On January 26th, 2022, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation (ABMF), together with its institutional partner the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, as well as four local partners in the U.S., launched the Auschwitz Legacy Fellowship - a year-long program for high school teachers from all over the United States.

The beginning of extermination at Auschwitz constituted the main theme of the 77th anniversary of liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, only a small group of participants, mainly Survivors, gathered within the Memorial.

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UNESCO is organising an online commemoration event starting at 18.00 (CET) on 27 January.