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The ceremonial opening of the “Forbidden Art” exhibition took place at the New York Park East Synagogue. The exhibition, prepared by the Auschwitz Museum, presents the story of 20 work of arts made illegally and at great risk by prisoners of the German Nazi concentration camp. Among the guests were ambassadors, consuls and diplomats from 18 countries, including: the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland — Ryszard Schnepf, Poland’s Ambassador to the UN — Ryszard Sarkowicz, Consul General of Israel in New York — Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Poland in New York — Ewa Junczyk Ziomecka, as well as a representative of the Friends of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation — Martin Karlinsky.

“Auschwitz: Memory and Education in the Context of European Identity” is the title of this year’s seminar for educators and teachers from the member states of the Council of Europe, which took place in Kraków and Oświęcim between October 26 and 31, 2013. Methods of teaching about the Holocaust, as well as the situation of handicapped people during the Nazi times were the main issues discussed in the course of the training.

Conservation of relics which remain after the camp bathhouse has commenced. The historical object in the area of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz I was located between blocks 1 and 2. Today’s very bad condition of the preserved historical ruins determined their urgent protection.

The International Centre for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust starts the recruitment for the online courses about the history of Auschwitz in English. The recruiment has been completed!

Educators and penitentiary managers of penitentiaries and jails from the Regional Inspectorate of Prison Service in Kraków and the Inspectorate in Katowice took part in seminars in the subsequent edition of “Auschwitz, history, civic education”.

The president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and Museum on 10 October. This visit was of a private nature. The honoured guest was greeted by the director of the Museum, Dr Piotr M.A. Cywiński.