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The seminar named in honor of Raphael Lemkin, dedicated to the crime of Genocide has come to an end. The project is meant for representatives of Ministries of Foreign affairs from around the world, and the organizer of the seminar are: The Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation [AIPR], The United Nations, and the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust operating at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.

Twenty-five teachers, members of museum staff, and educators from institutions that work with the subject of the Holocaust as well as the history of the Second World War, participated in the seminar “Judaism — the History and Culture of Polish Jews — The Holocaust”, which took place from November 12th to the 26th at the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem.

The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim organized an education session entitled Auschwitz in the memories of former prisoners.

Over twenty educators from Terezín took part in the seminar, “Auschwitz – history and symbolism”, organized in October by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust.

Forbidden Art is the title of a new exhibition at the Auschwitz Memorial, featuring twenty works of art made illegally and under the threat of death by prisoners in German Nazi concentration camps. Each of the photographs shown in the exhibition is accompanied by a historical commentary and excerpts from archival accounts. The time when the exhibition at the Museum is available for viewing was prolonged until 20 November. Afterwards, it will be shown to audiences in other countries, including the United States.

The last five years at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum have been a period of considerable changes: attendance has constantly grown to new record highs, a new main exhibition is under construction, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation has been created for funding maintenance of the authentic Memorial Site, and a new visitors center is being created. In this edition of Oś we publish an extensive interview with Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński, who has directed the Museum for the last five years.