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New Russian exhibition on liberation of the camp at the Auschwitz Memorial
27-01-2010
On January 27, the 65th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz camp, in block 14 at the site of the former Auschwitz I camp representatives of Russian Federation with the ministry of education Andrej Fursenko together with the management of the Auschwitz Memorial opened a temporary exhibition dedicated to the liberation of the German Nazi Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. The exhibition was prepared by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945.
The world cannot build a future without remembering the terrible past
27-01-2010
“Memory, Awareness, and Education” were the keywords of a conference of education ministers organized by the Polish Ministry of National Education in Oświęcim on the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. More than 30 guests, including Polish education minister Katarzyna Hall, Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Andrey Fursenko, and Israel Minster of Education Gideon Sa’ar met at the Center for Dialogue and Prayer.
To rescue the Memorial for future generations. Museum Report 2009
26-01-2010
“Never before in the history of the Auschwitz Memorial have we been so close to guaranteeing the rescue of all the extant remains of the largest concentration camp and extermination center. Never before has Memory been so close to responsibility”—one reads in the new report of the Auschwitz Memorial. The 70 color pages of the bilingual report contain information on the most important events of 2009.
New Agreement with Yad Vashem
24-01-2010
Dr. Piotr M.A. Cywiński, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, and Avner Shalev, director of the Yad Vashem Institute, signed a letter of intention in Jerusalem on January 24 covering work on a complete overhaul of the exhibition titled "The Martyrdom and Struggle of the Jews in Europe from 1933 to 1945", located in block 27 at the Auschwitz I site.
