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Educating inmates about Auschwitz
25-06-2009
The educational program for prisoners incarcerated in Małopolska correctional institutions is gathering pace. The aim of establishing the joint program with Auschwitz museum and the regional prison service is to develop appropriate moral and social attitudes through education of what Auschwitz was. It is the hope of the project’s authors that the project will be helpful in rehabilitation of inmates.
19 Million Zloty from the UE for the Conservation of Auschwitz
08-06-2009
Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bogdan Zdrojewski and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński have signed an agreement in Warsaw that will serve as the basis for the financing of conservation work at the Auschwitz site with European funds. The total amount of the grant is 19 million zloty. The applications submitted by the Museum received high marks—52 out of a possible 62 points—and ranked second in the category “The Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage of Super-Regional Significance.”
After years of Efforts Center for Education Will Have Its Seat
03-06-2009
After almost five years of efforts, it will be possible to set up the headquarters of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust in the building known as the “Old Theater.” From the moment in 2005 when it was called into existence by the Polish government, at the urging of former prisoners, the ICEAH has been organizing educational programs at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial to make it possible for young people to learn in depth about the tragic history of this place.
