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31st March of the Living

07-05-2024
On 6 May 2024, the 31st March of the Living was held at the site of the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. It was led by a group of 55 Auschwitz and Holocaust Survivors. The group consisted of more than 20 survivors from Hungary. In addition to others, the participants included Jo'aw Kisz, the Education Minister of Israel, Izabela Ziętka, the Deputy Education Minister of Poland, and Andrzej Szejna, the Deputy Foreign Minister.

Memoria Magazine no. 79

30-04-2024
'Memoria' is an online magazine dedicated to the history of Auschwitz, the Holocaust as well as memory and education around the world.

Call for participants of the German-Polish seminar “How to Deal with Difficult Past?”

26-04-2024
International Centre for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz Museum introduces the call for participants for the German-Polish seminar "How to Deal with a Difficult Past? – Educational Perspectives on National Socialism, Shoah and the Second World War." The project is organized in cooperation with the Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen Museums and Memorials.

Memoria Magazine no. 78

31-03-2024
'Memoria' is an online magazine dedicated to the history of Auschwitz, the Holocaust as well as memory and education around the world.

Prof. Marc van Berkel appointed Honorary Consul of the Auschwitz Memorial in the Netherlands

22-03-2024
Prof. Dr. Marc van Berkel has been appointed Honorary Consul of the Auschwitz Memorial in the Netherlands. He will support the actions undertaken by the Diplomacy of Remembrance of the Auschwitz Museum in this country.

Camp chess pieces found in one of the historic buildings

20-03-2024
The unique and unusual chess pieces were discovered during adaptation work at Block 8 in the former Auschwitz I camp for the New Main Exhibition.