Schedule of events

80TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION
OF THE GERMAN NAZI CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP
AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU – January 27, 2025

16:00 (CET)* - START OF THE COMMEMORATION EVENT

HOST: MAREK ZAJĄC, INTERNATIONAL AUSCHWITZ COUNCIL

music** (Simon James)

• WELCOME ADDRESS: MARIAN TURSKI, AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR, INTERNATIONAL AUSCHWITZ COUNCIL

music (Józef Kropiński)

• MAIN ADDRESSES – AUSCHWITZ SURVIVORS

JANINA IWAŃSKA
TOVA FRIEDMAN
LEON WEINTRAUB

music (Szymon Laks)

• ADDRESS ON BEHALF OF MUSEUM'S MAJOR DONORS: RONALD S. LAUDER

• WORD OF THANKS: DR. PIOTR M. A. CYWIŃSKI

music (Gideon Klein)

• PRAYERS: KADDISH AND PSALM 42

• PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS BY SURVIVORS AND HEADS OF STATE DELEGATIONS

*Estimate time of the commemoration event: 90 minutes

** More information on musical pieces and their composers

Detailed information about the schedule will be provided at a later date.