Schedule of events

The main commemoration event marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz will begin on 27 January 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in the building known as the Sauna, on the grounds of the former Auschwitz II–Birkenau camp.

PROGRAM

HOST: MAREK ZAJĄC, SECRETARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL AUSCHWITZ COUNCIL

music by Artur Krzetuski

AUSCHWITZ SURVIVORS ON THE MEANING OF CONTEMPORARY MEMORY
(video recording of: Janina Iwańska, Eva Umlauf, Barbara Wojnarowska-Gautier, Zdzisława Włodarczyk, Leon Weintraub, Bogdan Bartnikowski and Marian Turski)

TESTIMONY FROM AUSCHWITZ. AN EXCERPT FROM THE MANUSCRIPT OF ZAŁMEN GRADOWSKI READ BY MICHAŁ ŻEBROWSKI

music by Józef Kropiński

MAIN ADDRESS: AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR BERNARD OFFEN

ADDRESS BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DONORS OF THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU FOUNDATION: YOSSI MATIAS

WORDS OF THANKS FROM THE CUSTODIAN OF THE MEMORIAL: DR. PIOTR M. A. CYWIŃSKI

music by Victor Ullmann

PRAYERS

CANDLE LIGHTING

music by Gideon Klein

The conclusion of the event is planned for approximately 5:00 p.m.