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The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust |
 The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust was created by a decision of the Polish government in June 2005. Five months earlier, on January 27, 2005, during commemorations marking the liberation of the camp, the Act of Foundation was signed by two former prisoners of KL Auschwitz, Władysław Bartoszewski and Simone Veil, on behalf of all former prisoners. During the symbolic launch of the Center, delegations from over 40 countries, including presidents, prime ministers, and members of royal families were in attendance. Two hundred other former prisoners also signed the Act of Foundation, expressing their support for the idea of creating such an educational center in Oświęcim.
We have to ask ourselves and the world a question, how much truth about the horrible experiences of totalitarianism did we manage to pass on to younger generations? I think a lot, but not enough. Here and now, as the last will and testament of the prisoners who will no longer be among us, we must make a decision about the opening of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust.
Władysław Bartoszewski, January 27, 2005 |
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Pedagogical Work of Memorial Sites |
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 The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust organized the second round of workshops for tour guides and museum educators from across Poland at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
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At Auschwitz about Genocide |
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 The seminar named in honor of Raphael Lemkin, dedicated to the crime of Genocide has come to an end. The project is meant for representatives of Ministries of Foreign affairs from around the world, and the organizer of the seminar are: The Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation [AIPR], The United Nations, and the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust operating at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
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Polish Educators at Yad Vashem |
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 Twenty-five teachers, members of museum staff, and educators from institutions that work with the subject of the Holocaust as well as the history of the Second World War, participated in the seminar “Judaism — the History and Culture of Polish Jews — The Holocaust”, which took place from November 12th to the 26th at the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem.
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Auschwitz in the Memories of Former Prisoners |
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 The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim organized an education session entitled Auschwitz in the memories of former prisoners.
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