This photo was taken from inside the camp in February or March 1945 after the liberation of the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The upper third shows the railway gatehouse complex that was built in 1943. It extends through the entire image. In the exact centre stands the gatehouse tower with the open entrance. In the right-hand section another opening can be seen. This was intended for motor vehicles. The track passing through the main gateway that then divides via switches into three separate tracks. At the side the ramp can be seen. This is where the new prisoners arrived and were selected. Metal and enamel tableware lies scattered in the foreground. Similar to the ground, these items are covered with snow. Photograph: Stanisław Mucha creator QS:P170,Q9342630, Auschwitz swavesey, public domain, details on Wikimedia Commons

19.01.2025

80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

In January 2025, Auschwitz survivors around the world will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation. The International Auschwitz Committee will be opening the worldwide commemoration of those murdered as well as the survivors in the German capital Berlin. It was in this city that Auschwitz was planned and systematically organized. ... 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

Commemorative action of the International Auschwitz Committee (IAK). With the symbolic renaming of Joachim-Friedrich-Straße to Walter-Lübcke-Straße, we remember the democrat, German and European patriot and philanthropist Dr. Walter Lübcke, who was murdered by a neo-Nazi five years ago today. Berlin, 02.06.2024 Photo: Eva Oertwig / SCHROEWIG for the IAK

02.06.2024

Commemorative action of the International Auschwitz Committee in Berlin

The occasion is the fifth anniversary of the murder of the Kassel District President Dr. Walter Lübcke, who was literally executed in June 2019 in his home town near Kassel by well-known right-wing extremists because of his political views. At the time, the murder of the Kassel government president appeared to be the culmination of a hate campaign that had been deliberately stirred up and staged by right-wing extremists, neo-Nazis and representatives of the AfD in view of our country's willingness to help refugees. ... Commemorative action of the International Auschwitz Committee in Berlin

Remembrance initiative by the International Auschwitz Committee (IAC). By symbolically renaming Joachim-Friedrich-Strasse as Walter-Lübcke-Strasse, we are remembering the democrat, German and European patriot and philanthropist Dr Walter Lübcke, who was murdered by a neo-Nazi five years ago today. Berlin, 2 June 2024. Photo: Eva Oertwig / SCHROEWIG for the IAK

02.06.2024

Remembrance initiative by the International Auschwitz Committee in Berlin.

The occasion is the fifth anniversary of the murder of the Kassel District President Dr Walter Lübcke, who was literally executed in June 2019 in his home town near Kassel by well-known right-wing extremists because of his political views. At the time, the murder of the Kassel government president appeared to be the culmination of a hate campaign that was deliberately stirred up and staged by right-wing extremists, neo-Nazis and representatives of the AfD in view of our country's willingness to help refugees. ... Remembrance initiative by the International Auschwitz Committee in Berlin.

14.03.2024

Invitation to the reading by Christoph Heubner on 23.3.2024

The Förderverein für die Internationale Jugendbegegnungsstätte (IJBS) Oswiecim (Auschwitz) Polen e.V., the Wissenschaftliches Büro Leipzig, the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw), and the Erich Zeigner Haus e.V. invite you to a reading by Christoph Heubner on March 23, 2024. ... Invitation to the reading by Christoph Heubner on 23.3.2024

Invitation from the German Evangelical Church Community of Lisbon to a literary and musical remembrance of the Holocaust. Image: DEKL

02.03.2024

Invitation to a literary-musical remembrance of the Holocaust

The German Evangelical Church Community of Lisbon invites you to a literary-musical remembrance of the Holocaust with Christoph Heubner and the "Trio to RememBer". ... Invitation to a literary-musical remembrance of the Holocaust

March 1, 2024 in the "Livraria Ler Devagar" in Lisbon: Literary-musical remembrance of the Holocaust with Christoph Heubner and the Trio to RememBer. Photo: Livraria Ler Devagar

01.03.2024

March 1, 2024 in Lisbon: Literary-musical remembrance of the Holocaust.

As part of their event tour in Portugal, Christoph Heubner and the Trio to RememBer visited one of the world's most beautiful bookshops, the "Livraria Ler Devagar" in Lisbon, on March 1, 2024, to commemorate the Holocaust through literature and music and to provide information about the work of the International Auschwitz Committee. ... March 1, 2024 in Lisbon: Literary-musical remembrance of the Holocaust.

Christoph Heubner, writer, Executive Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee and Irene Pimentel, historian, shed light on stories and traditions from the time of the Second World War. Photo: Michèle Déodat, IAK Berlin

29.02.2024

Event "To Remembrance" at the German School Lisbon

As part of their event tour in Portugal, Christoph Heubner and the Trio to RememBer visited the German School Lisbon on 29.2.2024 to commemorate the Holocaust through literature and music in two events for pupils during the day and an open event in the evening and to provide information about the work of the International Auschwitz Committee. ... Event "To Remembrance" at the German School Lisbon

February 22, 2024, Déri-Museum, Debrecen, Hungary: The German Cultural Forum in Debrecen presented the Hungarian translation of the story collection by Christoph Heubner "Ich sehe Hunde, die an der Leine reissen"("Kutyákat látok, akik feszítik a pórázt" / I see dogs straining at their leashes). Photograph: János Miskolczi

22.02.2024

Book presentation in memory of the Holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi at the Déri Museum, Debrecen, Hungary.

The German Cultural Forum in Debrecen, Hungary, is presenting the Hungarian translation of the story collection by Christoph Heubner at the Déri Museum: "Ich sehe Hunde, die an der Leine reissen" ("Kutyákat látok, akik feszítik a pórázt" / I see dogs straining at their leashes). ... Book presentation in memory of the Holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi at the Déri Museum, Debrecen, Hungary.

Hungarian translation of the story collection "Ich sehe Hunde, die an der Leine reißen" (Kutyákat látok, akik feszítik a pórázt / I see dogs straining at their leashes), by Christoph Heubner. Image: SCHROEWIG News & Images, Eva Oertwig

21.02.2024

Book presentation in memory of the Holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi at the FUGA Budapest Center of Architecture

Presentation of the Hungarian translation of the book "Ich sehe Hunde, die an der Leine reißen" (Kutyákat látok, akik feszítik a pórázt / I see dogs straining at their leashes) by Christoph Heubner in memory of the Auschwitz survivor and translator Éva Fahidi. ... Book presentation in memory of the Holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi at the FUGA Budapest Center of Architecture

13.01.2024

Invitation to Holocaust Remembrance Day in Wolfsburg on 24 January 2024

An alarming rise in anti-Semitic violence that is being fed from different sources, racial hatred and the despicable denigration of democracy. There are many ceremonies and occasions marking the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, to commemorate the origins and fates of those murdered there, and to remember the survivors. But – and this is something especially the survivors keep pointing out to us – remembrance must always stay focused on our present and our future as well. ... Invitation to Holocaust Remembrance Day in Wolfsburg on 24 January 2024

On 24 September 2023 Christoph Heubner will be presenting the Polish translation of his book Durch die Knochen bis ins Herz at the International Youth Meeting Center in Oswiecim. The book is being published by the renowned Jewish publisher austeria wydawnictwo in Kraków under the title W samo serce. Image: KGS/IAK Berlin

06.09.2023

Invitation to the book presentation of W samo serce by Christoph Heubner on 24 September 2023

On 24 September Christoph Heubner will be presenting the Polish translation of his book Durch die Knochen bis ins Herz at the International Youth Meeting Center (IMYC) in Oswiecim. The book is being published in Kraków by the renowned Jewish publisher austeria wydawnictwo under the title W samo serce. ... Invitation to the book presentation of W samo serce by Christoph Heubner on 24 September 2023

Christoph Heubner, IAC Executive Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee. Photo: IAK Berlin

13.06.2023

Invitation to IAC press conference on 16 June 2023, 11 am, German Resistance Memorial Center, Stauffenbergstr.13, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten

The survivors of the Holocaust are not alone in feeling alarmed and disturbed by the drastic rise in support shown in current surveys for the AfD and their extreme right-wing slogans. Time and again in German cities there are violent attacks directed against ‘foreigners’, and anti-Semitic sentiments are now widespread within mainstream society. Throughout the country there is a sense of helplessness as to how the democratic parties should confront this dramatic development in society. ... Invitation to IAC press conference on 16 June 2023, 11 am, German Resistance Memorial Center, Stauffenbergstr.13, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten

Picture credits: Drawing by witness Jerzy Fójcik, according to his own testimony a car mechanic at the "Sonderkommando Kulmhof" until May 1943, IPN Warsaw (Sign. GK_165_271_3_0004) - Berlin-Neukölln, 1954: Entrance gate to the factory premises of Gaubschat Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, which had produced superstructures for gas vans during the war, Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum, Berlin

08.05.2023

INVITATION to the lecture SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF MURDER - THE "GASWAGEN": 1939 - 1945, LECTURE IN ENGLISH on 11.5.23 6 pm.

The Foundation for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and Tiergarten4Association invite you to a lecture in English: ... INVITATION to the lecture SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF MURDER - THE "GASWAGEN": 1939 - 1945, LECTURE IN ENGLISH on 11.5.23 6 pm.

28 April 2023: At the Leipzig Book Fair IAC Executive Vice President Christoph Heubner reads from his new book ‘Als Wir die Maikäfer waren’ (When we were the Maybugs). Image: Michèle Déodat

28.04.2023

IAC Executive Vice President Christoph Heubner reads at the Leipzig Book Fair

There was lively interest today when IAC Executive Vice President Christoph Heubner read from his new book ‘Als Wir die Maikäfer waren’ (When we were the Maybugs). It is the final volume in his trilogy of Auschwitz stories published by the Steidl Verlag. And this is the first time that the IAC has been represented at the Leipzig Book Fair: 27 to 30 April, Hall 4 Stand A 303. ... IAC Executive Vice President Christoph Heubner reads at the Leipzig Book Fair

The International Auschwitz Committee will present itself at the Leipzig Book Fair from April 27 to April 30, 2023 in Hall 4, Stand A 303. Image: Leipzig Book Fair

24.03.2023

The International Auschwitz Committee will present itself for the first time at the Leipzig Book Fair from 27 to 30 April 2023 in Hall 4, Stand A 303.

For the first time ever, the International Auschwitz Committee will be taking part in the Leipzig Book Fair. It will be presenting books and brochures from its work which focus on the memories, feelings and experiences of Holocaust survivors told after their liberation and also reflecting their later ‘second ‘lives’. ... The International Auschwitz Committee will present itself for the first time at the Leipzig Book Fair from 27 to 30 April 2023 in Hall 4, Stand A 303.

The Kaunas Ghetto Orchestra with Alexander Stupel (front row left) certainly surrounded by his siblings Bori Stupel and Sonia Abramson. Ca. 1941-1944. Photo: © Shoah Memorial via UNESCO

14.01.2023

UNESCO Invitation to the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

The invitation includes a commemoration on January 26, 2023, the exhibition "There was a Time.... Jewish Family Photographs Before 1939" from January 17 - February 10, 2023, and the worldwide screening of Ari Folman's "Where is Anne Frank!" by UNESCO field offices. ... UNESCO Invitation to the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Prof. Felix Kolmer, Czech-Jewish Auschwitz survivor and Czech Vice-President of the International Auschwitz Committee. Born in Prague in 1922, Prof. Felix Kolmer died in Prague on Aug. 5, 2022. Image: memoryofnations.eu, IAC Berlin

10.01.2023

Invitation to the commemoration evening of Felix Kolmer, the man who made us all better.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic, Berlin and the International Auschwitz Committee cordially invite you to the commemoration evening of Prof. Felix Kolmer. ... Invitation to the commemoration evening of Felix Kolmer, the man who made us all better.

Invitation to the LIVE-STREAM of the commemoration ceremony on 22.1.2023. Photo: Lukasz Giza

10.01.2023

Invitation to online-event: Matinee in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

78th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz ... Invitation to online-event: Matinee in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Worldwide Hanukkah celebration in honor of Holocaust survivors. Invitation to the online event on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Image: Claims Conference

13.12.2022

Holocaust Survivors Honored in Worldwide Chanukah Celebration

Please join us Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 1:30 PM ET for the online event ... Holocaust Survivors Honored in Worldwide Chanukah Celebration

Trio to Remember with Christoph Heubner (clockwise): Natsuko Inada, Detlef Landeck, Christoph Heubner, Jens Dembowski. Photos: Gabriele Nielsen (Kulturzentrum Schlachthof)

17.06.2022

July 2, 2022 Literaturhaus Göttingen: “Christoph Heubner and the Trio to Remember – Music and lyrics against forgetting”

Artist Special at Literaturhaus Göttingen: “IAC vice president Christoph Heubner and the Trio to Remember – Music and lyrics against forgetting”. ... July 2, 2022 Literaturhaus Göttingen: “Christoph Heubner and the Trio to Remember – Music and lyrics against forgetting”

IAC Vice President Christoph Heubner and exhibition organizer and documentarian Michèle Déodat present their exhibition "Institute to remember" at the Kunsthaus Göttingen. Image: Kunsthaus Göttingen, Christoph Heubner, KGS/IAC Berlin

16.06.2022

Exhibition "Institute to remember" at Kunsthaus Göttingen June 18 – September 25, 2022

IAC Vice President Christoph Heubner and exhibition organizer and documentarian Michèle Déodat present their exhibition "Institute to remember" at the Kunsthaus Göttingen. ... Exhibition "Institute to remember" at Kunsthaus Göttingen June 18 – September 25, 2022

Emil Farkas, Israel. Survivor of Sachsenhausen concentration camp and witness in the criminal proceedings against concentration camp guard Josef Schütz. Image: KGS/IAC Berlin

23.05.2022

Plea in the criminal proceedings against concentration camp guard Josef Schütz, who is charged with aiding and abetting the murder of 3518 prisoners in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Today, Monday, May 23, 2022, attorney Thomas Walther pleads before the Regional Court of Neuruppin, sitting in Brandenburg, in the trial of concentration camp guard Josef Schütz, who is charged with aiding and abetting the murder of 3518 prisoners in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. ... Plea in the criminal proceedings against concentration camp guard Josef Schütz, who is charged with aiding and abetting the murder of 3518 prisoners in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Władysław Bartoszewski Image: https://dzieje.pl TSCHÜSS. Grygiel

18.02.2022

Homage to Władysław Bartoszewski by Marian Turski

Wladyslaw Bartoszewski would have turned 100 on February 19. In his tribute to Władysław Bartoszewski, Marian Turski pays tribute to the Auschwitz survivor and great Polish statesman. ... Homage to Władysław Bartoszewski by Marian Turski

30.11.2021

International Holocaust Survivors Night 2021

The claims conference invites you to a special program honoring Holocaust survivors worldwide. Holocaust survivors from around the world – from Israel, the U.S., Germany, Russia, Canada and dozens of other countries – will join together in a digital, global gathering. ... International Holocaust Survivors Night 2021

Auschwitz Educational Visit 2022. Image: Markus

15.11.2021

Auschwitz Visit 2022

Remembrance and educational visit to Kraków, Oświęcim and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. ... Auschwitz Visit 2022

„Durch die Knochen bis ins Herz“ (Through the Bones to the Heart) - the new book by Christoph Heubner, Executive Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee. Image: IAK Berlin

17.10.2021

2.-18.11.2021: Reading tour Christoph Heubner

Christoph Heubner, author and vice president of the International Auschwitz Committee, will go on a reading tour with his new book "Durch die Knochen bis ins Herz" in November. ... 2.-18.11.2021: Reading tour Christoph Heubner

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the International Auschwitz Committee's memorial service for Roman Kent at the State Representation of Lower Saxony. Photo: Eva Oertwig/SCHROEWIG

30.08.2021

International Auschwitz Committee Memorial Ceremony for Roman Kent in Berlin

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier paid tribute to the former President of the International Auschwitz Committee, Roman Kent, as a champion of the rights of the Shoah survivors. ... International Auschwitz Committee Memorial Ceremony for Roman Kent in Berlin

Trailer cinema documentary Walter Kaufmann - What a life!

26.08.2021

Movie tip: Walter Kaufmann - What a life!

Feature documentary only in movie theatres. Walter Kaufmann died on April 15, 2021 at the age of 97 in Berlin. ... Movie tip: Walter Kaufmann - What a life!

23.01.2020

75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: “Born in Auschwitz”

... 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: “Born in Auschwitz”

12.12.2019

Book presentation: Ich sehe Hunde, die an der Leine reißen (I see dogs straining at their leashes)

Commemorating the 115th anniversary of the birth of the German-Jewish artist Felix Nussbaum from Osnabrück, and the upcoming worldwide remembrance ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz on 27 January 2020: ... Book presentation: Ich sehe Hunde, die an der Leine reißen (I see dogs straining at their leashes)

14.11.2019

Die Spreeagenten give guest performance of "Mädchenorchester" in Auschwitz / Oswiecim

“Mädchenorchster” is based on the memories of the musicians from the women’s orchestra in Auschwitz and celebrated its premiere in August. The current musical production by Die Spreeagenten is now being shown in Poland. ... Die Spreeagenten give guest performance of "Mädchenorchester" in Auschwitz / Oswiecim

28.08.2017

General Meeting of the International Auschwitz Committee at the Auschwitz Memorial

From August 28 to 31, 2017, Auschwitz survivors from many countries will be gathering at the Auschwitz Memorial and the International Youth Meeting Centre in Oswiecim/Auschwitz for the general meeting of the International Auschwitz Committee. They will be accompanied on their journey by their children and their grandchildren. ... General Meeting of the International Auschwitz Committee at the Auschwitz Memorial

Justin Sonder (filmstill from video, Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung)

21.04.2017

Honorary citizenship award: The city of Chemnitz honours Justin Sonder

On 21 April 2017, the Mayor of Chemnitz will award honorary citizenship to the native of the city and Auschwitz survivor Justin Sonder. ... Honorary citizenship award: The city of Chemnitz honours Justin Sonder

28.01.2017

Premiere of the opera ‘The Passenger’ in Gelsenkirchen | after the novel by the Auschwitz survivor Zofia Posmysz

Marking the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau ... Premiere of the opera ‘The Passenger’ in Gelsenkirchen | after the novel by the Auschwitz survivor Zofia Posmysz

Contemporary view of the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau © Shoah Memorial

26.01.2017

On the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: “Educating for a Better Future: The Role of Historic Sites and Museums in Holocaust Education”

Thursday 26 January 2017, from 2.30 p.m., UNESCO Paris Round table | Exhibition Opening | Ceremony ... On the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: “Educating for a Better Future: The Role of Historic Sites and Museums in Holocaust Education”

The story of Felka Platek and Felix Nussbaum is told by Christoph Heubner at http://www.find-felka-find-felix.info

26.01.2017

Marking the 72nd Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau: remembering the artist couple Felka Platek and Felix Nussbaum – ‘I see dogs straining at their leashes’

Invitation to the scenic reading with musical accompaniment in Wolfsburg ... Marking the 72nd Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau: remembering the artist couple Felka Platek and Felix Nussbaum – ‘I see dogs straining at their leashes’

25.01.2017

Exhibition opening ‘Shoes.Bricks.Me.’ in Berlin

72nd Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz ... Exhibition opening ‘Shoes.Bricks.Me.’ in Berlin

02.09.2016

6th International Socio-Political Poster Biennale

Ceremonial opening of the exhibition, delivery of the prizes and honorable mentions. ... 6th International Socio-Political Poster Biennale

26.01.2016

Exhibition "Don’t let our pictures die Felka Platek / Felix Nussbaum"

Opening: Tuesday, 26. January 2016, 5.30 pm German Resistance Memorial Center Stauffenbergstrasse 13-14, 10785 Berlin, second floor, hall B ... Exhibition "Don’t let our pictures die Felka Platek / Felix Nussbaum"

24.01.2016

71st Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: Sea Lavender or The Euphoria of Being

German Premiere on Sunday, January 24th, 2016: Éva Fahidi and The Symptoms, Budapest ... 71st Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: Sea Lavender or The Euphoria of Being

Felix Nussbaum, Couple on the river bank, 1932

22.01.2016

71st Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: I see dogs straining at their leashes

Scenic reading on January 22nd, 2016, at 6.00 pm, Representation of Lower Saxony ... 71st Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: I see dogs straining at their leashes

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