It is the 72nd anniversary of first inmates routed to Jawischowitz sub camp. There were 150 of them, Jews deported from France. They were directed to Jawischowitz on August 15, 1942 from Auschwitz. It was one of the Auschwitz sub-camps, organized around a coal mine Brzeszcze – Jawiszowice. They prisoners…
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Celebrations
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70th anniversary of Zigeunerfamilienlager removal
On the day of 2nd of August we celbrated another Sinti and Roma Extermination Memorial Day. Seventy years ago, authorities of the KL Auschwitz – Birkenau conducted an extermination of Gypsy family camp in Brzezinka. On the tragic night, between 2nd and 3rd of august, nearly 3 tousand gypsy prisoners lost their lives,…
Bor|Budy
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Foundation in the school building in Bor
On the day of 3rd of July Municipal officials from Brzeszcze and the Foundation signed a notary act of transfer of land specified in the Resolution No. XXXIX/395/14 of the day of 24th of April 2014 by the City Council Brzeszczach. The Foundation received in use for 25 years the…
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70th anniversary of deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz
Since the liberation of Auschwitz, Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum commemorates the victims of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Subsequent anniversaries set the timeline that separates us from the tragic events that had occurred in the five-year history of the camp and its satellite camps. In 2014, the 70th anniversary…
Bor|Budy
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School in Bor
City Council in the resolution Brzeszczach NO XXXIX/395/14 of 24 April 2014. Decided to transfer our Foundation in use for a period of 25 years the old school building in Bor. In the period of the camp Auschwitz-Birkenau were here imprisoned women from the penal company. Its formation was directly…
Jawischowitz sub-camp
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We were visited students
On 11 and 14 April we were visited by the fourth grade students of Primary School No. 2. of Nicolaus Copernicus in Brzeszcze. Together with their teacher, Mrs. Jolanta Górka, they became acquainted with the exposition in the historic bath house Jawischowitz sub-camp, prepared by our Foundation. Tutor of the…
Our Honor Guests
The authorities of our Foundation had the honor to host mrs attorney Monika Krawczyk, CEO of Foudation for Protection of Jewish Heritage in Poland, dr Piotr M.A. Cywiński, director of Auschwitz-Birkenau National Museum in Oświęcim and mr Piotr K. Kadlčik, president of Jewish Communities Society in Poland. Visit of representaives from institutions with such…
Trips
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Guests from Israel
14thof March this year, togehter with miss Iwona Matusik, headmistress of junior high number 2 in Brzeszcze, we hosted 213 students from Israel. Pupils from Iloni D Tel Aviv came to us accompanied by their teachers and the school headmistress, mrs Rachel Hadayo. Among the invited guests was also mr…
Jawischowitz sub-camp
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Student’s visit
We have been visited by the 4th graders from primary school no 2 of Copernicus in Brzeszcze. With their teacher, Mrs Maria Czubaty, they were introduced to the exhibition in historical bath building of sub camp Jawischowitz, prepared by our Foundation. The tutoress of the group, made them closer with the…
Salvaged items
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Historical Boxcar
Our Foundation with it’s Founder, few friends and people of ood will have angaged themselves in saving a historical boxcar used for carrying goods and livestock, that was built in Hungary in 1921. Only thanks to great effort and great funds we were able to obtain and move the historical…
