This year’s 69th anniversary of camp liberation had a special character.
As each year, few of the remaining survivors of Holocaust and Auschwitz prisoners took their part in the celebration. Also present were representatives of the government of Poland and Israeli Kneset. In his speech, the director of the Memory Place Auschwitz, dr Piotr M.A. Cywiński stated, that this year’s celebration is the beggining of preparations for the next year round, seventieth anniversary of camp liberation. Accuring to 2014 round anniversary of events from 1944 will lead us to the anniversary in 2015, when we will celebrate 70 years from deportation to Auschwitz the Jews from Hungary, 70th anniversary of deportation of Poles arrested during Warsaw Uprising, 70th anniversary of extermination of the Jews from the terminated ghetto in Łódź, 70th anniversary of clearing of the Zigeunerlager in Birkenau and finally 70th anniversary of the Sonderkommando prisoners rebellion.
Course of celebration of the 69th annniversary of camp liberation organized by State Museum Auschwitz – Birkenau is already available at:
http://pl.auschwitz.org/m/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1720&Itemid=10
Relation from Brzeszcze is available at:
http://brzeszcze.pl/69-rocznica-wyzwolenia-brzeszcz,7070
Representatives of our foundation were also present at the celebration held by State Museum Auschwitz – Birkenau, they laid flowers at the statue commemorating victims of the sub camps located at Dworcowa street.
