On October 5, as every year, we commemorate the anniversary of the victims of the massacre of French Jewesses – Prisoners of the Penal Company of Women of the KL Auschwitz-Birkenau Bor / Budy sub-camp by symbolic laying of bunches and lighting candles, this is already the 82nd anniversary of…
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The 82nd anniversary of the establishment of KL Auschwitz-Jawischowitz
On August 15, 2024, we marked the 82nd anniversary of the arrival of the first transport of 150 prisoners from the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp KL Auschwitz-Birkenau to the subcamp KL Auschwitz-Jawischowitz. These were Jews deported from France to KL Auschwitz. This marked the first instance in the…
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The 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the Women’s Penal Company KL Auschwitz-Bor/Budy
On June 25th, we marked the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the Women’s Penal Company KL Auschwitz-Bor/Budy. On this day, the main ceremonies took place in front of the historic building, a Place of Remembrance where the female prisoners from KL Auschwitz were housed. These ceremonies were organized by…
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The seminar titled “Nearby Places of Remembrance of the KL Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Camp – The Fate of Women in the Extermination Camp”
On October 5th, the 76th anniversary of the massacre of French Jewish female prisoners from the Women’s Penal Company of KL Auschwitz – Bor/Budy was observed. On this day, the main ceremonies took place at the historic building, a Place of Remembrance where these women—prisoners transferred from KL Auschwitz—were housed….
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National Day of Cursed Soldiers Remembrance
First of March is National Day of „Cursed Soldiers” remembrance. Ceremony in Brzeszcze started at the cemetery in Brzeszcze-Jawiszowice by laying flowers and lighting candles on the graves of locals from our county, connected with resistance, a.o. Mr Jan Wawrzyczek, alias „Danuta” and „Marusza”, colonel of Polish Army, commander of…
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72nd anniversary of KL Auschwitz liberation
27th of January 2017 is already 72nd anniversary of KL Auschwitz camp complex liberation. In the morning, representatives of Our Foundation, along with local authorities and local organisations, placed wreaths at the monument „In memory of martyrs fallen in fight fith fascism” in the comunal park at Kościuszki street and at the…
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72nd anniversary of Death March
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me – Psalm 23/4* Seventy two years ago – in the evening on 17th January 1945 after the last camp appeal, begun evacuation of prisoners…
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Camp Canteen/Kitchen KL Auschwitz
Just recently our Foundation has acquired for safekeeping original, historical building of Camp Kitchen/ Canteen KL Auschwitz. It is another, third historical site of memory passed to our Foundation, two earlier are building of washroom of KL Auschwitz-Jawischowitz and building of Female Penal Company KL Auschwitz-Bór/Budy. Fate of this slowly…
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Exhibition: Allied bombardment, Flak anti-aircraft defense, Zerlegebetriebe
Temporary exhibition honoring 72nd anniversary of death of american aviator sgt Alvin J. Ellin merges few important topics from history of KL Auschwitz. First is the grave of “Unknown American aviator” on the cemetery in Jawiszowice and shooting down the flying fortress B17 St Francais. Second topic is creating anti-aircraft…
72nd anniversary of skirmish at Bór
On the day of 3rd of December 1944, seventy two years ago, in Brzeszcze – Bór stayed in Zdrowak family house four guerillas from the „Sosienki” unit, they were escapees from KL Auschwitz. Betrayed by one of the SS soldiers, with whom they pertracted about weapons shipment, they have been…
