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International
conference in Krakow to mark 60 years since the liberation of
Auschwitz and to launch European Holocaust teacher training
program
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On 27 January, the 60th anniversary of the liberation
of Auschwitz will be commemorated at an international conference
at the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow. The conference,
entitled “Let My People Live,” will be held in cooperation with
the Government of Poland, the European Jewish Congress, and Yad
Vashem.
Participants in this multi-faceted event will include heads of
state, international dignitaries, survivors, students and youth
from around the world, as well as renowned actors and musicians.
Addressing the conference will be the Presidents of Poland,
Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine, Latvia and Israel, Nobel
Laureate Professor Elie Weisel, Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona
Metzger, President of the World Jewish Congress Edgar R. Bronfman,
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Jewish Congress
Moshe Kantor, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Poland
Waldemar Dambrowski, and Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate
Avner Shalev.
The conference will also mark the launch of an extensive project
called “The European Educational Program on Holocaust Lessons for
Teachers.” This program, which will be developed and implemented
by Yad Vashem in partnership with governments and institutions
across Europe, will train Holocaust teachers
throughout the continent. It was initiated by Yad Vashem,
the European Jewish Congress, and the Polish Ministry of Culture.
The
Conference will precede the official commemoration ceremony to be
held on the same day at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and
Museum.
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