Articles
Reconciliation in Focus Reconciliation in Focus
Steven D. Reece discusses the importance of restoring Jewish cemeteries.
Category: Oświęcim
- OświęcimOświęcim: Finding Existing Graves
Oświęcim: Finding Existing Graves
Having mapped the locations of the matzevot within the cemetery, GPR was used in an attempt to relocate the original graves that they used to mark.
- EventsOświęcim: Jacob Hennenberg Eyewitness Testimony
Oświęcim: Jacob Hennenberg Eyewitness Testimony
Jacob Hennenberg born in 1924, was 15 when the Nazis forced all the citizens of Oświęcim (Poland) to leave.
- ArticlesDesecration of Synagogues and Other Religious Buildings
Desecration of Synagogues and Other Religious Buildings
As well as Jewish cemeteries, synagogues were widely targeted by the Nazis as part of their efforts to attack Jewish culture.
- EventsOświęcim: Social Action
Oświęcim: Social Action
A diverse group worked to clear and restore the cemetery with a dedication to remembering the past and building bridges for the future.
- OświęcimOświęcim: Destruction of the Cemetery
Oświęcim: Destruction of the Cemetery
As part of the attack on Jewish property, the Jewish cemetery in Oświęcim was desecrated.
- OświęcimOświęcim: Camp Judenfreidhof
Oświęcim: Camp Judenfreidhof
In Oświęcim Jewish cemetery, the Nazis further desecrated a sacred site by turning it into a camp.
- ArticlesOświęcim: Transforming the Town
Oświęcim: Transforming the Town
Oświęcim was one of the first towns in Poland to be invaded by the German army after the outbreak of World War II.