International Youth Meeting Center in Oswiecim/Auschwitz
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 141 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5081-3117-3
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The International Youth Meeting Center in Oswiecim/Auschwitz is an educational institution whose campus lies between the center of the Polish city of Oswiecim and the former German concentration camp of Auschwitz. More than one million persons, mostly Jewish and Polish, were murdered at Auschwitz during the Second World War (1939–1945). Proposed in 1971, the Center was opened in 1986 following years of planning, negotiations, and fundraising. It seeks to "develop the understanding of National Socialism and its consequences, particularly among young Germans, through dialogue and encounter between people of different origins", and is particularly engaged with Germans and Poles, Christians and Jews. In 2010, the Center hosted more than 17,000 overnight stays by youth groups participating in its programs. Many young Germans and Austrians have held year-long voluntary positions at the Center that satisfy their civilian service (Zivildienst)...