Our campus warmly welcomes thousands of drop-in visitors a year, many of whom want to learn about the Jewish community in Oświęcim, its poignant history, and understand the devastating story of how we came to a full-on genocide throughout Europe, like the Holocaust.

3 days ago · Hila Weisz-Gut's grandmother survived Auschwitz. In 2023, Weisz-Gut moved to the town where the concentration camp is located.

3 days ago · The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window Hila Weisz-Gut, 34, moved to the Polish town that housed the Nazi death camp to join her Polish boyfriend, whom she ...

3 days ago · A parade of dignitaries and dozens of Holocaust survivors came to Oświęcim on Monday to pay tribute to the 1 million Jews who died there.

3 days ago · The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window Weisz-Gut works at the local Jewish museum, which aims to draw attention to the town’s once-thriving pre-Holocaust ...

3 days ago · Oswiecim [Poland], January 28 (ANI): A memorial service to mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops was held on Monday (local time) at the site of the former death camp, a ...

Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the most notorious of the Nazi death camps during the Holocaust. A Holocaust survivor and his family from New Jersey traveled to ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Before World War II and the Holocaust, Oświęcim was home to a vibrant Jewish community comprising more than 50% of the city’s population, with more than 30 synagogues. Today, the Auschwitz Jewish Center stands as the sole surviving shul from that time, serving as a museum and educational hub dedicated to combating hatred and bigotry.

5 days ago · The story of Oświęcim, whose population was nearly 60% Jewish in 1939 before the Nazis arrived, serves as a stark reminder of what unbridled antisemitism can unleash.

By creating a resilient network of religious and social structures, the Jews of Oświęcim transformed the town into a vibrant center of Jewish life and culture, which endured for centuries.