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A delegation of approximately 120 Auschwitz and Holocaust Survivors from the United States, Canada, Israel, Australia, and several European countries will be able to take part in the main commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz thanks to the support of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation from New York City under the Leadership of Ronald S. Lauder. The Survivors will join a group of former prisoners from Poland who will come to the Memorial on January 27, 2020.
"Most of the knowledge of post-war generations about Auschwitz came from Survivors' testimonies. It was also them who established the Auschwitz Memorial after the war and wrote down the history that became the foundation of our memory and remembrance. On January 27, 2020, 75 years after Auschwitz, a large group of Survivors - thanks to Ronald Lauder and other donors - will commemorate the anniversary of liberation with us. January 27 is the most important date for this place: its importance is shared by all former prisoners, both from Poland and from around the world," said Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński, the director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
"Nothing is more important for the upcoming 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz than having survivors of this horrible place present. They are the direct link, the witnesses to this atrocious crime. That is why I am willing to do whatever is needed to bring them back. Let the world see them, let the world hear them, let the world remember," said Ronald S. Lauder.
Mike Bornstein from Żarki was deported to Auschwitz in July 1944. He was in the camp until the day of liberation on January 27, 1945. –"There's so much discrimination in the world right now - not just against Jewish people, but against all minorities. It has to stop. We have to remember the Holocaust so that no one ever forgets what happens when we let hatred run rampant. I hope this event reminds people to stand up against injustices and be kind and tolerant of others," Bornstein said.