EDITORIAL
Original artifacts, documents, or objects discovered in the ground - all this allows us to closely observe, learn and research history.
In the August’s Memoria we dedicate a lot of space to archaeological research that accompany conservation works at the site of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. What is the goal of archaeological research at the sites of former concentration and extermination camps? Can something that is silent, fragile, corroded and preserved in fragments provide any knowledge? Read about it here.
How enormous is the emotional value of objects and their stories can be seen in the moving exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Educational Center that presents 65 artifacts and 65 personal stories.
I also encourage you to learn the story of a unique collection of documents that will come back to Poland after 75 years. The Eiss Archive substantiates rescue operations conducted during World War II from Bern by the then Polish ambassador Aleksander Ładoś, his diplomats and co-operating Jewish organizations. During these operations, several thousand illegally-obtained Latin American passports were issued, thereby saving the lives of several hundred people.
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Paweł Sawicki, Editor-in-chief