The Great Synagogue Memorial Park is co-funded by institutional and private donors from Poland and beyond including funds from descendants of Holocaust survivors from Oświęcim and an international crowdfunding campaign. The donors will be listed by the entrance to the Memorial Park.
We are still looking for additional funding for the project. If you are interested in contributing towards commemorating the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim (Auschwitz), please contact us at [email protected] or use this crowdfunding page.
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The Auschwitz Jewish Center (AJC) is the only Jewish presence in the town of Oświecim mostly know under its German name Auschwitz.
The AJC includes the Chevra Lomdei Mishnayot synagogue, the only Jewish house of worship to survive to this day, the Jewish Museum and the Kluger Family House.
Through its educational programs the AJC teaches about the 400 years of Jewish presence in Oświęcim and the modern day dangers of antisemitism and all kinds of xenophobia.
The AJC is an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in NYC.