The fact that German support for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation celebrating the 10th anniversary of its creation doubled from 60 to 120 million euros was announced at the Auschwitz Memorial by Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany. On December 6, Merkel visited together with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the site of former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz.
The meeting, organized to commemorate Foundation’s anniversary in the historical Sauna building at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp, was attended by official delegations from Germany and Poland together with among others Auschwitz Survivors, President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder, diplomats, representatives of Jewish communities with Chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Dr. Joseph Schuster, representatives of the Roma Community with Romani Rose, Head of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, members of the Management Board, International Committee as well as Financial Committee of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, together with the staff of Auschwitz Museum including the Master Plan for Preservation.
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