On the day of the March of the Living, the Museum also announced the launch of a project to preserve some 8,000 children's shoes in the Memorial Collection. They are a moving symbol of the suffering of the youngest victims of the German Nazi Auschwitz campz. It is funded by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation as well as the International March of the Living in partnership with the Neishlos Foundation and Israeli philanthropist Mati Kochavi.
The Museum Conservation Laboratories initiated a two-year project to conserve approximately 8,000 children's shoes that are part of the Memorial Collections. These shoes are a poignant symbol of the suffering of the youngest victims of the German Nazi Auschwitz camp.
THE MUSEUM HAS LAUNCHED A TWO-YEAR PROJECT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF CHILDREN'S SHOES BELONGING TO VICTIMS OF AUSCHWITZ