Holocaust Memorial Partnership

! 2026: Auschwitz Virtual Tour - A New Chapter !

Starting in early 2026, I will be intensifying the organization of Auschwitz Virtual Tour sessions — both for European and American partners. A special focus of this new phase will be Australia. I intend to launch regular, large-scale sessions for Australian schools, treating the Australian educational context with particular attention and commitment.

This year, I aim to launch three major programs:
– 100 Auschwitz Virtual Tour sessions for 100 schools in Australia,
– 100 AVT sessions for 100 schools in the United States,
– 100 AVT sessions for 100 schools across Europe.

This is an ambitious goal, and to make it possible, I seek to build partnerships with both educational institutions and the philanthropic sector. Only through such collaboration can this initiative reach the scale, depth, and long-term impact it deserves.

We are living in a time of profound global tension: ongoing wars, deepening social polarization, the radicalization of public discourse, and the instrumentalization of history for political purposes. Across many societies, the foundations of the post-war human-rights framework are being questioned or weakened. In this context, education about Auschwitz is no longer a lesson about the past alone — it is a critical reflection on the present and a warning for the future.

I warmly invite all interested organizations, institutions, and individuals, and especially teachers and educators, to get in touch and explore opportunities for collaboration. Below, I am sharing a short promotional film that explains what Auschwitz Virtual Tour is, its educational objectives, and how the sessions can be implemented with students and adult learners.

Contact me directly at: [email protected]
Watch a new PROMO VIDEO presenting what the Auschwitz Virtual Tour is.

https://youtu.be/wj0bZ7HARXo

Open Session #2 - Auschwitz Virtual Tour: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 6:00 pm Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney time.

Dear Australian Friends,

On March 9th, I held my first open session on Auschwitz for Australian educators – over 50 people attended, and several schools expressed interest in organizing this session for their students and pupils.

This coming Sunday, I would like to invite you to the second free and open session: Auschwitz Virtual Tour. These sessions are primarily designed for students, but this one is specifically intended for teachers, educators, museum professionals, and individuals
broadly involved in culture and education.
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A few years ago, I conducted a similar session for teachers in Australia, and afterward, several participants suggested offering such sessions for their students. At the time, I promised to do everything possible to secure funding so that no school would have to bear the costs. Unfortunately, due to administrative challenges, I was unable to fulfill this plan—but now, it seems that I have found a solution. Friends from America and Europe—I will organize a session for you at a more convenient time.
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Through this open session, I want to demonstrate the power of storytelling. Some people question whether the story of Auschwitz can be effectively conveyed online, but believe me—it has been incredibly successful in America, and I have no doubt it can have the same impact in Australia.

Please join this session—on March 9th, 2025, Sunday, at 6:00 pm Melbourne time.

Time zones:
Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney - 6:00 pm
Adelaide - 5:30 pm
Perth - 3:00 pm
New Zealand - 8:00 pm

The maximum number of participants is 100. The session lasts 2 hours, and as usual, we will continue with a Q&A session afterward. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes, and sometimes another hour.
Please do not sign up if you cannot attend or have changing plans. Do not block the place for those who really want to join.

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qWSi0F2qSp67KdbumnQVcw

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Auschwitz Virtual Tour - March 9th, 2025, Sunday, 7:00 pm Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney time.

Dear Australian Friends,
I would like to invite you to our open public sessions: Auschwitz Virtual Tour. These sessions are primarily designed for teachers, educators, museum professionals, and individuals broadly connected with culture and education. A few years ago, I conducted a similar session for teachers in Australia, and afterward, several participants suggested offering such sessions for students. At the time, I promised to do everything possible to secure funding so that no school would have to bear the costs. Unfortunately, due to illness, I was unable to fulfill this plan—but now, I am eager to return to it. Through this open session, I want to demonstrate the power of storytelling. Some people question whether the story of Auschwitz can be effectively conveyed online, but believe me—it has been incredibly successful in America, and I have no doubt it can have the same impact in Australia.

Please join this session—on March 9th, 2025, Sunday, at 7:00 pm Melbourne time.

Time zones:
Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney - 7:00 pm
Adelaide - 6:30 pm
Perth - 4:00 pm
New Zealand - 9:00 pm (Apologies, I will arrange a session for you at a more convenient time.)

I am still conducting public sessions on Zoom, although we will soon transition to new technology. Such changes take time, and I must admit that Zoom is extremely stable compared to many other applications.

Nevertheless, I invite all interested to register. The maximum number of participants is 100. The session lasts 2 hours, and as usual, we will continue with a Q&A session afterward. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes, and sometimes another hour.

Please do not sign up if you cannot attend or have changing plans. Do not block the place for those who really want to join.

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/aiv0cbn0T4e3ejFG_FpYTg

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Friends.

📌Auschwitz Virtual Tour - May 5, 2024, on Sunday, at 2:00 pm EST.📌

I am returning to the concept of open public sessions: Auschwitz Virtual Tour. I conducted those free public sessions three years ago, however, the abundance of school, university, or community sessions and those conducted for organizations simply left no time for them. I hope that every three weeks or so, I will be able to regularly conduct open sessions for individual participants.

The next session is just in 3 days. May 5, 2024, on Sunday, at 2:00 pm EST. The day before Holocaust Remembrance Day and the March of the Living. It's a special day and date.

I am still conducting public sessions on Zoom, although we will soon transition to new technology. Such changes take time, and I must admit that Zoom is extremely stable compared to many other applications.

Nevertheless, I invite all interested to register. Maximum number of participants: 100. The session lasts 2 hours and as usual, we continue with a Q&A session afterwards. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes, and sometimes another hour.

Please do not sign up if you cannot attend or have changing plans. Do not block the place for those who really want to join.

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdOigrDgrHtCuv8EA02vrat1Em9i0if9Y

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The Holocaust Memorial Partnership is stepping up to the next level. First and foremost, we have been joined by Dr. Tomasz Cebulski, David Kennedy, and Wojciech Menzyk. This allows us to conduct sessions both in America and Europe. We have a new website: www.holocaustpartnership.eu and we are finalizing additional sessions. I won't hide it: the session titled "Beyond Auschwitz - Aktion Reinhardt - Extermination of the Polish Jews" is extremely complex, and most likely, we will need to divide it into two 1.5-hour sessions, as there is so much to show and tell. However, in June, we are launching a session about Elie Wiesel and his life. A fascinating and inspiring story about Elie Wiesel's life after the war.

Above all, we are opening up to cooperation with new partners. So far, we had one main partner, but that wasn't enough - we will be establishing partnerships with many organizations and institutions. Because if our sessions are to reach students across America and Europe, we need to significantly expand the scope of cooperation. Therefore, we have a huge amount of new responsibilities ahead of us in the coming months.

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There is still a chance for the release of Alex Dancyg - a Holocaust educator, an Israeli, a Jew, a Pole - a man who promoted dialogue throughout his life, both between Poles and Jews and between Israelis and Palestinians. There is no justification for what has happened; there is no excuse for the killing and abduction of civilians. An obvious paradox is that the attacked places were Israeli kibbutzim, which employed Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the past. It was the kibbutz that provided them with employment for years, at least until 2005.

It was Alex who invited me and my friend to Kibbutz Nir Oz in 1999, and thus, he has shaped my life up to this day. I vividly remember my trip and stay at Kibbutz Nir Oz in 1999. I returned there after 20 years in 2019. Nir Oz has been seriously damaged. I don't know what will happen to the areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip. Will they ever be inhabitable again? This is a debate for the future. Today, the most important thing is to bring the abducted residents back home.

Our paths crossed and I feel obliged to pass on his story and message to future generations... I will remember the meeting with Max Eisen for the rest of my life.

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center is extremely saddened by the news today of the passing of Toronto resident Max Eisen z"l, a Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to Holocaust education and inspiring people of all ages to be upstanders against hate.

Max was a deeply thoughtful man who reflected on his unlikely survival against all odds during the Holocaust, using his difficult experience to teach younger generations about the dangers of hate and intolerance. He taught people of all ages about the power of words, explaining the Holocaust did not begin with violence and murder, but with N**i lies and myths. He felt strongly about the importance of sharing his message with young people, and he kept every letter written to him by students, which further motivated him to keep sharing his excruciating personal story. Those letters, again, showed how words matter.

Max will forever be lovingly remembered by all of us at FSWC as a man who exuded strength, resilience and exemplary values and who inspired us all to continue the critical work of educating and empowering others to make a positive difference in the world. We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Ivy, his children Ed and Larry, and all of his loved ones.

May his memory forever be a blessing.

“Without history, there is no memory. Without memory, there is no future.” - Max Eisen

https://www.friendsofsimonwiesenthalcenter.com/news/in-memory-of-max-eisen-z-l

I am glad to be part of this event. Stephen Poynor - thank You for inviting me. Find out more and register today at https://whova.com/.../rFntsMjFvQ666BC3%2Fi.../

My Friends. In January 2022, together with the East Valley JCC we launched: “Auschwitz Virtual Tour through the Eyes of Elie Wiesel” and we regularly organize this tour as a public session (in addition to other Auschwitz Virtual Tours).

We launched the Auschwitz Virtual Tour 1,5 year ago and this project gives me a lot of satisfaction and fulfillment. We decided that the Auschwitz Virtual Tour must have a greater impact. Our complicated times require delivering a clear and firm position. We have a duty to talk about the past, but also to relate it to our present. We need to get a much stronger message from this terrible place. Elie Wiesel dedicated his life to commemorating the Holocaust but also defending those who were oppressed and persecuted. He is the one who represented the moral compass of our times. He always emphasized that the Holocaust was an unprecedented event in the history, but must draw a universal message from the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel is no longer with us - but we bring his knowledge, his experience and his message into understanding Auschwitz. Realizing that the task ahead is simple: never let such atrocities be repeated.

Sessions in the US are being managed by the East Valley JCC in Arizona: https://holocausteducation.center/wiesel/

Sessions in other countries - contact me directly at: [email protected]
www.auschwitz.memorialpartnership.pl

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“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.”

― Elie
Wiesel, The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, The Accident

Oxbridge Academy has gone above and beyond when it comes to integrating Holocaust Education into their curriculum. Not only did they host our JSU Holocaust Memorial Partnership virtual tour with wojcik, but they also hosted survivor Manny Gurowski who shared his story. Thank you Oxbridge and Manny!