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Born in Auschwitz

An International Auschwitz Committee exhibition by Alwin Meyer, organized in cooperation with the German Resistance Memorial Center and the International Youth Meeting Center in Oświęcim/Auschwitz to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, and International Holocaust Remembrance Day

To mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the International Auschwitz Committee is showing Alwin Meyer's exhibition "Born in Auschwitz" in Berlin. Using moving and disturbing photographs and documents, Meyer tells the story of the children born in Auschwitz and Birkenau, and reports on his encounters and conversations with the survivors: "I was too weak to scream and that's the only reason why I'm still alive." (Angela Orosz-Richt)

The exhibition opening takes place in Hotel Maritim, Saal Berlin, Stauffenbergstraße 26, 10785 Berlin, at 11 a.m. on January 23, 2020.
The main speaker will be the Hungarian Jewish Auschwitz survivor Angela Orosz-Richt, who has lived in Canada since 1973 and was born into the world of Auschwitz on December 21, 1944.

Please register for attendance by January 17, 2020, by email: susanne.goldstein(at)iak-berlin.de or by telephone: +49 (0)30/26 39 26 81.
When planning your arrival, please bear in mind possible delays due to security checks before the event
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The exhibition is on display at the German Resistance Memorial Center in the special exhibition area on the first floor from January 23, 2020, to July 5, 2020.

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat, Sun and public holidays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

We reserve the right to make changes. Information by telephone: +49 (0)30-26 99 50 00.