International Auschwitz Committee
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The International Auschwitz Committee was formed by survivors of the Auschwitz death camp in 1952 for the support of the survivors and to fight racism and anti-Semitism. The committee's mission was to maintain contact with survivors on both sides of the Iron Curtain and serve as an outreach program to young adults in the community. Its secretary is now based in Berlin (German: Koordinationsbüro des IAK).
People
- Former chairman and honorary chairman was Kurt Goldstein (1914–2007).
- Tadeusz Hołuj (1916–1985), former secretary general
- Roman Kent (1929–2021), former president {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/us/roman-kent-dead.html|title=Roman Kent, Who Reminded the World of the Holocaust, Dies at 92|first=Joseph|last=Berger|work=The New York Times |date=May 21, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}
- Felix Kolmer (1922–2022), former executive vice-president {{Cite web|url= https://www.thejc.com/news/world/felix-kolmer-terezin-and-auschwitz-survivor-dies-age-100-2ayJsMBTPgi2f2ni6HAOWy|title= Felix Kolmer, Terezin and Auschwitz survivor, dies age 100 |first=Tom|last=Gross|date=August 5, 2022|via=TheJC.com}}
- Marian Turski (1926–2025), president since 2021 {{Cite web|url=https://eurojewcong.org/news/news-and-views/marian-turski-elected-new-president-of-international-auschwitz-committee/|title=Marian Turski elected new President of International Auschwitz Committee|first=|last=|date=June 21, 2021|via=Eurojewcong}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |first=Kurt Julius |last=Goldstein |title=Wir sind die letzten, fragt uns |trans-title=We're the Last, Ask Us |language=de |year=1999 |publisher=Friedrich-Martin Balzer |isbn=9783891443620 |oclc=122260056 }} Collected writings.
External links
- [https://www.auschwitz.info/en/welcome.html International Auschwitz Committee]
- [http://auschwitz.info/e/committee.html The Coordinating Office of the IAC]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090213104007/http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/m/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=579&Itemid=7 The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation] (January 20, 2009)
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Category:Organizations established in 1952
Category:1952 establishments in Austria
Category:Holocaust commemoration
Category:Jewish refugee aid organizations
Category:The Holocaust and the United States
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