Organization: The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Inc
Mission: THE AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO REBUILD A JEWISH CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN OSWIECIM, POLAND.
Activities: AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER IN OSWIECIM, POLAND MAINTENANCE AND FUNDING OPERATIONS OF A FACILITY IN OSWIECIM, POLAND AND FUNDING EXHIBITS, LECTURES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT JEWISH CULTURE PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP.
FELLOWS PROGRAM A THREE AND A HALF WEEK ADVANCED STUDY TRIP FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN HOLOCAUST STUDIES AND RELATED FIELDS. SINCE 2000, THE AJC FELLOWS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST IN SITU IN THE CONTEXT OF POLAND'S HISTORY AND JEWISH HERITAGE. IT IS THE GOAL OF THE AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER FELLOWS PROGRAM THAT FELLOWS GAIN NOT ONLY KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLOCAUST SITES THEY VISIT, BUT ALSO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGACY OF THE HOLOCAUST IN POLAND, ITS EFFECTS ON COLLECTIVE MEMORY AND COMPLEXITIES SURROUNDING SUCH CATEGORIES AS VICTIM, BYSTANDER, AND PERPETRATOR. CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O.
CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS (BARUCH COLLEGE FUND) OFFERED FOR UNIVERSITY AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL GROUPS INTERESTED IN STUDYING THE JEWISH HISTORY OF POLAND AND VISITING AUSCHWITZ. THE AJC HAS RUN PROGRAMS FOR BARUCH COLLEGE, DAAD, FULBRIGHT, MACALESTER COLLEGE, MEREDITH COLLEGE, YACHAD, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, AND OTHER GROUPS.
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