Preserving the history: Inside the Conservation Laboratories at Auschwitz-Birkenau

The Conservation Laboratories of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum work to preserve every shoe, every document, and every building on the site of the former concentration camp.


World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has raised tens of millions of dollars to fund the conservation efforts at Auschwitz. He visited today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a time when antisemitism is on the rise across the globe.

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