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
Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ...
and anti-Semitism. The committee's mission was to maintain contact with survivors on both sides of the
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the political and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. On the east side of the Iron Curtain were countries connected to the So ...
and serve as an outreach program to young adults in the community. Its secretary is now based in
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
(German: Koordinationsbüro des IAK).
People
* Former chairman and honorary chairman was
Kurt Goldstein
Kurt Goldstein (November 6, 1878 – September 19, 1965) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist who created a holistic theory of the organism. Educated in medicine, Goldstein studied under Carl Wernicke and Ludwig Edinger where he focused on ...
(1914–2007).
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Tadeusz Hołuj
Tadeusz Hołuj (; 1916 in Kraków – 1985 in Kraków) was a Polish poet, writer, publicist and politician.
Biography
Before World War II, he published poems, and co-edited a literary magazine. During World War II, he joined the Polish resistanc ...
(1916–1985), former secretary general
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Roman Kent
Roman R. Kent (18 April 1929 – 21 May 2021) was a Polish Holocaust survivor. He was a Łódź Ghetto and Auschwitz Concentration Camp inmate. He was president of the International Auschwitz Committee.
Kent died in New York City, United States ...
(1929–2021), former president
* Felix Kolmer (1922–2022), former executive vice-president
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Marian Turski
Marian Turski (born Moshe Turbowicz; 26 June 1926 – 18 February 2025) was a Polish-Jewish historian, journalist and Holocaust survivor who served as the editor-in-chief of ''Sztandar Młodych'', a nationwide daily newspaper of the Union of Pol ...
(1926–2025), president since 2021
See also
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International concentration camp committees
International concentration camp committees are organizations composed of former inmates of the various Nazi concentration camps, formed at various times, primarily after the Second World War. Although most survivors have since died and those who ...
References
Further reading
* Collected writings.
External links
International Auschwitz Committee
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation(January 20, 2009)
Organizations established in 1952
1952 establishments in Austria
Holocaust commemoration
Jewish refugee aid organizations
The Holocaust and the United States
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