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Preserving memory: project launched to save shoes belonging to victims of Auschwitz

The initiative seeks to ensure that the shoes on display remain a powerful testimony for as long as possible. Auschwitz Museum

The project will see 8,000 shoes – most of which belonged to children – undergo a state-of-the-art conservation process aimed at slowing down their decay.

Escape from Auschwitz: 80 years ago today Witold Pilecki escaped from Auschwitz death camp to tell the world the truth

VIDEO: Having engineered his own arrest so that he would be imprisoned in the camp, Pilecki’s escape was one of the most important, if not the most important, of all the nearly 1,000 escapes undertaken by Auschwitz prisoners.

Show some respect! Woman sparks outrage after posing outside Auschwitz ‘gate of death’

As the world pays tribute to those who died in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Auschwitz Museum has hit out against 'Holocaust tourists' who take inappropriate photos at the site of the former Nazi-German extermination camp.

Holocaust survivor becomes internet star after using TikTok to tell younger generations about WWII atrocities

Using the social media platform to teach young people who don’t want to read books, Tova Friedman said: “Here they are, listening.”

Making movies: catching up with TFN’s Dagmara Leszkowicz

In this episode of The Debrief, we hear about plans to make a film based on the life of the Midwife of Auschwitz, Stanisława Leszczyńska.

Poland remembers Holocaust victims

Survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau have gathered to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in the final months of World War Two.

Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Auschwitz museum accuses Russia of ‘gross’ propaganda over fake social media posts

The museum said that social media posts claiming to show anti-Russian stickers placed around the site of the former WWII German death camp were fake and a ‘manipulation.’

Wish you were here? Google Street View reveals top virtually visited places in Poland

As part of a global ranking of most visited locations, the software giant released the data to coincide with its launch 15 years ago.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
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Warsaw-designed luxury home named one of the world’s most beautiful in architectural ‘Oscars’ award

Nestled in green meadows and surrounded by lush forests, the house which features a distinctive curved silhouette reminiscent of a sea dune has been named ‘Best Single Family Residence’ in the latest edition of the European Property Awards.

The first report:

  • Poland's economy contracts by 0.3 percent in Q1 2023 - stats office
  • Poland's CPI falls to 13.0 pct y/y in May - stats office
  • MFA denies spokesman's suspension
  • Russian 'provocations' will take place before elections says Kaczynski
  • EC, Poland to jointly help Ukraine look for children deported to Russia

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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