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Brick Library to Host ‘History of Auschwitz’ Presentation

by
Daniel Nee
January 9, 2025

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The Brick branch of the Ocean County Library will host a special program studying the suffering at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, and commemorating its liberation by allied soldiers 80 years ago.

Members of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education will offer a powerful, reflective presentation to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi regime’s largest concentration camp, honor the victims, explore lessons learned, and underscore the importance of remembrance against ongoing challenges to human rights and dignity. The program will be held at the library, on Chambers Bridge Road, Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m.

Through survivor testimonies, expert analysis and archival film footage, attendees will become familiar with the camp’s origins, its role during the Holocaust, and its lasting impact on global history. The site in southern Poland is, today, open to the public as the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, with artifacts, memorabilia and programs serving as reminders of the horrors that took the lives of more than one million men, women and children.

The program is free, but registration is required. Those who wish to attend can register at this link, stop by the OCL Brick Branch, 301 Chambers Bridge Road, or call 732-477-4513.