Archive for February, 2012

The Place Where You Are Standing… – a Moving document of extermination watched anew

“Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Place Where You Are Standing…” is the latest publication of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. The album presents 31 historical photographs taken by SS men in 1944 depicting the extermination of Jews in the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. They were set in contrast with present-day photographs of the same locations. The original 1944 album is [...]

Paulo Melis, history teacher, Tilburg, Holland.

Even over 65 years later, a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, takes you  deeper into the abyss humankind ever could create, than any other place on this earth you can imagine. Hunger-fear-transport-selection-fire-chimney: these words all have intrinsic meaning, but in those times, they meant something else, as Elie Wiesel once wrote. Not any studying [...]

Sofia Strinic, The Netherlands

Hello Lukasz, We just wanted to thank you for guiding the group from Holland (Tourism) last Thursday. We are still amazed at how you told the story. It was a sad but a very special experience. once again, thank you very much. We will definitely recommend you as a guide. Greetings Sofia & Judit

David Tonks, United Kingdom

On the 7th February 2012 my  wife and I took the ‘study tour’ of Auschwitz with Lukasz Lipinski. As expected, it was a disturbing experience to visit that desolate place. Lukasz proved to be an impressive authority and a very effective communicator on the dreadful history.I recommend him strongly to anyone who requires a more [...]