26.01.2017
Celebration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On 25 January 2017, the celebration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day took place at the Museum – Memorial Site in Bełżec.
The representatives of the Organizing Committee of the 9th International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Podkarpacie [Subcarpathia] lit candles in the Ohel Niche, together with abroad guests and third-year students of the Public Middle School named Sprawiedliwych Wśród Narodów Świata [The Righteous Among The Nations] in Bełżec with the principal Jan Zatorski. The participants observed a minute of silence in commemoration of Jews murdered by the Nazi Germany during World War II.
After the official part of the celebration, the participants learnt the history of the death camp in Bełżec. Students also met with a man who had his relatives at the Bełżec camp. The celebration made a huge impression on the participants and was a living history lesson for young people.