Oświęcim is the Polish name of the city. It is more well known by it's German name of Auschwitz, the town is in the South Eastern part of Poland. It is a railway junction and industrial center producing chemicals, leather, and agricultural implements. There are coal deposits in the vicinity. In World War II the Germans organized a concentration camp system there, consisting of 3 main and 30 forced-labor camps. At the Brzezinka (Ger. Birkenau) extermination camp as many as 4,000,000 prisoners, mostly Jews, were killed.
Established in the mid sixteenth century, this is one of the oldest jewish cemeteries in Poland. It was closed finally in the middle of the 19th century. It is usually referred to as just the old Jewish cemetery, but sometimes as the dawne (old) Grodzisko, after the area in which it is located.
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After the the damage and neglect it received since the beginning of the second world war, not much is left of the original layout of the graves. Some 50, of the few remaining gravestones, dating from the 16th to the 18th century have been re-erected in new locations alongside a path through the cemetery. The cemetery itself is surrounded by a high and solid brick wall. The cemetery is looked after by an old jewish man currently, but I do not know what will happen after he dies. Fewer than 10 000 jews are left in Poland, and most of them are elderly.
For more information about Auschwitiz, here is the entry from the Holocaust Encyclopedia and The Auschwitz Album from Yad Vashem.
 Boston Globe | Auschwitz survivor dies on 67th anniversary of camp's liberation Washington Post WARSAW, Poland — Kazimierz Smolen, a 91-year-old Auschwitz survivor who after World War II became director of the memorial site, died Friday on the 67th anniversary of its liberation. Smolen died in a hospital in Oswiecim, the southern Polish town ... Kazimierz Smolen, Auschwitz survivor and memorial site director, dies on ... Auschwitz survivor in Poland dies on anniversary of liberation |
 Kansas City Star | Messianic rabbi orders preacher wrapped in 'Auschwitz' Torah Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog) Messer claimed that the Torah was recovered from Auschwitz. A Torah's use in a ceremony ordaining Long as "a king" is offensive to many Jews, said Bill Nigut, Southeast Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League. ... “The connection of the Torah ... Jewish Leaders Call Eddie Long's Torah Ceremony 'Disrespectful' Rabbi Crowns Eddie Long King: Intercontinental Champ Op-Ed: Shamed preacher is anointed 'king' |
 Daily Mail | 'Jewish Indiana Jones' faces jail for $1m fraud after lying about daring trips ... Daily Mail Among the fantastical tales Youlus invented were detailed accounts of recovering Torah lost or hidden during the Holocaust, including at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. 'Jewish Indiana Jones' admits NY Torah fraud Wheaton rabbi pleads guilty to fraud in Torah scheme Charity co-founder pleads guilty in NY Torah fraud |
Amir Eshel to be next IAF commander Jerusalem Post By YAAKOV KATZ 02/05/2012 16:24 Chief of Staff Benny Gantz appoints Eshel, known for 2003 Auschwitz flyover, to be Air Force chief. By Courtesy Boeing Co. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz announced Sunday that Maj.-Gen. |
 ABC30.com | Kazimierz Smolen, Auschwitz survivor, dies on anniversary of camp's liberation Washington Post Kazimierz Smolen, a survivor of Auschwitz who became director of the memorial site there after World War II, died Jan. 27, the 67th anniversary of the death camp's liberation. He was 91. Mr. Smolen died in a hospital in Oswiecim, the southern Polish ... Auschwitz survivor dies on camp liberation anniversary Kazimierz Smolen, Auschwitz memorial director, dies |
 BBC News | Auschwitz Jewish Center awarded for educating youth Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) – The Auschwitz Jewish Center received the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award for its work to educate youth about the Nazi genocide of European Jewry. The presentation on Jan. 27 in honor of international Holocaust Memorial Day marked the 67th ... Auschwitz survivor re-lives death camp horror Far-right Vienna ball causes outrage on Holocaust Day Holocaust Memorial Day: How Secure is Holocaust Memory |
Book Review: The Druggist of Auschwitz: A Documentary Novel by Dieter Schlesak Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Nightmares that were LIVED," asks Adam Salmen, a fictional Auschwitz concentration camp inmate in Dieter Schlesak's The Druggist of Auschwitz: A Documentary Novel. And what Salmen and his fellow inmates faced shocks the world decades later. |
 Haaretz | Feet on the ground, head in the sky Haaretz In that capacity, one wonders, will the officer who led the flyby at Auschwitz send his pilots to bomb Natanz? By Amos Harel For years, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel has avoided the limelight. It's hard to remember even one remark by the head of the Israel ... |
 Sun-Sentinel | We must never forget what happened in concentration camps Greene County Daily World (blog) "To forget the dead is like killing them a second time," Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz survivor and author of "Night." Many days throughout the year are set aside for remembrance and celebration, but I was unaware until a few days ago that Jan. Remembering the Shoah |
 USA TODAY | 'Jewish Indiana Jones' admits to Torah fraud USA TODAY The government said he fabricated detailed accounts of exploits to recover Torahs lost or hidden during the Holocaust, including at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. Rabbi Admits Torah Tales Were a Fraud Torah fraud accused pleads guilty |
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