The criminals of Treblinka did almost all they could to cover up the traces of their heinous actions and condemn their victims to be forgotten. The Institute of National Remembrance has made a lot of effort, and will do even more, to combat attempts to relativise the crimes as well as social amnesia.
The following text is introductory to the subject of the functioning of German camps located on the territory of Poland within its current borders in 1939-1945.
On 30 January 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor, and in early March the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) won over 40 per cent of the vote in the Reichstag. This month turned out to be a watershed moment.
The Jewish community under the rule of the German and Soviet totalitarianism in Polish territories during 1939–1945. Publications Catalogue 2000–2021
In connection with this year's International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Institute of National Remembrance invites you to the "History Point" — Janusz Kurtyka Educational Center at 21/25 Marszałkowska Street in Warsaw, where two exhibitions are presented: "The Image of Treblinka in the Eyes of Samuel Willenberg" and "German Places of Extermination of Citizens of the Second Polish Republic". Both exhibitions have special educational value.
On 25 January 2022, on behalf of the President of the IPN Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D., the Director of the IPN’s Office for Commemorating the Struggle and Martyrdom, Adam Siwek, unveiled a monument commemorating one of the six bravest soldiers of the European resistance movement during World War II.
Today Memorial, tomorrow Poland; Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D., President of the Institute of National Remembrance, interviewed by Małgorzata Rutkowska.
In January 2020, the Institute of National Remembrance initiated a year-long exhibition and educational project on the basis of sculptures by Samuel Willenberg, depicting people and situations he remembered particularly vividly during his imprisonment at Treblinka. These unique sculptures, constituting the world heritage of the Holocaust, were brought by the IPN from Israel for the purposes of the project.
To this day, the Germans and Austrians are not certain how to deal with the grim legacy of concentration camps. The trivialisation of memory adds to the lack of knowledge about the camps among the younger generations.
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