Britain pledges £2.1m. for Auschwitz preservation

29.05.2011                      25.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 40 des Omer

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Britain pledges £2.1m. for Auschwitz preservation

Money to be used to for long-term preservation and restoration, and to help educate new generations about horrors of the Holocaust.

The British government announced on Thursday that it will contribute £2.1 million to the preservation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, to help ensure the lessons of Auschwitz live on for generations to come.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced the donation at a press conference at London’s Jewish Museum on Thursday, where they were joined by the Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Polish Ambassador Barbara Tuge-Erecin’ska….