January 2015 E-newsletter Subscribe Share Past Issues About Us | Contact Us | Support the Exhibit Translate View this email in your browser RSS January 2015 Welcome to the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and Anne Frank in the World e-newsletter. Updates on upcoming events, programs, and opportunities right to your inbox! Here is what is new: On this day: January 1945 It has been 5 months since the inhabitants of the Secret Annex were arrested. They have been at Auschwitz concentration camp in Germany since 2 September 1944. Anne and her sister Margot were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in late 1944. Their mother, Edith, was left behind. Their father, Otto, is in the sick barracks and has had no contact or news regarding his family. The Soviet Army is advancing toward the camp complex. In an attempt to hide their crimes, the SS orders the destruction of the gas chambers. Evacuation of Auschwitz begins. Click here to learn what unfolds at Auschwitz and who survives to liberation. (Photo: View of Auschwitz-Birkenau under a blanket of snow immediately after the liberation. Auschwitz, Poland, January 1945.-- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Mark Chrzanowski) Encountering Auschwitz & Auschwitz through the lens of the SS Free showing! Sunday Matinee: January 18, 1pm January 2015 marks seventy years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest camp established by the Nazis. It is estimated that at minimum 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945; of these, at least 1.1 million were murdered. In this double feature of films from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, historians and survivors discuss the significance of Auschwitz. Visit the exhibit Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 for a free showing of this short film. Click here for details... Events News 1/25 Affiliate Event - Justice and Response: Lessons Learned from the Holocaust Am Yisrael Chai of Atlanta presents a powerful and unforgettable event in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and featuring Benjamin and Donald Ferencz. There is no charge to attend but RSVPs are requested. Click here for event details. 1/29-30/15 Professional Development Workshop for Educators: Teaching About the Holocaust The Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University, in cooperation with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, presents a free two-day professional development workshop. Click here for details and to register. US Holocaust Memorial Museum Accepts Jan Karski Eagle Award for "Humanitarian Service to Others" The Jan Karski Eagle Award honors the legacy of Karski, a courier in the Polish Underground who brought word of the Holocaust to the West. Click here to read more. 2015 Creative Arts Student Contest Students entering our annual creative arts contest can now find the 2015 guidelines on our website. Click here for details. Have you visited Anne Frank in the World? Complete a brief Visitor Survey. Facebook Twitter WWW.HOLOCAUST.GEORGIA.GOV About Us | Contact Us | Support the Exhibit The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is a secular, non-partisan state-agency. Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 is an exhibit by Anne Frank Center USA. It is sponsored by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and is currently hosted by the City of Sandy Springs. Copyright 2015 Anne Frank in the World Exhibit: 1929-1945, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences