For a long time, it looked as though the search for Jan Poliwczak’s relatives was a lost cause. Apart from his name, his date of birth and his Polish nationality, nothing was known about his origins. It was his prisoner number that ultimately led volunteer Nathalie Letierce-Liebig to northern France.
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The #StolenMemory exhibition is attracting enormous interest as it tours Ukraine. Instead of the five venues originally planned, the exhibition is now scheduled to visit 17 locations by the end of the year. The decision to extend the tour comes despite the difficult conditions in the country, as Russia continues…
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Two wristwatches and a signet ring bring back memories of Stanislaus Szydlewski. His nephew Harry Klawezynski remembers that his uncle was interned in Neuengamme concentration camp for a year and weighed just 30 kilograms when he arrived home. On February 21, 2026, #StolenMemory volunteer Nathalie Letierce-Liebig handed over Stanislaus Szydlewski’s…
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A year ago, pupils in various schools across Greece set out to locate the relatives of a number of Greek victims of Nazi persecution, with the goal of returning personal belongings taken from them during the war. All the families the pupils were searching for have now been found. Between…
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Polish #StolenMemory volunteers and supporters gathered in Warsaw on January 9 for their third annual meeting. Volunteers from Ukraine took part for the first time – a campaign and a new traveling exhibition currently underway there are encouraging more people to get involved in the search for families. Over the…
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Students from three schools in Germany, Poland, and Ukraine took part in the “Youth in Search of Traces” seminar, held in Łańcut and Oświęcim in June. The event was organized by the International Youth Meeting Centre Oświęcim/Auschwitz (IYMC) and the Arolsen Archives. Gemeinsame Workshops, Gespräche, Archivrecherchen sowie Besuche an…
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