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Honored by the city of Osvienčim

We had more of than 120 people with standing room only in the Central Hall of the International Youth Meeting Center. The Director has had an idea and asked my permission: given the extraordinary response by the public and the dignitaries who attended my...

Cities of Peace – Honors Oswiecim, Poland – 70th Anniversary Liberation of Auschwitz

The International Youth Meeting Center in collaboration with the Judaica Foundation have a vision for the future of Oświęcim that includes Polish artists collaborating on a new Cities of Peace painting to honor the liberation of the town and the death camp on the outskirts of the town. This Vlog is a sneak peak at the artists' roundtable held at the center and a short discussion with the artist and visionary of Cities of Peace, Dr. Ellen Frank.

Author and educator, Heather Dune Macadam, sits on the advisory board of the Cities of Peace and is a part of the delegation that has come here to Oświęcim for the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.

Being there for the commemoration activities.

Dr. Ellen Frank, was invited to the 70th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony by the International Youth Meeting Center in Oswiecim, Poland. As part of the commemoration activities, Dr. Frank's Illuminated prints of the Cities of Peace were shown at the House of Silence at IYMC. This project was supported by the Judaica Foundation, the Ellen Frank Illuminated Arts Foundation, and the Rena's Promise Foundation.