The Auschwitz Jewish Center offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the Holocaust, as well as pre- and post-war Jewish life in Poland, from just beyond the gates of Auschwitz.

The Center makes full use of its significant location and unique resources by offering a variety of programs, seminars, and workshops for visitors, local residents, and students from Poland, Germany, the U.S., and beyond.

Programs are geared towards imparting the knowledge and responsibility of studying the Holocaust and the tools necessary to educate others about its lessons.

The two flagship programs offered by the AJC for American students are Auschwitz Jewish Center Fellows Program: A Bridge to History, for graduate-level students, and American Service Academies Program, for cadets and midshipmen from the U.S. Air Force, Naval, Coast Guard, and Military Academies and the Auschwitz Jewish Center Program for Students Abroad for college students studying overseas.  While these programs are geared towards specific participants, they both promote in-depth exploration of the Holocaust and the pre-war Jewish life.

The Center is proud to offer our first program for faculty teaching the Holocaust at the college level. The Faculty Development Seminar is a ten-day winter program for North American community college, college, and university professors who teach the Holocaust in any discipline but have not made it their primary area of study

The Center also offers programs for local residents and students in Oswiecim and surrounding communities, including the My Former Neighbors and Intercultural Dialogue programs for students and Cultural Programs for the general public.

The Auschwitz Jewish Center newest educational program for Polish high school teachers and students, Why do We Need Tolerance?, is an important step towards making a difference in reducing the role of hate and intolerance in our society.

We also recommend you our special online project Oshpitzin, which presents virtual map and guidebook to the Jewish history of Oświęcim.