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"Memory is not synonymous with knowledge of historical facts". Debate about a book by Filip Müller in Amsterdam.

08-06-2023

On the occasion of the publication of the Dutch translation of the book "Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chambers" by Auschwitz survivor and Sonderkommando member Filip Müller, a meeting titled "A Culture of Genocide" took place on June 2 at the deBalie cultural center in Amsterdam.

The conversation was between Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński, the director of the Auschwitz Museum, and a writer Arnon Grunberg.

The discussion was part of the European Culture Forum and served as a reflection on the condition of individuals subjected to the extreme world of the camps, the current challenges arising from memory, and how to utilize the lessons learned from the brutal past in shaping the future of Europe.

In the conversation summary, Director Piotr Cywiński emphasized that, in his opinion, memory is not synonymous with knowledge of hist