WVU’s Pi Lambda Phi committee will host a livestream of the events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the largest German Nazi concentration and extermination camp beginning at 9:30 a.m. today (Jan. 27) in the Shenandoah Room of the Mountainlair.
This noteworthy milestone event, hosted by the Memorial and Museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau, will be livestreamed worldwide from the former camp grounds and feature world leaders and 200 Auschwitz survivors.
The livestream will continue streaming throughout the day. WVU and Morgantown community members are welcome to join the event at any time.
Information packets will be available, and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and offer helpful suggestions about further reading, viewing and learning opportunities.
In addition to the live-streamed event, WVU’s Downtown Campus Library is showcasing a selection of books around Auschwitz and an exhibit on the sixth floor, “The Anguish of Liberation as Reflected in Art.” The exhibit features reproduced artworks from the Yad Vashem Art Museum created between 1945-1947 that investigate how survivors reacted to the liberation through art.
Those who are interested but unable to join can access the livestream on the Memorial and Museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau’s website.
For more information, contact Lisa.DiBartolomeo@mail.wvu.edu.