Seoul Museum of History Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day with 'Auschwitz Album' Exhibition

Jewish People Deported to Forced Labor Camps
Arrival, Selection, and Death Process Documented
Exhibition Until March 22

Women and children waiting for screening (Provided by Seoul City)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] The Seoul Museum of History, together with the Israeli Ambassador to Korea, opened the exhibition "Auschwitz Album: A Place in the Auschwitz Camp" at the Seoul Museum of History on the 29th in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The Holocaust refers to the massacre of approximately 10 million people, including Jews, Slavs, Roma, homosexuals, disabled individuals, and political prisoners, carried out by Nazi Germany during World War II. Among the victims, about 6 million were Jews, accounting for approximately 60% of the Jewish population living in Europe at the time. January 27th is designated as "International Holocaust Remembrance Day" by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005.

The materials exhibited this time are the Auschwitz Album, held at the Yad Vashem Museum in Israel. It is the world's only visual record capturing the process of deportation, arrival, selection, and eventual death of Jews deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau forced labor camp in Poland in late May 1944.

In April 1945, when the German Dora-Mittelbau forced labor camp was liberated, 18-year-old girl Lilli Jacob, who was imprisoned there, accidentally discovered the album in a barracks wardrobe used by the Nazis. This album, presumed to have been created as a record for two Nazi SS officers to report to high-ranking officers, contains a total of 56 pages and 193 photographs.

Before the exhibition opening, Mayor Park Won-soon said in his greeting, "We must protect human peace and human rights through continuous education and awakening."

The exhibition runs until March 22. Viewing hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays in January and February; and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and public holidays in March. Admission is free. For more details, please check the Seoul Museum of History website.