The Auschwitz Study Group (ASG) are a team of collective researchers and archivists founded by English researcher Michael Challoner.[1] The ASG have spent several years studying all facets and complexities of Auschwitz and post war Oświęcim, often providing original work for media and production companies.
Recent work includes providing research for the German radio channel Radioshow Kulturradio - "Frau Baruch"[2] and providing archival assistance for Director Jonathan Glazer's upcoming film set in Auschwitz during the Holocaust.[3] The ASG have also provided research and materials for the Daily Mail article on the Brothels of Auschwitz, as well as contributing testimonies and materials for an article on the Solahütte SS retreat[4] for the English language spoken Polish News Agency, The First News. In November 2018, The First News also worked with the ASG to publish an article commemorating the anniversary of the first execution of Auschwitz.[5]
In 2017, the Auschwitz Study Group researched the fate of women imprisoned at the Rajsko sub-camp of Auschwitz for British Holocaust organisation, the Lake District Holocaust Project.[6] The names of many of the women were published on the Auschwitz Study Group's website.[7] In the same year, the late architect and researcher, Marek Rawecki who was commissioned by UNESCO to present details of the protection zone of the Auschwitz-Birkenau[8] contributed an essay on the 'Forgotten Auschwitz' to the Auschwitz Study Group's website.[9]
As of 2017, the Group became partners of the Luftschutz-Splitterschutzzelle Bunkers Permanent Exhibition in Chełmek,[10] the site of the former Chelmek Auschwitz sub-camp, providing archival and historical information.[11]
In 2018, a short story was written by the Group for Holocaust survivor, Agnes Grunwald-Spiers' book, 'Women's Experience In The Holocaust'.[12] Other notable interviews from the ASG include Kitty Hart-Moxon, OBE in which she briefly talks about Denis Avey who claimed to have escaped from Auschwitz,[13] and Sandor Vandor, a Holocaust survivor and Hungarian native who survived the Sankt Anna Am Aigen Labour Camp.[14]
References edit
- ^ Group, Auschwitz Study. "Auschwitz Study Group - welcome - Auschwitz Study Group". www.auschwitzstudygroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Perspektiven". www.kulturradio.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Auschwitz Study Group". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Chilling then-and-now photos show where Auschwitz monsters relaxed". Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "The day the horror began: Today marks the 78th anniversary of the first executions at Auschwitz death camp". Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Links - Lake District Holocaust Project". Lake District Holocaust Project. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Group, Auschwitz Study. "Women of Rajsko - Auschwitz Study Group". www.auschwitzstudygroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Rawecki, Marek (2003). Strefa Auschwitz-Birkenau.
- ^ Group, Auschwitz Study. "The Unwanted Auschwitz - Auschwitz Study Group". www.auschwitzstudygroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "MOKSIR :: Miejski Ośrodek Kultury Sportu i Rekreacji w Chełmku". moksir.chelmek.pl. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Group, Auschwitz Study. "ASG Are Partners of the Luftschutz-Splitterschutzzelle Bunkers Exhibition in Chełmek - Auschwitz Study Group". www.auschwitzstudygroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Grunwald-Spier, Agnes (2018-01-15). Women's Experiences in the Holocaust: In Their Own Words. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445671482.
- ^ Group, Auschwitz Study. "Kitty Hart Moxon - interview - Auschwitz Study Group". www.auschwitzstudygroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ Group, Auschwitz Study. "Salvation in Sankt Anna Am Aigen Labour Camp: An Interview with Survivor Sandor Vandor - Auschwitz Study Group". www.auschwitzstudygroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-04.