Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation
Founded2012
Type501(c)(3) charitable organization
Location
Key people
Ronald S. Lauder (Chairman), Maria Zalewska (Executive Director)
Websitewww.preserveauschwitz.org//

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation (ABMF) was founded in New York, USA, in 2012 as a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the preservation of the original artifacts and grounds of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp KL Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II Birkenau, supervised by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim, Poland.

In 2019, the organization was renamed from Friends of Auschwitz Birkenau Foundation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation and expanded its programs to survivors' outreach and education. According to its mission statement, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation's primary purpose is to "safeguard the memory of Auschwitz-Birkenau through the preservation of its original artifacts and bringing education about Auschwitz to every American student." The Foundation also focuses on Holocaust survivors’ outreach.

ABMF provides support to programs and projects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, a charitable organization established under the laws of Poland and having a purpose consistent with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation.

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