back...Unveiling of a commemorative plaque on the building of the Łódź Board of Education

The memorial plaque, which was unveiled at the Łódź Board of Education, is an expression of our remembrance of the youngest victims of German crimes in Łódź. We know that the subject of the German concentration camp for Polish children on Przemysłowa Street is very important, especially from an educational point of view. By addressing this issue, we are meeting the need to supplement the core curriculum in history," said Dr. Ireneusz Piotr Maj, Director of the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism.

“To the memory of Polish children – victims of German crimes, who were germanized, displaced, forced into slave labor, imprisoned, murdered and died in camps and execution sites in the area of Łódź." – reads the text on the memorial plaque, which was unveiled on March 13 this year on the building of the Łódź Board of Education.

“I would like to thank everyone involved in this very valuable initiative, thanks to which this commemorative plaque was created on the building of the Łódź Board of Education. I would like to thank the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Professor Piotr Gliński, and above all I would like to thank the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism.” I am deeply convinced that thanks to your dedication and work we will be able to save the memory of these defenseless, innocent and tormented children, and move millions of human hearts around the world, which for so many years did not even know about the existence of these horrific places”said Mikołaj Pawlak, Ombudsman for Children.

In January 2023, the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism entered into a cooperation agreement with the Łódź Board of Education. Within the framework of the established cooperation, the institutions will carry out joint activities aimed at raising awareness of the tragic fate of children imprisoned in the German concentration camp at Przemysłowa Street in Łódź. One of the first results of the agreement is the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, prepared by the Museum, on the building of the Łódź Board of Education.

“The memorial plaque, which was unveiled at the Łódź Board of Education, is an expression of our remembrance of the youngest victims of German crimes in Łódź. We know that the subject of the German concentration camp for Polish children on Przemysłowa Street is very important, especially from an educational point of view. By addressing this issue, we are meeting the need to supplement the core curriculum in history," said Dr. Ireneusz Piotr Maj, Director of the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism.

The plaque was financed by the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism.