On April 17, 2026, the final gala of the “Auschwitz and the Perception of the Modern World” competition took place at the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust in Oświęcim.
The competition is aimed at children and young people from all over Poland. Its purpose is to encourage reflection on how events from eighty years ago continue to shape the modern world. The competition is held in the following categories: visual arts, graphic design, photography, literature, and film.
Among this year’s finalists is Marta Dawidowska, a student of class 3m (IBDP 1), who won 1st place in the graphic design category. She titled her work “Who Are You Today?”
After the final gala, a special meeting took place with a Holocaust survivor, Ms. Zdzisława Włodarczyk, who was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp after the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944. She was 11 years old at the time. Her message to young people was: “Never again war and bad politics, in which there is hatred toward another human being with different views.”
It is worth noting that Marta Dawidowska is also a volunteer at the State Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim.
We warmly congratulate Marta on her achievement!
