Volkswagen has been supporting the memorial work at Auschwitz since 1987. This year, 15 apprentices from Wolfsburg and Kassel and ten vocational school students from Bielsko-Biała were part of the international group contributing to the preservation of the memorial. The young people lived in the international meeting place on site and helped with conservation work at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp - for example, cleaning paths and drains. Without this work, the memorial would be partially under water.

"The work at the memorial is very important in Wolfsburg. It is a strong sign that Volkswagen enables its trainees to take part in political education and thus take responsibility for its own history. The company is thus showing in an exemplary way how the confrontation with the past can be kept alive and promoted in the long term," emphasized Lord Mayor Dennis Weilmann at the reception in the town hall.

An important project - especially in these times

The young people had been invited to Wolfsburg as part of the follow-up to the project by Volkswagen AG and the International Auschwitz Committee. At the reception in the town hall, they were welcomed by Lord Mayor Dennis Weilmann - in the presence of Christoph Heubner, Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee and Head of Memorial Site Work for Volkswagen.

With their commitment, all those involved are setting an example for tolerance, peace and active remembrance - a commitment that is not losing its importance, especially in a time full of international conflicts.