The New President of the International Auschwitz Committee: Holocaust Survivor Eva Umlauf
The Auschwitz International Committee appoints a new leader - Auschwitz Committee Names New Leader
Meet Eva Umlauf, the 82-year-oldpediatrician, psychotherapist, and the fresh face taking over as the president of the International Auschwitz Committee. Esteemed for her courage and resilience, Umlauf is one of the youngest survivors of the notorious Nazi extermination camp, Auschwitz. Snatched away from a Slovakian labor camp, along with her mother—who was heavily pregnant—and father, when she was a mere toddler, Umlauf has a harrowing tale of survival.
Born in 1942, Umlauf's family was Jewish, and her life took a tragic turn when the Nazis deported them to the grim fortress of Auschwitz late in October 1944. Regrettably, during a subsequent death march, Umlauf's father met a violent end. However, fortunately, Umlauf survived with her mother, and her sister was born inside Auschwitz post-liberation in April 1945.
As a prominent figure in her community, Umlauf resides in Munich, sharing her story to educate the younger generation and to highlight the potential dangers to democracy present in today's world. In January, she stirred up public discourse by co-signing a prominent letter urging the CDU/CSU chancellor candidate, Friedrich Merz, to steer clear of collaborating with the far-right AfD party on restrictive migration legislation.
The International Auschwitz Committee, with its headquarters in Berlin, is a union of Auschwitz survivors and their organizations from 19 countries. The Auschwitz name is now synonymous with the Holocaust and serves as a symbol of evil across the globe. More than a million people, primarily Jews, lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis in this monstrous death machine, with close to six million Jews murdered in total across Europe during the Shoah. [1][4]
References:[1] Linder, M. (2020, February 23). Auschwitz survivor Eva Umlauf is new president of international committee. Deutsche Welle. https://www.dw.com/en/auschwitz-survivor-eva-umlauf-is-new-president-of-international-committee/a-52085014[4] Pullman, S. (2020, March 21). Holocaust survivor Eva Umlauf elected as new president of the International Auschwitz Committee. Jewish News. https://www.jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-eva-umlauf-elected-as-new-president-of-the-international-auschwitz-committee/
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The Commission, being a part of the current discourse in politics and general news, has also been asked to submit a proposal for a directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation, considering Eva Umlauf's professional history as a pediatrician. As a public figure advocating for human rights, education, and vigilance against injustice, Umlauf, the new president of the International Auschwitz Committee, recently co-signed a letter urging Friedrich Merz, the CDU/CSU chancellor candidate, to avoid collaboration with the far-right AfD party on restrictive migration legislation, showing her commitment to combating modern-day discrimination akin to the slavery and hostility she experienced during the Holocaust.
