Jewish Journal: A Former Nazi “Paradise” Will Be Transformed Into A Global Center For Combatting Antisemitism
“The former Polish residence of the Nazi commandant at Auschwitz will soon open its doors to the public as a center dedicated to combatting antisemitism, extremism and hate... The property at 88 Legionow Street, dubbed “House 88,” served as the family home to Rudolph Höss, the orchestrator behind the gas chambers and crematorium at Auschwitz, where approximately one million Jews were sent to their deaths. The upscale villa, once famously referred to by Höss’ wife as a “paradise” with its lush gardens and a swimming pool, was recently purchased by New York-based charity the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), with the intention of transforming it into a space for research, education and advocacy.”
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.