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From Auschwitz Francesco Lotoro brings back to life the notes of the deportees
The house at 88 Legionów Street, in Oświęcim, is leaning against the wall of the Auschwitz extermination camp. It was for years the house where Rudolf Höss, commander of the camp from 1940 to 1944, built a seemingly normal family life – gardens, swimming pool, greenhouses – while a few meters away he organized the […]
Francesco Lotoro from Barcelona in concert to remember the music composed during the Holocaust
On June 11, a unique concert at Archer House 88 (the former residence of Rudolf Höss, commander of the infamous Auschwitz Extermination Camp) by the Counter Extremism Project a concert will bring back to public consciousness the music written in the Camps and almost erased by the atrocities of the Holocaust. Works written on sheets […]
Q&A with Elliott Broidy on Receiving the Visionary Award at the Jewish Heritage Celebration on Capitol Hill
Q&A with Elliott Broidy on Receiving the Visionary Award at the Jewish Heritage Celebration on Capitol Hill Citybiz | By Staff June 5, 2026 Today we’re speaking with entrepreneur and philanthropist Elliott Broidy, the Chairman and CEO of Broidy Capital Holdings, LLC and founder of multiple companies focused on defense, homeland security, AI, and public safety technologies. Elliott […]
Financial Times: Should the Auschwitz commandant’s house be hosting exhibitions?
Read full article here. In early 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a US-based NGO, announced the purchase of the house from a Polish family for an undisclosed sum. The property had already drawn international attention through Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-winning film The Zone of Interest. For his movie, Glazer recreated the house on a set […]
Counter Extremism Project’s ARCHER at House 88 to Present New Exhibition by Photographer Hannah Altman, Retracing the Physical and Emotional Journey of Holocaust Victim Lore Sternfeld
Counter Extremism Project’s ARCHER at House 88 to Present New Exhibition by Photographer Hannah Altman, Retracing the Physical and Emotional Journey of Holocaust Victim Lore Sternfeld Vintage Astro-Berlin Lenses, Like Those Sternfeld Crafted, Are Used to Depict the Path from Berlin to Auschwitz Oświęcim, Poland (April 30, 2026) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is proud to organize Ground […]
Counter Extremism Project and ARCHER at House 88 Announce Partnership with Federal Foreign Ministry of Germany for Musical Concert at Kennedy Center: “Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust”
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and ARCHER at House 88 are honored to announce our official partnership with the Federal Foreign Ministry of Germany for Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust, presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2026.
Counter Extremism Project and ARCHER at House 88 Announce Partnership with Embassy of Israel in Washington. D.C. for Musical Concert at Kennedy Center: “Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust”
This partnership reflects a shared commitment to remembrance, historical truth, and the responsibility to confront today’s antisemitism and extremism. By supporting a concert that brings back to life music composed in ghettos and death camps—often written on scraps of paper or preserved only in memory— the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. is helping to ensure that the […]
Counter Extremism Project and ARCHER at House 88 Announce Partnership with Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C. for Musical Concert at Kennedy Center: “Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust”
This partnership reflects a shared commitment to remembrance, historical truth, and the responsibility to confront today’s antisemitism and extremism. By supporting a concert that brings back to life music composed in ghettos and death camps—often written on scraps of paper or preserved only in memory—Poland is helping to ensure that the voices of those murdered […]
“From Nuremberg to Now” Campaign
Rudolf Höss, Commandant of Auschwitz, testified at Nuremberg as a witness with no attempt to deny his crimes.His highly consequential words changed the course of the trials and exposed how atrocity can be made ordinary. With the From Nuremberg to Now campaign, ARCHER at House 88 stands to tell the truth and prevent the normalization […]
Counter Extremism Project Congratulates Dan Snow and History Hit on Their Lovie Award Win for The Auschwitz House, filmed at CEP’s ARCHER at House 88
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) congratulates Dan Snow and the team at History Hit on winning the Lovie Award for Best Podcast for The Auschwitz House, a powerful and moving documentary produced with the support of CEP and its ARCHER at House 88 initiative.
Jacek Purski, ARCHER at House 88 Director, for #EradicateHate2025
In a video for the Eradicate Hate Global Summit (September 15-17, 2025), Jacek Purski; Director of Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88 and Senior Advisor of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP); walks us through House Number 88, which sits directly outside the wall of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and […]
Counter Extremism Project and ARCHER Statement on Antisemitic Vandalism in Dukla, Poland
The Counter Extremism Project and the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, fully condemn and denounce the vandalization of two Jewish sites in Dukla, Poland that took place over the weekend.