Law enforcement leaders go to Poland for training program
More than 120 senior law enforcement leaders recently gathered in Poland for a program called “Operationalizing ‘Never Again — Not On Our Watch’ 2026.” It was hosted at the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, next to the camp. The local participants included New Jersey State Police Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle, South Brunswick Police Department Captain Jeffrey Russo, Monmouth Junction Police Department Chief Raymond J. Hayducka, Cinnaminson Police Department Chief William Obuchowski, and Mitchell Sklar, executive director of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
The program, organized in partnership with the Rutgers University Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience and the University of Virginia, united police leaders, policymakers, and security officials from across the United States, Europe, and beyond for an intensive period of study and discussion.
Participants spent time in Oświęcim combining historical study with professional dialogue. They toured the remains of the Auschwitz Birkenau camp complex, engaged in seminars on the role of state institutions in enabling atrocities, and took part in discussions designed to connect those lessons to contemporary policing.
The program was led by Paul Goldenberg, chair of the initiative, alongside colleagues from Rutgers and the University of Virginia and featured a mix of lectures, site visits and small group discussions.