Auschwitz survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Nazi death camp's liberation
The solemn commemoration came amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the Holocaust is eroding.
Holocaust survivors share their experiences on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Around 50 survivors of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz gathered together for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camp.
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
Monday's ceremony is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.
WRAP-UP: Holocaust survivors, world leaders mark Auschwitz anniversary in Poland
Holocaust survivors and world leaders attended ceremonies in Poland on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
Survivors at centre of ceremony to mark Auschwitz 80th anniversary
Polish President Andrzej Duda remembered the victims of the Nazis at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site, as commemorations got under way on Monday to mark 80 years since the death camp was liberated towards the end of World War II.
Hungarian Jews remember Holocaust tragedy 80 years after liberation of Auschwitz
Jews in Hungary and around the world are observing Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp
Auschwitz survivors to mark 80th anniversary of camp's liberation
Auschwitz survivors will be joined by world leaders on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops, in what will likely be one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.
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The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window
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The liberation of Auschwitz: 80 years on
The largest camp in the entire system of Nazi concentration and extermination camps, where more than 1 million people ...
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One man's daring mission to infiltrate Auschwitz revealed its atrocities to the world – this is his story.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of Poland Andrzej Duda
Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, on the margins of a commemorative ...
Auschwitz commander's home open to the public, converted into center for Holocaust history
The house, until this year, had always been in private hands. A U.S.-based group, the "Counter Extremism Project," has purchased it. Now, in conjunction with the Auschwitz Museum and UNESCO, they have ...
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‘God suffered a great deal in every single person’ who was in Auschwitz, cardinal says
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) -- "God did not create Auschwitz, God created man," said Cardinal Grzegorz Rys of Lodz after the ...
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The Million-Body Problem
Eighty years after its liberation, the camp stands as a monument to leaving unrestrained our basest, darkest tendencies.
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Inside Nazi house of horrors where Auschwitz’s commandant lived near mass killings
This seemingly ordinary house next door serves as a chilling reminder of "just how close heaven can be to hell on earth." ...