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.
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism at 80th anniversary of camp's liberation
Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.
Survivors of Auschwitz deliver warning from history as memories die out
World leaders rubbed shoulders with 56 survivors of Hitler's death camp as they marked 80 years since its liberation.
Auschwitz Survivors Mark 80th Anniversary of Liberation From Nazi Death Camp
In all, the Nazi regime murdered 6 million Jews from all over Europe, annihilating two-thirds of Europe’s Jews and one-third of all Jews worldwide. In 2005, the United Nations designated Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Survivors Mark Auschwitz 80th Liberation Anniversary
The ceremony is widely regarded as the last major observance likely to see a significant number of survivors in attendance.
‘Nothing will be easy about returning:’ Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
It doesn’t do any good for your heart, for your mind, for anything,” said Holocaust survivor Jona Laks, 94, about her return to Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation.
Holocaust survivors mark 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz
Survivors of Auschwitz marked 80 years since the liberation of the death camp. They warned of rising antisemitism in a ceremony Monday at the site where Nazis murdered more than a million people, mostly Jews.
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At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism
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Pittsburgh families tell survivors' stories from Auschwitz 80 years later on Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Tyler Rabbi reflects on 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz
Rabbi Neal Katz from Congregation Beth El in Tyler stopped by KETK on Tuesday to mark 80 years since the liberation of the ...