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.
Silence pervades Auschwitz on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation
Silence pervades the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau today. Sometimes the only sounds are the soft footsteps of visitors, people who come from all over the world to mourn and to learn, and the voices of their guides speaking in hushed tones into microphones trying to explain the ungraspable.
Auschwitz survivors the focus of ceremony to mark 80 years since camp's liberation, Holocaust Remembrance Day
Survivors of the Nazi's notorious Auschwitz death camp are taking center stage at the memorial service to mark 80 years since its liberation by Soviet troops.
Leaders to listen to Auschwitz survivors at 80th anniversary of camp's liberation
By Barbara Erling and Kuba Stezycki OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) -Auschwitz survivors were being joined by world leaders on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops,
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.
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising hatred on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.
Pittsburgh families tell survivors' stories from Auschwitz 80 years later on Holocaust Remembrance Day
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the families of two survivors who resettled in Pittsburgh shared their stories.
Hungarian Jews remember Holocaust tragedy 80 years after liberation of Auschwitz
In less than two months between March and May of that year, some 435,000 Hungarian Jews, primarily from countryside cities and villages, were deported to Auschwitz in Nazi-occupie
Salisbury remembers genocide victims on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
SALISBURY marked Holocaust Memorial Day with readings, presentations and a minute's silence at the Guildhall on Monday. The city council hosted the event and invited representatives from city communities,
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 ...
Photos show the horrors of Auschwitz, the largest and deadliest Nazi concentration camp, 80 years after its liberation
Over 1.1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz, including nearly a million Jews. On the day of liberation 80 years ago, ...
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
Commemorations are being held Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet ...
Auschwitz: How death camp became centre of Nazi Holocaust
In just over four-and-a-half years, Nazi Germany systematically murdered at least 1.1 million people at Auschwitz, built in ...
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Auschwitz was built on lies. They still haunt Israel and our world today. | Opinion
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago Monday ... “just as surely as the victims in the concentration camps.” It was too late to stop this last lie, but my father, Elie Wiesel, was determined ...
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New Stockton exhibit commemorates liberation of Auschwitz
A new exhibit by Stockton University’s Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center will commemorate the 80th anniversary ...
Auschwitz survivor returns to brave a harrowing past
First, Cohen, with a tour group from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, passed through the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate at the Auschwitz I camp whose sign mockingly proclaims “Work Sets ...
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In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community
Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...