Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
At Auschwitz, the Germans left behind barracks and watchtowers, the remains of gas chambers and the hair and personal belongings of people killed there. The “Arbeit macht frei” (work will set you free) gate is recognized the world over.
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The Jews Who Fought Back: The Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
But there were some notable exceptions to the role, some brave Jews who did choose to fight back against Nazi tyranny instead of submitting meekly to the jackboots. Among them were the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943.
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At Auschwitz, a solemn ceremony at a time of rising nationalism
Dozens of world leaders, including Britain’s king and the president of Ukraine, joined a dwindling group of Nazi death camp survivors on Monday in southern Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of Auschwitz,
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An Interview of Remembrance on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
We commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, designated by the United Nations to mark the anniversary of the January 27, 1945 liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp.
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Auschwitz survivors recall suffering 80 years after camp's liberation
WARSAW/KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters ... people sent to the Nazi death camp set up in occupied Poland as part of Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution" to annihilate European Jews. Most Auschwitz inmates ...
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A history of Auschwitz-Birkenau 80 years on from liberation
With the world marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Soviet troops on 27 January here is its history, based on information from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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Auschwitz Survivors Recall Suffering 80 Years After Camp's Liberation
Auschwitz Survivors Recall Suffering 80 Years After Camp's Liberation By Barbara Erling and Kuba Stezycki WARSAW/KRAKOW ... in occupied Poland as part of Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution" to ...
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Harry Harelik: We must remember the Holocaust to keep it from happening again
History forgotten (or unknown) leads to history repeated and understanding how the ruling Nazis came to power is important.
Pope Francis urges eradication of antisemitism, says horror of the Holocaust must never be forgotten
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Francis also noted that many Christians were killed in Nazi concentration camps.
Auschwitz commander's home open to the public, converted into center for Holocaust history
KCRA Documentary screens at University of Arkansas The home is the former residence of the commander of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Rudolph Höss. The house recently featured heavily in the movie "Zone of Interest,
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Far-right Polish lawmaker disrupts moment of silence for the Holocaust to decry ‘Jewish genocide in Gaza’
A far-right Polish member of the European Parliament disrupted a moment of silence for the victims of the Holocaust in order to decry “the Jewish genocide in Gaza.”
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.