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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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Holocaust survivors gather in Poland to mark 80 years since Auschwitz liberation

Survivors shared harrowing testimony at the former site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland on Monday as the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Nazi German forces murdered some 1.

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 ...

Polish president: We are 'guardians of memory' of crimes at Auschwitz

Polish President Andrzej Duda remembered the victims of the Nazis at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site, as 80th ...

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, ...

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Auschwitz survivors warn of rising hatred on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation

In all, 56 survivors gathered under a huge tent on Monday set up over a gate and railway tracks at the site of the former ...

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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

“God suffered a great deal in every single person who was here. God suffered a great deal in this place,” Cardinal Rys added.

PHOTO COLLECTION: Poland Auschwitz 80th Anniversary

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King Charles Makes History with Emotional Visit to Auschwitz for Holocaust Memorial Day: 'A Sacred Moment'

King Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton are leading the royal family’s commemorations of the victims of the Holocaust ...

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Zelenskyy arrives in Poland to participate in commemoration of Auschwitz victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Poland on Monday, 27 January to take part in the commemoration of the ...

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