Auschwitz survivors and world leaders set to mark 80 years since Nazi death camp’s liberation
The solemn commemoration comes amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the Holocaust is eroding.
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being observed at the site of the former death camp.
80 years after Auschwitz liberation, a survivor's powerful plea: 'We cannot forget'
Tova Friedman, 86, is one of a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors. Is this horrific time slipping from our memory?
Leaders to hear 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,
Auschwitz survivors return to mark 80th anniversary of camp’s liberation
Survivors of Auschwitz are returning to the notorious Nazi concentration camp to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation by the Red Army. NBC News’ Jay Gray reports from Oświęcim, Poland.
World leaders to join commemorations marking 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
World leaders will be in Poland Monday to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80thanniversary of the liberation of Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Auschwitz survivors the focus of ceremony for 80th anniversary of its liberation, on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked by a ceremony widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.
Auschwitz holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
Auschwitz memorial marks the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being observed at the site of the former death camp
AP Photos: 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.
World marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
The world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday, with some of the few remaining survivors attending ceremonies at the site of the notorious Nazi death camp.Auschwitz was the largest of the extermination camps and has become a symbol of Nazi Germany's genocide of six million European Jews,
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