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.
‘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.
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.
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.
80 years after Auschwitz liberation, a survivor's powerful plea: 'We cannot forget'
"I share this story, like many others who do, because we cannot forget all those innocent men, women and children who were slaughtered just because they were Jewish," said Friedman, who also noted that the Nazis targeted others,
Commemorating liberation at Auschwitz on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan. 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day to memorialize the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution.
Hungarian Jews remember Holocaust tragedy 80 years after liberation of Auschwitz
Jews in Hungary and around the world are observing Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp
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.
Returning Auschwitz survivors say 'never' allow history to repeat
Auschwitz survivors returned to the death camp in Poland to mark 80 years after the liberation. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch visited the location with some of the survivors as they shared their past experiences and what they want the world to know on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Holocaust survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
Some of the last living survivors spoke of worrying signs that safeguards of “never again” are falling away while antisemitism rises.
Auschwitz survivors say ‘never again’ is more urgent than ever
Auschwitz survivors attended ceremonies in Canada and Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp. They say remembering the horrors of the Holocaust is more urgent than ever with conflicts raging around the world.
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The Liberation of Auschwitz—Where More Than One Million Jews Were Killed—Took Place on This Day in 1945
When the Red Army liberated the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945, the ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Holocaust Remembrance Day
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King wipes away tears as he becomes first British head of state to visit Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day
Charles joins dignitaries from around the world to mark 80th anniversary of liberation of Nazi concentration camp while ...
Ahead of solemn day, 100 hear call to action at Holocaust Center
Agi Adler, an 88-year-old-Holocaust survivor from Budapest, was among those in attendance Sunday and lit a candle. At the end ...