The Tribune-Democrat1d
Hungarian Jews remember Holocaust tragedy 80 years after liberation of Auschwitz
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, Tamás Léderer still can't shake the sense that the world hasn't learned from the horrors of the 20th
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.
The Budapest Times2d
Navracsics: Holocaust was ‘inexplicable, unjustifiable and unacceptable low point’
Tibor Navracsics noted that the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp had been liberated on this day 80 years ago.
I was minutes away from being executed at Auschwitz – then stroke of luck saved my life, says Holocaust survivor
A HOLOCAUST survivor has revealed she was minutes away from being sent to her death at Auschwitz – before her train was diverted in a lucky twist of fate. Agnes Kaposi, 92, was just 11 years
The Royal Gazette2d
Never again: community reflects on the Holocaust
The Jewish Community of Bermuda last night marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with song and stories of survival. Judy Maybury told the dozens of people in attendance for the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency5d
Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation
The dwindling numbers offer a stark representation of the declining population of survivors who are still able to tell their stories.
PBS2d
Museum works to preserve shoes belonging to Auschwitz’s youngest victims
On the 80th anniversary of its liberation, survivors of the Holocaust gathered at the extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Of the more than six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, 1.1 million were killed at Auschwitz,
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,
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.
NYC teen solves 80-year-old family mystery during recent visit to Auschwitz: ‘Closure we never imagined possible’
I felt as if my entire family – generations and generations of my family – were standing with me, behind me, holding onto me.”
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 of the ceremony, guests signed a pledge committing to four action items: Honor the memory of those lost in the Holocaust; stand against intolerance; educate and reflect on the past; and promote tolerance and justice.
Leaders to hear Auschwitz survivors at 80th anniversary of camp's liberation
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, one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.