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.
Survivors at centre of ceremony to mark Auschwitz 80th anniversary
Polish President Andrzej Duda remembered the victims of the Nazis at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site, as commemorations got under way on Monday to mark 80 years since the death camp was liberated towards the end of World War II.
UPDATE 2: Holocaust survivors, world leaders mark Auschwitz anniversary in Poland
Holocaust survivors and world leaders gathered in Poland on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where the Nazi Germans killed more than 1.1 million people during World War II.
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
Monday's ceremony is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.
World leaders, survivors mark 80 years since Auschwitz liberation
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday stressed Germany's enduring responsibility for the Holocaust as leaders and survivors marked 80 years since Soviet troops liberated the Nazi-run death camp Auschwitz.
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 warn of rising antisemitism at 80th anniversary of camp's liberation
Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.
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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