Auschwitz-Birkenau

OSWIECIM, Poland — Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning Monday to the place where they lost entire families and warning about the ominous growth of anti-Semitism and ha…

Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and cried Monday as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation. The Soviet army freed the prisoners there on January 27, 1945. At a special ceremony, the survivors reminded today’s leaders of the lessons of the war against Hitler. They noted that…

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau for Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday at a solemn service at the infamous death camp in Poland. Leading the U.K. delegation for the ceremony alongside Lord Eric Pickles, the U.K. Post-Holocaust Envoy, the duchess joined survivors and…

On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by attending a ceremony held at Central Hall in Westminster, London.The service, which was joined by a number of high-profile religious and civic leaders from the United Kingdom, honored the victims and heroes of the Holocaust, as well…

Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered on Monday for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning to the place where they lost entire families, and warning about the ominous growth of anti-Semitism and hatred in the world. In all, some 200 survivors of the camp were expected,…

This content is not available in your region By Euronews  •  last updated: 27/01/2020 Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier   -   Copyright AP - Markus Schreiber Religious and state leaders and survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered on Monday for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet army's liberation of the camp.Germany's President Frank-Walter…

Image copyrightGötz Ulrich/FacebookImage caption A known neo-Nazi has been linked to the controversial beer brand German police are investigating the sale of beer with a Nazi-style label, seen as scandalous in Germany as the world remembers Holocaust victi…

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Tragic stories from the Holocaust are brought to life by Centropa, a Jewish organisation that has interviewed 1,200 elderly Jews in Central and Eastern Europe.Centropa made copies of family photos, including more than 3,000 of relatives murdered by the Nazis. Hundreds of them died at Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Some of…

Media caption"I was a skeleton" - Henri Kirchka lost his whole family in Auschwitz Henri Kichka knows there will be a price to pay for telling his story: sleepless nights where the horrors of the past seep back into the present. But he knows the story must …