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world-news1 year ago

"Nazi Death Camp Survivors Commemorate 79th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day"

Survivors of Nazi death camps, along with state officials and participants, marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland. Observances were held in various countries to remember the 6 million European Jews killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Leaders emphasized the importance of combating antisemitism and promoting peace, with commemorations in Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Ukraine. The international day serves to ensure the world remembers the Holocaust long after the survivors are gone.

world-news1 year ago

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Continuing the Fight Against Anti-Semitism

Survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau with a modest ceremony in Poland, laying wreaths and lighting candles at the Death Wall and the monument in Birkenau. Observances were also held in other countries, with leaders emphasizing the importance of remembering the Holocaust and fighting antisemitism. In Italy, commemorations included a torchlit procession, while in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jews and Muslims gathered to promote compassion and dialogue. The international commemoration day, created by the United Nations in 2005, aims to ensure the world remembers the Holocaust long after the survivors are gone.

world-news1 year ago

"Survivors Commemorate Auschwitz Liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day"

Survivors of Nazi death camps, along with state officials and other participants, marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland. Observances were also held in many other countries, with commemorations in Germany, Italy, Ukraine, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The theme of the observances was the suffering of the individual human being, and the day served as a reminder to fight against antisemitism, racism, and for democracy. The survivors laid wreaths, lit candles, and prayed at the memorial site, memorializing around 1.1 million camp victims, mostly Jews.