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Pope Francis warns of 'scourge of antisemitism' ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp

The Independent UK

How Jan. 27 came to be International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

When, in the late 1980s, I began my research on the architectural history of the Auschwitz death camp, Jan. 27 wasn’t marked on any official calendar as a special day of commemoration.

The Conversation

The week in TV: President Trump’s Inauguration; Out There; What Happened at Auschwitz; Prime Target – review

Second time around was definitely not funny as the Trump show rolled back into DC. Plus, Martin Clunes in overalls in a dark Welsh drama; a maths thriller that doesn’t quite add up; and a Holocaust documentary with quiet power

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Holocaust survivor urges people ‘not to be misled’ ahead of 80th anniversary of concentration camp liberation

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation, survivor Susan Pollack, 94, warned people to “not allow yourself another lesson to learn.”

The Independent UK

Do not allow yourself another lesson to learn, Holocaust survivor warns

Susan Pollack, 94, asked why antisemitism has not yet been eradicated, ahead of the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation.

Evening Standard

Survivors Centre Stage For 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation

Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz will gather at the site of the Nazi death camp on Monday as the world marks the 80th anniversary of its liberation in the final months of World War II. Around 50 ex-inmates are expected at a ceremony outside the historic gate…

International Business Times

The ‘house next door’: Rudolf Höss’s villa opens to honour Auschwitz victims

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, House 88 with its chilling past has been turned into centre to combat hate

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Survivors strive to ensure young people do not forget Auschwitz

On a frosty Polish winter evening, 96-year-old Esther Senot told the 100 or so shivering students at Auschwitz-Birkenau how she was a teenager much like them when she was first brought to the Nazi death camp on 2 September, 1943.

Radio France Internationale

Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brother’s life. And how an angel saved his

Monday’s ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is more than just the moment to remember some 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust

The Independent UK

Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle

Commemorations are being held Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops

The Independent UK

Woman born at gates of Nazi concentration camp survived because of ‘luck’

Eva Clarke, 80, was born at Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria on April 29 1945.

Evening Standard

The Holocaust: how ‘rescue archaeology’ is tackling the impending loss of surviving witnesses

This year is the 80th anniversary of the Soviet army’s liberation of Auschwitz, the huge and complex concentration and death camp in which one million Jews were murdered.

The Conversation

Holocaust education must keep up as survivor numbers dwindle, charity head says

Holocaust Educational Trust chief executive, Karen Pollock, said eyewitnesses ‘will not be here forever’.

The Independent UK

After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission

A Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps as a young boy will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since the liberation of one of the Nazi's most notorious concentration camps

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Survivors Strive To Ensure Young Do Not Forget Auschwitz

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Repression, resentment and resilience: A portrait of concentration camp survivors 80 years after their liberation

Primo Levi, Elie Wiesel, Simone Veil — we know some concentration camp survivors today because of the testimonies they wrote, or their political or literary work.

Evening Standard

Queen pledges to ‘never forget’ the atrocities of the Holocaust

Camilla spoke as she attended the annual lunch of the Anne Frank Trust, an educational charity founded by family and friends of the diarist’s father.

Evening Standard

Starmer hails Holocaust survivors’ ‘remarkable courage’ ahead of memorial day

The Prime Minister made a recent visit to Auschwitz, where he vowed to fight ‘the poison of antisemitism’.

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What Happened at Auschwitz review – this urgent documentary is a small step back towards enlightenment

Indelible stories from survivors and chilling present-day footage of the former camp combine to make this short, stark yet hopeful film. Look at the world in 2025 and you can easily see why it is such vital viewing

The Independent UK

The Lost Music of Auschwitz: How a British composer brought hidden Holocaust symphonies to life

Composer and conductor Leo Geyer sheds light on the horrors of the Holocaust through recovered manuscripts

The Guardian - UK

‘Why would an orchestra exist in this hell?’ Inside The Lost Music of Auschwitz

As the Red Army closed in on the concentration camp, the Nazis tried to destroy every bit of evidence – but they didn’t manage to burn all the music written there. Ahead of a new film, we meet the man who’s spent eight years piecing those extraordinary scraps of music…

International Business Times

'Our Mission': Auschwitz Museum Staff Recount Their Everyday Jobs

Barbed wire lines the road to work for Pawel Sawicki, deputy spokesman of the Auschwitz museum at the site of the former Nazi death camp that was liberated 80 years ago this month.

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UK PM Starmer Visits Auschwitz, Vows To Fight Antisemitism

U.K. Prime Minister's visit to Auschwitz, discussions in Warsaw, and commitment to combat antisemitism and strengthen European ties.

The Independent UK

Lady Starmer’s emotional return to Auschwitz as she visits concentration camp with prime minister

Sir Keir says it was his wife’s second visit to Auschwitz but it was ‘no less harrowing’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer leaves message at Auschwitz in memory of Holocaust victims

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria left a wreath and a poignant written message as they visited Auschwitz, a place the prime minister described as “utterly harrowing”, on Friday (17 January).

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