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80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, amid rising antisemitism, the memory of the Holocaust remains contentious

On January 27 2025, political dignitaries and Holocaust survivors will gather in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland. They will attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps by the Red Army.

The Conversation · Jan 26, 2025

The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance

Editorial: Eighty years after the Nazi death camp was freed, the testimony of survivors is as crucial as ever

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

French-Israeli Holocaust survivor donates artworks to Unesco

French-Israeli artist Shelomo Selinger, a survivor of nine Nazi concentration camps, has donated two of his artworks to the United Nations cultural body Unesco. The unveiling of the restored works coincides with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and the International Day of Commemoration in Memory…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 26, 2025

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 · Jan 26, 2025

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 · Jan 26, 2025

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 · Jan 25, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

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 · Jan 25, 2025

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 · Jan 25, 2025

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 · Jan 25, 2025