Auschwitz

As Holocaust is commemorated, Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on January 27, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII. Monday marks the 80th anniversary of…

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Photo Story: Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz

Hollywood star and ex-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (C) meets with former Auschwitz prisoners Lidia Maksymowicz (R) during his visit on Wednesday to the former Nazi-German death camp of Auschwitz, in…

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Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears

OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) - Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops on Wednesday only virtually, aware…

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80 years ago, first mass transportation of “political prisoners” to Auschwitz

Poland today marked the 80th anniversary of the first mass transport to Auschwitz, which was originally created by the German occupiers as a camp for Polish "political" prisoners. The first…

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Auschwitz survivors warn against indifference

Survivors of Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp, have warned the world against indifference to hatred, at a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of its liberation by the Soviet army.…

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British Government to provide £1 million funding to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

A £1 million donation to help preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and ensure the lessons of Auschwitz live on for generations to come was announced by the British government. The…

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Wreath laying ceremony on the 75th anniversary of the liberation Auschwitz-Birkenau

Former prisoners, Polish President Andrzej Duda Monday morning attended a ceremony at the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz II-Birkenau during to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of…

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Photo Story: The Fifth World Holocaust Forum 2020 in Jerusalem

The ceremony of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Israel, 23 January 2020. The event marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation…

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World leaders gather in Jerusalem for Auschwitz forum, without Poland

Dozens of world leaders will convene in Jerusalem on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, amid a backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in…

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75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi-German concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Commemorations will be taking place today to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi-German concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest German Nazi concentration and…

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Merkel visits Auschwitz memorial for the first time

Angela Merkel visits for the first time the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on Friday after 14 years as German Chancellor. Merkel, accompanied by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the visit, will…

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Polish Prime Minister strongly complains with Netflix about Holocaust era map

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland sent a sharply worded letter to Netflix on Sunday objecting to a map shown in the new documentary series, “The Devil Next Door,” arguing…

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Memorial held at Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, dozens of former prisoners, priests and staff of the Auschwitz Memorial laid wreaths at the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp to commemorate the…

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On this day in 1944, Anne Frank is captured by Gestapo

On this day in 1944, a German-born Jewish girl and her family, who had been hiding in German-occupied Holland, are found by the Gestapo and transported to various concentration camps.…

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On this day in 1942 Himmler starts experimenting on women in Nazi concentration camp

History Channel: On this day in 1942, Heinrich Himmler, in league with three others, including a physician, decides to begin experimenting on women in the Auschwitzconcentration camps and to investigate extending this…

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Morning Briefing – 1st June ’18

Good morning, Unfortunately today’s morning briefing starts on a sad note as all media portals in Malta report the news of a male cyclist who was killed after he was…

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Black and white photos from Auschwitz Nazi camps given colour and ‘life’

Following months of research and painstaking work, Artist Marina Amara, transformed collection of forgotten black and white photos of prisoners from the Nazi camps in Auschwitz and brought nine victims…

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