Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
The main observances take place at the site in southern Poland where Nazi Germany murdered over a million people
History Today: How the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated 80 years ago
Soviet forces approached the Auschwitz concentration camp and liberated the prisoners from the Nazi regime’s horrific crimes. This day is now observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Also,
Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation
The dwindling numbers offer a stark representation of the declining population of survivors who are still able to tell their stories.
AP Photos: Silence pervades Auschwitz on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation
Silence pervades the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau today. It can feel that time has stood still at the place where Nazi German forces killed 1.1 million people, most of them Jews. There are the barracks which housed prisoners,
Looking ahead to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp
Jan. 27, marks International Holocaust Day. NBC News' Jay Gray reports from Auschwitz, where the 80th anniversary of its liberation will bring forth memories and messages that resonate today.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Poland Auschwitz 80th Anniversary
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
On 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation, survivors keep memories alive
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. Younger generations in Atlanta are keeping alive Holocaust survivors' stories, including the harrowing experience of Murray Lynn.
APTOPIX Poland Auschwitz 80th Anniversary
People visit a surviving gas chamber and crematorium at the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, a former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 25. 2025.
Poland: 80 years after the Liberation of Auschwitz
On 27 January 2025, we will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. The main commemoration will begin at 4.00 pm in a special tent that will be built over the gate to the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.
Silence pervades Auschwitz on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation
Silence pervades the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau today. Sometimes the only sounds are the soft footsteps of visitors, people ...
StringersHub on MSN13h
Poland: Former Auschwitz commandant's house converted into anti-hate centre
From the windows of the house in which the infamous commandant of Auschwitz lived, one can still see the barracks of the ...
‘Get politics out of this’: At Auschwitz, Dreyfus tries to put focus back on Holocaust
General Mark Dreyfus has blasted the growing attacks on the federal government over its handling of antisemitism in Australia ...
80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, amid rising antisemitism, the memory of the Holocaust remains contentious
The liberation of Auschwitz is being commemorated in the shadow of rising antisemitism in Australia and globally.
Auschwitz 80 years since liberation: Ryszard Horowitz's story of survival and making the American Dream
An exclusive interview with Auschwitz survivor and award-winning photographer Ryszard Horowitz, on his extraordinary life and ...
Oświęcim’s sole Jewish resident reflects on modern antisemitism on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation
Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting ...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveils National Holocaust Education Centre amid political division on Auschwitz liberation anniversary
Australian leaders have been commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps ...
RTE Online22h
Auschwitz: Where the Nazis created hell on earth
Tomorrow marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and death camp where more ...