80 years after Auschwitz: Memory culture in Germany
Germany commemorates the victims of the Nazi dictatorship. Today, the country's memory culture has become one enshrined in routines, but also with misunderstandings and in need of renewal and revision ...
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being observed at the site of the former Nazi death ...
It’s been 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz: Have we learned any lessons?
The situation of Jews today is the worst it has been since the Holocaust, and the lessons of Auschwitz demand that we act — ...
At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism
World leaders and a dwindling group of survivors are joining ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the ...
Auschwitz survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Nazi death camp’s liberation
The solemn commemoration comes amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the ...
The rail tracks of Auschwitz still cross the area as aging reminders of horror
During World War II, men, women and children were transported from across Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau, horrendous journeys ...
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The Liberation of Auschwitz—Where More Than One Million Jews Were Killed—Took Place on This Day in 1945
When the Red Army liberated the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945, the ...
‘Nothing will be easy about returning:’ Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
It doesn’t do any good for your heart, for your mind, for anything,” said Holocaust survivor Jona Laks, 94, about her return ...
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
At Auschwitz, the Germans left behind barracks and watchtowers, the remains of gas chambers and the hair and personal ...