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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 ...
Auschwitz commander's home open to the public, converted into center for Holocaust history
The house, until this year, had always been in private hands. A U.S.-based group, the "Counter Extremism Project," has purchased it. Now, in conjunction with the Auschwitz Museum and UNESCO, they have ...
Photos show the horrors of Auschwitz, the largest and deadliest Nazi concentration camp, 80 years after its liberation
Over 1.1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz, including nearly a million Jews. On the day of liberation 80 years ago, ...
‘We are united’: NYC Jewish, Muslim community members commemorate Auschwitz liberation
The memory of the Holocaust reminds us that the seeds of hatred must be confronted wherever they appear,” CAM Chief ...
At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders ...
Auschwitz commandant's daughter relives childhood with 'wonderful dad' Rudolf Hoess
Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess oversaw the slaughter of around 1.1 million Jews, along with 20,000 gypsies and tens of ...
Pittsburgh families tell survivors' stories from Auschwitz 80 years later on Holocaust Remembrance Day
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the families of two survivors who resettled in Pittsburgh shared their stories.
Auschwitz through Jewish eyes: Lessons and reflections on memory
The Wannsee villa in Berlin, where Nazi officials gathered to decide that the Jews of Europe will be killed, is where the ...
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Holocaust survivor speaks to area students
Marks had been just two years old when her mother sent her to live with a Catholic family to hide her from Nazis.