Amid a surge of anti-Semitism and a rise in dehumanizing political rhetoric, there is fear that the horrific lessons of the death camp are being lost.
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Holocaust Gathering Lets Some Leaders Score Present-Day Political Points
Dignitaries from across the globe gathered to remember the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
At Holocaust Memorial, a Survivor and Towering Moral Voice Says He ‘Cannot Forgive’
World leaders converged in Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
World Leaders, Gathering to Mark Holocaust, Are Urged to Fight ‘Deadly Cancer’
The extraordinary meeting, timed to Monday’s 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, heard warnings about the present-day rise in anti-Jewish violence.
‘No Room for Indifference’: Leaders Issue Warning at Holocaust Commemoration
Leaders spoke out in Jerusalem against the rise of anti-Semitism and commemorated the liberation of Auschwitz.
Visiting Auschwitz, Merkel Warns Against Danger to Liberal Democracy
Stressing that it was “a German death camp, run by Germans,” Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of the threat posed by revisionist history and rising hatred.
A Slain Jewish Girl’s Diary of Life Under the Soviets and the Nazis
Described as a counterpart to Anne Frank’s diary, a journal written by Renia Spiegel, a Jewish girl who lived in Poland during World War II, is being published in English.
For Artist at Auschwitz, a Challenge: Stepping Into the Past, Not on It
The Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind was asked to design an exhibit at the death camp site about faith, and to engage without distracting.
Volkswagen C.E.O. Apologizes After Echoing Nazi Slogan, ‘Work Sets You Free’
Speaking about profits at a company event this week, Herbert Diess said, “Ebit macht frei,” echoing the slogan “Arbeit macht frei,” or “Work sets you free.”