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Germany remembers the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp

In Germany's parliament, politicians remembered the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by focusing on Holocaust victims targeted on the grounds of their sexuality.

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Hear the Holocaust survivors sharing stories to keep the horrors alive

A dwindling number of people are alive to recount the horrors of Nazis concentration camps. Euronews Culture met with some survivors who have dedicated their lives to making sure their voices and stories are heard to ensure their past is never forgotten.

Ukraine

'Never again': Ukraine's Jewish community marks Holocaust Memorial Day

“I never had to run away from Ukrainians, but I helped my entire community flee Ukraine because of Russian bombs.”

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#LastSeen: Holocaust researchers appeal for Nazi deportation images

Historians want to collect, analyse, and publish photographic evidence of the forced removal of victims from German towns and cities well before they reached a camp.

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Slovakia

'Forgotten' Holocaust heroes help Slovakia come to terms with its past

Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler were the first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and warn the world of concentration camp genocide.

United Kingdom

'Biggest crime since Holocaust': British MP suspended over COVID tweet

Conservative politician Andrew Bridgen had posted a series of comments on social media which his own party has described as "misinformation."

Germany

Ex Nazi concentration camp secretary guilty of accessory to murders

Former Nazi concentration camp secretary, Irmgard Furchner, 97, has been found guilty in a German court.

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Czech museum to return Beethoven score saved from Nazis to its owners

The autograph of the 4th movement for strings in B-flat Major, op. 130, a highly valued late quartet by the German composer, will go back to the Petscheks, once the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia.

France

Holocaust denier from France arrested after two years on the run

Vincent Reynouard had reportedly been living in the UK and working as a private tutor.

Sweden

Far-right Sweden Democrats official suspended after Anne Frank remarks

In an Instagram posting that has now been deleted, the party's head of television programming Rebecka Fallenkvist called Frank “immoral”, among other things, according to Swedish media.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz

Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the site of the German Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on Wednesday.

Germany

Israel president calls for closer relations with Germany

“The partnership between Israel and Germany has achieved global renown, and we must continue deepening and cultivating it, for the benefit of a brilliant future not only for our countries but for the whole of humanity."

Germany

German police investigate Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark

Chancellor Olaf Scholz had slammed the remarks, saying that "any relativisation of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable."

Hungary

Long-time Orban ally resigns over Hungarian PM's 'pure Nazi' speech

The resignation came after the Hungarian prime minister criticised what he dubbed "race mixing" in a speech he gave over the weekend, sparking international outcry.

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Telegram has a Holocaust denial problem

A new survey by UNESCO has found a shocking amount of Holocaust denial and distortion across social media platforms, with Telegram the worst offender.

Poland

Ashes of 8,000 WWII victims found in mass grave in northern Poland

The human ashes were unearthed near the former Nazi concentration camp of Soldau.

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The Holocaust survivors who waited until now to tell their stories

These survivors have waited almost 80 years to tell their Holocaust stories.

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Israel slams Russian FM's comments on Nazism and Ukraine

Sergey Lavrov repeated Moscow's baseless claims about 'Nazis' in Ukraine, and also stated falsely that Hitler was partly Jewish, prompting fury in Israel.

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Sirens blare as Israel honours Holocaust victims

Sirens blared across Israel early Thursday as the country came to a standstill in an annual ritual honoring the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust.