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Auschwitz survivor Leon Schwarzbaum dies at 101 in Germany

Leon Scharzbaum, a survivor of the Nazis’ death camp at Auschwitz and lifelong fighter for justice for the victims of the Holocaust, has died

The Independent UK

Weary refugees from Ukraine find shelter near Auschwitz

A youth education centre near Auschwitz dedicated to preserving memories of World War Two and the Holocaust has opened its doors to help refugees fleeing war in the present.

Reuters

Love in a time of terror: the tragic couples who married at a Dutch Nazi transit camp

‘Aunt Annie’ was killed in the Holocaust – but not before marrying her sweetheart in captivity. Now her great-niece has found 260 other couples who did the same

The Guardian - UK

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Holocaust memorial says it's unlikely purported 'Auschwitz tattoo kit' was used on Jews

A partial tattoo kit offered at auction in Israel as an Auschwitz artefact is highly unlikely to have been used on Jews at the Nazi concentration camp, a court-ordered investigation has found following outcry from Holocaust survivors.

Reuters

Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

A school board in Tennessee voted unanimously in favour of removing the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman from its Grade 8 language arts curriculum in January. Maus is based on interviews with Spiegelman’s father, Vladek Spiegelman, a Polish Jew and Auschwitz survivor, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992…

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Gypsies invite Jimmy Carr to Auschwitz after 'disgusting' Holocaust joke

Comedian Jimmy Carr caused a storm of protest after making a 'joke' about the Gypsy community during his show for His Dark Material

Daily Mirror

"Nazis raped and killed my family in Roma Holocaust but Jimmy Carr thinks it's funny"

EXCLUSIVE: Daniela Abraham, 41, from London, has called on Jimmy Carr to publicly apologise and is offering to take him to Auschwitz concentration camp so he can pay his respects to victims of the Roma Holocaust

Daily Mirror

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Mel Mermelstein, Auschwitz survivor who took on Holocaust deniers and won, dies at 95

LOS ANGELES — All of 17, Mel Mermelstein wasn’t sure of his fate when he was forced to board a train bound for Auschwitz.

Los Angeles Times

Holocaust survivor, 98, uses TikTok to tell her story and educate young people

Lily Ebert who was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1944 has more than 1.6 million followers and says she wants her generation's experiences to be accessible to younger people

Daily Mirror

98-year-old Hungarian Holocaust survivor shares her stories on TikTok

One of the last remaining survivors of Auschwitz, 98-year-old Lily Ebert, who now lives in London, has gained more than 1.6 million followers on TikTok – where she answers people’s questions about surviving the Holocaust – with the help of her 18-year-old great grandson Dov Forman.

France 24

'I lived among rotting bodies at Auschwitz and was examined naked by Dr Mengele'

Susan Pollack was forced to march to Bergen-Belsen at the age of 14, and learnt afterwards that she had tragically lost more than 50 relatives and only her brother survived

Daily Mirror

‘Too adult-oriented’: Tennessee school board defends ban of Holocaust novel Maus

Ban of book by the son of Auschwitz survivors led to an online backlash

The Independent UK

Man who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt to Capitol riot pleads guilty to trespassing charge

Robert Packer pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building Wednesday after being photographed in the anti-Semitic shirt on 6 January 2021

The Independent UK

Memory of Scottish teacher Jane Haining who died in Auschwitz to be honoured

Miss Haining refused to leave the school in Hungary where she worked at the outbreak of the Second World War and was later arrested by the Gestapo.

The Independent UK

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GMB studio emotional as Holocaust survivor shares decision not to have Auschwitz tattoo removed

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert has become a TikTok star and appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain alongside her 18-year-old great-grandson to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

The Independent UK

EU honors camp survivor as world remembers Holocaust

European Union lawmakers will observe a minute’s silence Thursday and welcome a centenarian Holocaust survivor as the world commemorates the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp and remembers Nazi atrocities

The Guardian - UK

On Holocaust Memorial Day let’s commit to ridding football of antisemitism

Hate in the stadium does not stay in the stadium and we all have a responsibility to remember and act

Radio France Internationale

France pays homage to Holocaust victims at Auschwitz memorial

French Prime Minister Jean Castex heads a special delegation to the Auschwitz Holocaust memorial in Poland on Thursday to mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp. The visit comes a week after the UN adopted a non-binding resolution to fight against Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism,…

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Evening Standard

Seven holocaust survivors feature in paintings commissioned by Prince Charles

The Prince of Wales has hailed seven portraits of some of the nation’s last remaining Holocaust survivors as a “powerful testament” to their lived experience.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ginger Lane, a Chicago Holocaust survivor urges, ‘Never be a bystander’

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday. To escape the Nazis, Lane and her siblings were hidden in a fruit orchard near Berlin by non-Jews willing to risk their lives for them.

Daily Mirror

Prince Charles moved as Holocaust survivor shows him Auschwitz tattoo

Prince Charles spoke to a Holocaust survivor at the Queen’s Gallery in London this week as new portraits were unveiled of herself and six other survivors to commemorate National Holocaust Memorial Day

Belfast Live

Holocaust Memorial Day: How a group of Jewish children found some sanctuary in Co Down

The Linen Hall Library in Belfast city centre is to host From Auschwitz to Ulster: One Day That Changed And Saved Lives

The Independent UK

EU leaders worried by rise in antisemitism, Holocaust denial

European Union leaders are pledging on the eve of the annual commemorations of Auschwitz’s liberation to keep fighting the antisemitism and Holocaust denial that has gained traction across Europe during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Poland: Auschwitz foundation created to fight indifference

A new Polish foundation has been created to distribute grants globally to groups that come up with novel ways to fight indifference to hatred and discrimination

The Guardian - UK

‘The biggest task is to combat indifference’: Auschwitz Museum turns visitors’ eyes to current events

Director wants visit to former Nazi concentration camp to spark reflection on ‘silence of bystanders’

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