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Auschwitz Survivors Mark 80th Anniversary of Liberation From Nazi Death Camp
Fifty-six Holocaust survivors gathered with world leaders and European royalty on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Gathered at the site of the former death camp, survivors called on those in attendance to remember the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and warned of rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world.
80 Years Later, Auschwitz Survivors Fear Rising Hate Could Bring Another Holocaust
"Auschwitz didn’t come down from the sky. It started with words, and it ends with a chimney, being burned and going out in smoke," said Canadian Auschwitz survivor Howard Chandler. "Nobody, except the Holocaust survivors who experienced this, can feel what is coming. It’s not only our duty, but the duty of humanity to make sure it doesn’t happen to anybody." He and fellow survivor Miriam Ziegler met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while in Krakow, Poland on Monday for events marking the anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation.
Survey Says More Young Canadians Believe the History of the Holocaust Is Exaggerated
A panel survey commissioned by the Association of Canadian Studies last spring found 18 per cent of Canadians between 18 and 24 years old agreed with the statement "I think the Holocaust was exaggerated." The survey queried 1,519 Canadians between May 17 and May 20, 2024.
Israel National Archive Opens Online Access to 380,000 Pages of Eichmann Trial Documents
Israel’s national archives announced Monday they were granting public access online to 380,000 pages of "chilling testimony, correspondence, lists and photographs" from the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses Reportedly to Be Released Thursday, Along with 5 Thai Nationals
The Israeli hostages reportedly to be released are civilians Arbel Yehud, 29, and Gadi Moses, 80, as well as soldier Agam Berger, 20. In addition, Hamas will reportedly reportedly free five Thai citizens taken captive during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack whose names were not disclosed.
‘Unfazed’: Freed Hostages Say They Knew They Had to Project Strength at Hamas Handover
The four hostages released Saturday — Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag — have told their families and friends that they determinedly showed Hamas, during the staged event the terror group had arranged for their handover, that they would not be humiliated, according to reports of their initial conversations.
Nova Massacre Survivor Yuval Raphael to Represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision Music Contest
Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, will represent Israel in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. She secured the position last Wednesday when she won Rising Star, the Israeli TV show that produces each year’s Eurovision entrant.
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