MGN-AFRICA»» pin:7ffa8acc Auschwitz liberation ceremony will be the last for many survivors present: European leaders and royalty gather for 70th anniversary amid unprecedented security and rise in anti-semitism Almost 300 survivors of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camps at Auschwitz gather on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of their liberation, in what for many will be the last such commemoration. The ceremony will take place in front of the imposing Death Gate at Auschwitz-Birkenau in the presence of heads of state and royalty, starting at precisely the moment when the first Red Army tanks entered the camp in Nazi-German-occupied Poland on 27 January 1945. With most survivors now in their 80s and 90s, this marks the last big anniversary that many will be able to attend. “This is the last time we’ll have such a prominent survivor presence, so we’ve made a special effort to get them here,” Ronald Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress, which is bringing 100 of the survivors, told the Guardian. “Many of them will no longer be with us for the 75th.” Continue reading... bit.ly/1kcSHfb pin:7ffa8acc
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:38:38 +0000