Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Holocaust Memorial Day

More than a million people died in Auschwitz

Auschwitz Survivors Mark Holocaust Memorial Day -- BBC

Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp survivors have been among those marking the 65th anniversary of its liberation at UK Holocaust Memorial Day events.


Many attended a national commemoration at London's Guildhall, with other survivors of genocide and politicians.

In a statement, the Archbishop of Canterbury urged people to hear their stories and remember their legacy.

He also warned against "attitudes in ourselves and in others which were the harbingers of the Holocaust".

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Visitors enter the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp Wednesday amid ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of its liberation. European Pressphoto Agency

More News On Holocaust Memorial Day

Survivors, World Leaders Mark 65th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz -- Voice of America
Holocaust Memorial Day marked on Auschwitz liberation anniversary -- The Telegraph
Survivors Remember Auschwitz Liberation -- Discovery News
Auschwitz Liberated 65 Years Ago Today -- NPR
Auschwitz liberator: Prisoners saved from hell -- CNN
Nazi Camp Survivors Dwindle to a Few -- Wall Street Journal
Auschwitz survivor tells of her 'guardian angel' -- BBC
Auschwitz 65 Years Later: One Survivor Remembers -- Time Magazine
Auschwitz's memory trap -- Foreign Policy
In Pictures: Holocaust Memorial Day -- BBC

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