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Remaining survivors at centre of 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

People attend an event to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp, in Brzezinka, Poland 27 January, 2025. © Kacper Pempel / Reuters

A ceremony Monday marked 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp was attended by heads of state from around the world, but there was a particular focus on the voices of survivors – some of whom may not live to see another commemoration.

Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski on Monday condemned a "huge rise" in anti-Semitism, calling for "courage" against Holocaust deniers and conspiracy theorists, on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp.

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