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Auschwitz director cites "sick megalomania" in Ukraine war at commemoration

The director of the Auschwitz Memorial on Friday compared the deaths of people in Ukraine to the suffering in World War Two during commemorations marking the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops.

Reuters

The Mancunian Way: A flash of green

“Nobody realised that I would never see them again. We were just walking and she said ‘go!’. And I went.”

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester calls on government to make slavery education compulsory in schools

A motion to lobby the government for a national Slavery Memorial Day was also agreed

Manchester Evening News

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Holocaust remembered at Auschwitz as Europe’s peace is shattered by Ukraine war

Former Nazi camp is only 185 miles from Ukraine

The Independent UK

King Charles and Queen Camilla in touching gesture to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla lit candles with a Holocaust survivor at Buckingham Palace today to remember the victims of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day

Daily Mirror

Auschwitz victim’s story to be taught in schools across Scotland

Jane Haining, a Christian matron at a school in occupied Hungary, was betrayed after helping Jewish children and died in the concentration camp.

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis' word of warning to anyone going to uni in September

Major changes to how students pay back their university loans will be coming into effect this year

Manchester Evening News

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King and Queen consort light candles to remember horrors of the Holocaust

The royal couple lit the candles at Buckingham Palace after meeting a survivor of the Second World War genocide

Evening Standard

The Standard View: High Speed 2 must go all the way to Euston

When a Prime Minister is facing difficulty, it is tempting to view each U-turn or scandal as symptomatic of something larger. Yet certain stories feel ripe for extrapolation.

Evening Standard

'It stays with you for life': Denton Burn woman reflects on visit to Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day

Leanne Miah, 29, went on the trip with her youth group and she helped create a book chronicling the young people's experiences

Chronicle Live

King and Queen Consort light candles to remember horrors of the Holocaust

The royal couple lit the candles at Buckingham Palace after meeting a survivor of the Second World War genocide.

The Independent UK

Liverpool comes together to remember the horrors of the Holocaust

Special services were held in St John's Gardens and at Liverpool Town Hall to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

Liverpool Echo

Ukraine seeks more weapons after securing tanks from allies

Russia has stepped up attempts to break through Ukraine's defences with heavy fighting in the east of the country, underlining Kyiv's need of more Western weapons, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Second gentleman Emhoff visits Auschwitz, part of a push against antisemitism

Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president, is in Poland and Germany to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and address rising antisemitism around the world.

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Wife of Everest climber says he tragically died from altitude sickness

Kellinu Portelli was described as an "extremely" fit climber who was "well prepared" for the trek, an inquest heard

Daily Mirror

'My dad survived Hitler - I found out his full story at 43 and it's my duty to share it'

Maralyn Turgel spoke to the Mirror about what it was like growing up with a Holocaust survivor father and why it's paramount her family keep his story alive this Holocaust Memorial Day

The Independent UK

Watch live: Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp marks anniversary of liberation on Holocaust Memorial Day

Watch live as the museum on the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp marks the anniversary of the liberation in 1945.

Chicago Sun-Times

Holocaust education requires more than noble mandates

Most states don’t require that the Holocaust be taught. Even in states where it is mandated, the mandate usually just requires that it be taught, without specifics. Too many mandates are noble in principle, but ineffective in practice.

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Virtual reality brings Holocaust history to future generations

For those who survived the Holocaust, the memories can never be erased, but their generation is dying out. Educators and historians are looking for new ways to keep their experience alive and connect to younger people.

The Conversation

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is now an opera – the case for adaptating the book that the Auschwitz Museum said 'should be avoided'

Irish novelist John Boyne published his novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in 2006. The protagonist, eight-year-old German boy Bruno, has no idea that his father is the kommandant of a concentration camp during the second world war. Bruno and his family are sent to live with their father…

Liverpool Echo

Calderstones mum never revealed her past fighting Nazis

Sabine Specter was part of the resistance during the war, before she moved to Liverpool

Manchester Evening News

Saved from the Nazis when her mother pushed her through a hedge, Anne spent the war as a 'hidden child'

Anne Super survived the war years against the odds. On Holocaust Memorial Day she talks about the extraordinary moment her mother told her to ‘run’

Chronicle Live

New audio series tells the story of forgotten piece of Holocaust history in the North East

'The Girls', the five part series from BBC Radio Newcastle has pieced together the story of a hostel in Tynemouth that housed over 20 girls who were fleeing Nazi persecution

Manchester Evening News

Light a virtual candle for the victims of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day

Friday marks the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

Evening Standard

Susan Pollack OBE: Holocaust Survivor tells her story for memorial day

A Nazi concentration camp survivor has urged people to end a culture of blame and instead learn from the past to put an end to atrocities we continue to see around the world. Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Susan Pollack told The Standard: “Hate has a way of spreading. It isn’t…

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