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Auschwitz survivor returns to brave a harrowing past
BRZEZINKA, Poland — For about 80 years, Ruth Cohen would not come here.NBC News - 22h -
Pentagon agency pauses MLK, Holocaust Remembrance, other celebrations
The Defense Intelligence Agency has issued a memo to pause activities marking MLK Jr. Day and Black History Month, among other "special observances."CBS News - 2d -
Melissa Rivers on losing home in wildfire, helping survivors
After losing her own home in the Palisades Fire, Melissa Rivers is focused on helping to provide mental health resources to other wildfire victims.CBS News - 2d -
No survivors after D.C. plane crash, officials believe
Officials are conducting a recovery mission in the Potomac River after a passenger jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. At least 20 bodies have been recovered. CBS News' Skyler Henry ...CBS News - 3d -
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose Holocaust denial embarrassed Pope, dies
A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has diedABC News - 3d -
WATCH: No survivors in DC plane crash: Fire chief
No survivors are expected from the plane crash, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said during a press conference Thursday morning.ABC News - 3d -
FirstFT: Rescuers search for survivors in the Potomac River
Also in today’s newsletter, SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI, and London’s gold shortageFinancial Times - 3d -
Ukraine war briefing: Hitler wanted to kill me – don’t let Putin, says Ukrainian Holocaust survivor
Roman Schwarzman, 88, tells German MPs that Russia is perpetrating ‘another war of extermination’; more Ukrainian strikes damage Russian oil targets. What we know on day 1,072 Continue reading...The Guardian - 4d -
American Holocaust survivor returns to Auschwitz for the first time
Ruth Cohen, a 94-year-old American Holocaust survivor, returned to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland for the first time. She recalled seeing family members before they were separated for ...NBC News - 5d -
Musk tells Germany to get over "past guilt" before Holocaust Remembrance
Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over "past guilt."CBS News - 5d -
Holocaust survivors mark 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz
Survivors of Auschwitz marked 80 years since the liberation of the death camp. They warned of rising antisemitism in a ceremony Monday at the site where Nazis murdered more than a million people, ...CBS News - 6d -
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 – in pictures
Eighty years on from the day Soviet troops arrived at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors, international heads of state and dignitaries gathered at the site in Poland where more ...The Guardian - 6d -
Auschwitz survivors mark 80 years since liberation
Monday is Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. German Nazis murdered approximately 1.1 million people at the concentration camp from 1940 to ...CBS News - 6d -
Holocaust survivor and an engineer's granddaughter form unexpected bond
Oskar Jakob, a Holocaust survivor, and Suzanne Rico, the granddaughter of the engineer behind Hitler's V-1 missile, formed an unlikely bond after confronting their shared history. Their journey ...CBS News - 6d -
Auschwitz survivors lay wreaths on 80th anniversary of liberation
Auschwitz survivors pay tribute on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp by Soviet troops. More than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished in gas chambers or from ...NBC News - 6d -
How Auschwitz became centre of Nazi Holocaust
It is 80 years since Soviet Union troops liberated Auschwitz - now marked as Holocaust Memorial Day.BBC News - 6d -
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
Exclusive: Wiener Holocaust Library has digitised more than 150,000 items including letters, pamphlets and photos. One of the world’s largest Holocaust archives is accessible online for the first ...The Guardian - 6d -
Survivors return to death camp for remembrance ceremonies
Fifty survivors - now in their late 80s and 90s - will attend a ceremony marking the camp's liberation.BBC News - Jan. 26 -
Holocaust memorial chair: Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous
The chair of Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, said Sunday tech billionaire Elon Musk’s call for Germans to “move beyond” the crimes of Nazi Germany is dangerous for the country’s ...The Hill - Jan. 26 -
Pope Francis says the horror of Holocaust must never be forgotten
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Francis also noted that many Christians were killed in Nazi concentration camps.CBS News - Jan. 26 -
The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance | Editorial
Eighty years after the Nazi death camp was freed, the testimony of survivors is as crucial as ever. Memory is fragile. A decade ago, 300 survivors gathered at Auschwitz to commemorate the Nazi ...The Guardian - Jan. 26 -
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Pope Francis warns of 'scourge of antisemitism' ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz ...ABC News - Jan. 26 -
Elon Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says
Musk's AfD support, followed a gesture many said resembled a Nazi salute, and came as leaders are due to observe the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation.NBC News - Jan. 26 -
Survivors fear Europe is forgetting the lessons of Holocaust
Eighty years after the liberation of the concentration camp, some politicians have been quick to target outsiders.BBC News - Jan. 26 -
Decades after Auschwitz liberation, spotlight is on dwindling survivors
The anniversary has taken on added poignancy due to the advanced age of the survivors, and an awareness that they will soon be gone.CBS News - Jan. 25 -
How the Southport attack unfolded, as told by survivors
Survivors of the horrific incident have recounted how the deadly incident played out.BBC News - Jan. 23 -
Me and girls were easy prey, says survivor
Dance class leader Leanne Lucas, who survived the Southport attack, gives her victim impact statement.BBC News - Jan. 23 -
Hamas attack survivor to represent Israel at Eurovision
The 25-year-old says music has been one of the most important parts of her healing process.BBC News - Jan. 23 -
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A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin spar in sublimely bittersweet Holocaust tour movie
The stars play Jewish American cousins touring Poland in honour of their grandmother in Eisenberg’s sharp, highly personal comedy boasting an Oscar-tipped performance from Culkin. It’s a slip of a ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Lasting psychological impacts of natural disasters on survivors
As massive flames continue to ravage Southern California, survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Dr. Sue Varma talks about the long-term psychological effects of natural disasters, highlighting ...CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Los Angeles wildfire survivor describes harrowing escape
Flames from the Palisades Fire surrounded the car Aaron Samson and his 83-year-old father-in-law, who has Parkinson's disease, were in as they tried to escape.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg’s sauntering Holocaust tour comedy is a masterpiece
The writer, director and actor effortlessly walks a tonal tightrope in this film about Jewish American cousins on a Holocaust tour in Poland. But Kieran Culkin steals the show as the more ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Urgency mounts in search for powerful Tibet earthquake survivors
Over 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet were rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccountedNBC News - Jan. 8 -
In Tibet, Earthquake Survivors Face Freezing Weather Conditions
Rescuers rushed to distribute blankets and tents to those displaced by the magnitude-7.1 quake that struck Tibetan villages near Nepal, toppling over 3,000 homes.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
'American Nightmare' survivors turn the tables, investigating the man who kidnapped them
Matthew Muller, featured in the Netflix documentary 'American Nightmare,' was charged with another home invasion in the Bay Area, the second time in recent weeks that new crimes have been ...Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8 -
Search goes into night for survivors of Tibet quake
Rescuers have arrived in the area at the foot of Mount Everest, with fears overnight temperatures could drop to -18C.BBC News - Jan. 7
