The Roma Family Camp massacre was part of the broader Nazi genocide of Roma people, known in the Romani language as the Porajmos (“Devouring”). At least 220,000, and possibly as many as 500,000, Roma were murdered in the course of the Porajmos, representing 25 to 50 percent of their pre-war population.
On the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation, 98-year-old survivor Marian Turski addresses the commemoration in Poland.
Auschwitz Memorial stressed survivors' emotional toll, allowing them to bring a companion for support during the event
Furst, now 92, is one of a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors able to share first-person accounts of the horrors they endured, as the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' most notorious death camp. Furst is returning to Auschwitz for the annual occasion, his fourth trip to the camp.
About 50 survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau will return to the site on Monday to remember the day it was finally liberated on 27 January 1945. They will be joined by heads of state including King Charles and other European royalty, Emmanuel Macron of France and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Auschwitz stands as a stark reminder of humanity's capacity for evil. Within its walls, the echoes of lost voices and the resilience of survivors resonate deeply on Holocaust Memorial Day.
Auschwitz was liberated, a survivor now living in Birmingham has told LBC of the horrors she faced surviving the concentration camp and ‘Neuengamme’ slave labour camp.
The 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation is marked by Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday, January 27 this year. It's a day to remember the millions murdered by Nazi persecution and one that should never be forgotten. As Holocaust survivor and human rights campaigner Elie Wiesel said: "To forget a Holocaust is to kill twice."
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, this powerful documentary tells the story of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the only surviving member of the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz. Now 99, she reveals how, when she arrived at the camp,
A Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since liberation of the notorious Nazi camp.
A dwindling number of Holocaust survivors are able to share first-person accounts of the horrors they endured, as the world marks the 80th anniversary of