Auschwitz - 70th Anniversary of the Liberation

[CARL]

Today, Tuesday 27th January 2015, marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. Known internationally as Holocaust Memorial/Remembrance Day, it will be commemorated by countless people around the world. Please take a moment to spare a thought for those who were there...and also those who suffered at the thousands of other sites of terror.

Thank you.

[SteveR]

Done.

[Rob truscott]

Its still so hard to contemplate and comprehend what was done to people in the name of ideology.

[CARL]

The artwork of a former teenage prisoner, Thomas Geve.

BBC News - Auschwitz anniversary: The survivor who brought the Holocaust to life

[CARL]

Some 300 former inmates have gathered at the site for today's commemorative events. Together with museum staff, they laid floral tributes at the murder wall in the courtyard between Blocks X and XI, Auschwitz-I Stammlager (main camp).

BBC News - Auschwitz 70th anniversary: Survivors mark camp liberation

[Gunny Hartmann]

[geelong]

if we remember the individuals that suffered from this crime, and not look at them as a statistic of numbers.
we hope as human beings this will never happen again. a sad time in humanity.

[CARL]

Further links related to the commemorative events held today, not only at Auschwitz-I and Auschwitz-II, Birkenau but in other places around Europe.

BBC News - Auschwitz 70th anniversary: Survivors warn of new crimes

BBC News - Auschwitz survivors reunited 70 years on

BBC Radio 5 live - In Short - Auschwitz: a survivor's tale

[harryamb2]

been in my thoughts all day.

[A.J. Zawadzki]

if we remember the individuals that suffered from this crime, and not look at them as a statistic of numbers.
we hope as human beings this will never happen again. a sad time in humanity.

Well said. Although we can’t just simply hope. Humanity needs to remain vigilant and actively work at preventing a repeat of history. This same crime is being perpetrated this very moment in North Korea. And there are forces at work elsewhere that want to see this same thing happen again on a wider scale. But let’s keep this thread on track, to take a moment to remember, so that we Never Forget.

Regards,
Tony