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Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, along with the American Jewish Committee, visit Auschwitz. Source: American Jewish Committee via Twitter.

Senior Saudi religious leader leads Muslim delegation on visit to Auschwitz

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A senior Saudi religious leader led a delegation of Muslim leaders on a visit of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on Thursday timed to the 75th anniversary of its liberation. Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa,...

Yiddish radio show commemorates 75th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

די וואָך איז געוואָרן 75 יאָר זינט די סאָוועטן האָבן באַפֿרײַט אוישוויץ. כּדי צו באַערן די קרבנות פֿונעם חורבן און די וואָס האָבן איבערגעלעבט דעם נאַצישן גיהנום, האָבן אַ צאָל פּרעזידענטן, פּרעמיערן און דיפּלאָמאַטן...
A bipartisan congressional delegation, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), pays its respects at the Auschwitz. Credit: Nancy Pelosi/Twitter.

Congressional delegation visits Auschwitz ahead of 75th anniversary of liberation

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A congressional delegation, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), visited Auschwitz on Tuesday ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp. Pelosi laid a wreath at the “Death...
One of a series of aerial reconnaissance photos of the Auschwitz concentration camp taken between April 4, 1944 and Jan. 14, 1945, but not examined until the 1970s. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Why the bombing Auschwitz argument still matters

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In his 1989 book From Beirut to Jerusalem, columnist Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, wrote, “Israel is becoming Yad Vashem with an Air Force.” That line represents the kind of smart-alecky analysis that helped build...
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin attend a ceremony as part of the “March of the Living” program at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland as Israel marked annual Holocaust Memorial Day on April 12, 2018. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

Holocaust politics is bad for the Jews

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At a time of rising anti-Semitism around the globe and threats from terrorism and nuclear blackmail aimed at the State of Israel, there are more important things to worry about than the question of...
An event at the Ukrainian parliament, referred to locally as “Verkhovna Rada,” marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It concluded with the lighting of candles in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, as well as by the recitation of the Kaddish prayer, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Ian Dobronosov.

Ukrainian parliament marks Holocaust Remembrance Day for first time in history

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For the first time in its history, the Ukrainian parliament, referred to locally as “Verkhovna Rada,” marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The event on Thursday...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses attendees at the annual CUFI conference, July 8, 2019. Credit: CUFI.

Pence to attend Yad Vashem event marking 75th year of liberation of Auschwitz

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will visit Israel next week to speak at a Jan. 23 event at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial museum, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the...
Barbed-wire perimeter fencing near by the entrance to Auschwitz I. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Senior US State Department officials outline commitment to recalling the Holocaust

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Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz, senior U.S. State Department diplomats on Wednesday discussed U.S. policy to commemorating the Holocaust, including helping survivors of the...
Russian-Israeli World War II veterans take part in the Veterans Day parade in honor of the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany, in Jerusalem on May 14, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel, Russia to jointly mark Auschwitz liberation at the United Nations

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In recent months, Israel and Russia have been forging a unique partnership at the United Nations. Amid the backdrop of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon and his...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver remarks before dinner at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, Jan. 22, 2018. Credit: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Pence may visit Israel in January for Auschwitz ceremony

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence may join other world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron, in Israel in January for a ceremony marking 75 years since the liberation of...