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Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2023 on the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the largest act of Jewish resistance against the Nazis.

A group of people walk in front of the main gates of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz Birkenau — Image: Omar Marques/Getty Images

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March of the Living: Remembrance in Auschwitz

The March of the Living is an annual event recalling victims and survivors of the Holocaust, held at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Dachau: 90 years on, the warning remains

In 1933, the Nazis set up one of the first concentration camps in Dachau, near Munich — the start of a system of terror.

LGBTQ People: Germany's long-forgotten victims of the Nazis

Gays, lesbians, and other LGBTQ minorities are in focus at this year's commemoration of those persecuted by the Nazis.

Holocaust remembrance ceremony at Auschwitz death camp

Holocaust survivors attending the solemn ceremony 78 years after Soviet forces entered the camp.

Yad Vashem memorial chairman flags surge in antisemitism

The head of the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem in Israel is traveling to Germany for the first time in his life.

Holocaust remembrance on TikTok

How Holocaust survivors and concentration camp memorial sites are reaching young users on TikTok in 30 seconds.

Virtual Holocaust remembrance

Three filmmakers have found a powerful way to keep memories of the Holocaust alive as a warning to future generations.

'Sixteen Objects' exhibition marks 70 years of Yad Vashem

An exhibition by Yad Vashem shows the everyday objects of Holocaust victims in the German parliament.

Jewish memorials in Berlin

A large number of monuments and memorials across the German capital commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.

'Antisemitism is thriving again in the world'

Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, talks to DW about a global resurgence of antisemitism and how to counter it.

Auschwitz's harrowing history

On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated the prisoners in Auschwitz. What they found was unfathomable.

Holocaust survivor takes to TikTok

87-year-old Gidon Lev survived the Holocaust. Now he's combating anti-Semitism on TikTok.

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Christmas updates: Pope appeals for peace in world conflicts

Pope Francis called for the sound of arms "to be silenced in war-torn Ukraine," and for a Gaza ceasefire. DW has more.

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