Auschwitz holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
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![Survivors and relatives attend a ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27. 2025.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x4667+0+0/resize/7000x4667!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fd3%2F5b940dd34cbb8f1ac1f7e2011a76%2Fap25027302689741.jpg)
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
(Image credit: Oded Balilty)