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Auschwitz-Birkenau: The History Of Hitler's Death Camp
The Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which was liberated 80 years ago, is an enduring symbol of the Holocaust.
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Germany To Give Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz 60 Million Euros
Angela Merkel will make her first visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on Friday after 14 years as German chancellor, bringing a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the Nazis ran their largest death camp, the museum said.
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Angela Merkel To Pay Her First Visit To Auschwitz Next Week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay her first visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau next Friday, her spokeswoman said, ahead of the 75th anniversary commemorations for the liberation of the Nazi death camp.
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Israeli Teen Fined For Urinating On Auschwitz Memorial
A Polish court has fined an Israeli teenager who admitted to urinating on a memorial at the site of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, a court spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday.
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Tourists Caught Stealing Bricks From Former Nazi Death Camp Site
Two Hungarian tourists have admitted to trying to steal bricks from the ruins of a crematorium at the site of the former Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to police.
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Pope Francis Visits Auschwitz, Begs God To Forgive 'So Much Cruelty'
Pope Francis paid a somber visit in silence to the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Frida, with his only public comment a guest book entry begging God's "forgiveness for so much cruelty."
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Pope Francis Walks Alone Through Horrors Of Auschwitz
Pope Francis on Friday walked alone through the notorious wrought-iron "Arbeit Macht Frei" gates at Auschwitz-Birkenau beginning a historic visit to the former Nazi death camp.
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Pope Francis To Visit Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Pope Francis will visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp as part of his visit to Poland in July when he will chair World Youth Day, organisers announced today.
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Auschwitz Survivor Triumphs In Sell-Out Dance Duet At Age 90
"It's never too late," smiles Eva Fahidi, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who, at the age of 90, is currently starring in a sold-out duet production with a much younger dancer.
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German Court Declares 93-Year-Old Auschwitz SS Guard Fit for Trial
The trial of a 93-year-old former SS guard accused of being an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau will open in mid-February, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Elderly Auschwitz Survivors Urge World Never to Forget Atrocities
For what may be the last time, elderly Holocaust survivors returned to the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp 70 years after its liberation on Tuesday, to urge the world never to forget one of history's worst atrocities.
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Holocaust dead honoured in Auschwitz march
Thousands from across the globe marched solemnly on Monday at the former Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp to honour the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust during World War II.
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UEFA Euro 2012: Italy, Netherlands pay solemn visit to Auschwitz
The Italy and Netherlands teams have made solemn and emotional visits to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps.
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German football delegation to visit Auschwitz
German football players and officials will travel to Poland on Friday to visit the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, after a friendly against Israel ahead of the European Championship.
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Euro 2012: England squad to visit Auschwitz
England's European Championship squad will visit the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau while in Poland next month and will use the experience to educate youngsters about the perils of racial hatred.
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Auschwitz-Birkenau: The History Of Hitler's Death Camp
The Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which was liberated 80 years ago, is an enduring symbol of the Holocaust.
-
Germany To Give Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz 60 Million Euros
Angela Merkel will make her first visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on Friday after 14 years as German chancellor, bringing a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the Nazis ran their largest death camp, the museum said.
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Angela Merkel To Pay Her First Visit To Auschwitz Next Week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay her first visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau next Friday, her spokeswoman said, ahead of the 75th anniversary commemorations for the liberation of the Nazi death camp.
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Israeli Teen Fined For Urinating On Auschwitz Memorial
A Polish court has fined an Israeli teenager who admitted to urinating on a memorial at the site of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, a court spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday.
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Tourists Caught Stealing Bricks From Former Nazi Death Camp Site
Two Hungarian tourists have admitted to trying to steal bricks from the ruins of a crematorium at the site of the former Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to police.
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Pope Francis Visits Auschwitz, Begs God To Forgive 'So Much Cruelty'
Pope Francis paid a somber visit in silence to the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Frida, with his only public comment a guest book entry begging God's "forgiveness for so much cruelty."
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Pope Francis Walks Alone Through Horrors Of Auschwitz
Pope Francis on Friday walked alone through the notorious wrought-iron "Arbeit Macht Frei" gates at Auschwitz-Birkenau beginning a historic visit to the former Nazi death camp.
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Pope Francis To Visit Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Pope Francis will visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp as part of his visit to Poland in July when he will chair World Youth Day, organisers announced today.
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Auschwitz Survivor Triumphs In Sell-Out Dance Duet At Age 90
"It's never too late," smiles Eva Fahidi, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who, at the age of 90, is currently starring in a sold-out duet production with a much younger dancer.
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German Court Declares 93-Year-Old Auschwitz SS Guard Fit for Trial
The trial of a 93-year-old former SS guard accused of being an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau will open in mid-February, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Elderly Auschwitz Survivors Urge World Never to Forget Atrocities
For what may be the last time, elderly Holocaust survivors returned to the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp 70 years after its liberation on Tuesday, to urge the world never to forget one of history's worst atrocities.
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Holocaust dead honoured in Auschwitz march
Thousands from across the globe marched solemnly on Monday at the former Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp to honour the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust during World War II.
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UEFA Euro 2012: Italy, Netherlands pay solemn visit to Auschwitz
The Italy and Netherlands teams have made solemn and emotional visits to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps.
-
German football delegation to visit Auschwitz
German football players and officials will travel to Poland on Friday to visit the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, after a friendly against Israel ahead of the European Championship.
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Euro 2012: England squad to visit Auschwitz
England's European Championship squad will visit the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau while in Poland next month and will use the experience to educate youngsters about the perils of racial hatred.
