mentioned the survivors and the role that they play on this particularly important for auschwitz birkenau because there are not many survivors left on this memorial but also other former concentration camps have been grappling with that issue how to preserve that memory how to preserve those elements of what happened here for future generations when those that experienced it directly are no longer there and that's why the speech by angela merkel but also why some of the other speeches that we heard today are remarkably important not only as i say for auschwitz birkenau but in general for the idea of how you remember and how you deal with what happened not only not because now but and also some of the other former concentration camps as well and until intending to you know it's taken unlimited 14 years to visit this site tell us a little bit about this site and why was it so important that she visited auschwitz birkenau camp there she's visited many other camps before will auschwitz has become synonymous with the shoah was the attempt by nazi germany to exterminate the the jewish the jews

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germany's chancellor angela merkel is about to make her 1st visit to the auschwitz birkenau memorial in poland which was the nazis largest death camp during the 2nd world war it's a visit of great political significance to the views thomas sparrow's there to follow it for us tell us what makes this visit so symbolic tom's. you already mentioned one of the elements why this is so important this is the 1st time that i'm going to michael in her 14 years in power comes to auschwitz and an additional that i meant is that she's only the 3rd chancellor to come to auschwitz $977.00 which it was the 1st one and then headed would call came twice in $199095.00 so it's been nearly 25 years since the german chancellor came here to auschwitz birkenau i'm going to michael is about to arrive any minute now or she will 1st walk through the infamous gate at the entrance of auschwitz birkenau she will host a visit to the auschwitz birkenau museum and she will later hold a speech which is expected to reveal also why she's here one of the elements why she's here is that she already announced that germany

flowing from auschwitz birkenau to the future generations. signed by the president of the republic of parliament. some of me by ladies and gentlemen may now us that the prime minister of the republic of overland met there was no doubt it's going to take the floor. she got the author learned. on the rubble survivors chancellor. direct. ladies and gentleman who gathered here today. with the. barbed wire. and buildings pavements and barracks. testify. to the events of the past to what happened during the 2nd world war. what happens to inmates and jews poles so be appealed to. rome and scindia and that time. today. we have fewer and fewer witnesses of those terrible times. we have listened to. their moving testimony. and delivered by mr bott think of who was a small boy. inmate of auschwitz birkenau camp. it is our duty. to make this memory alive. if we lose memory it is as if a. second time that people who have experienced terrible moments here as if they were hurt again and money 11 now said that lack of memory no memory forgetting. would mean

the correspondent thomas storrow is in auschwitz birkenau covering chancellor and americans visit there tell us what were your impressions of the memorial ceremonies today but typically the speech by uggla mackerel. i'm retired was a very powerful speech by the german chancellor one that was very appropriate to mark the occasion to mark the very 1st time that i'm going to visits auschwitz in 14 years in government and the very 1st time that a german chancellor comes to this place in the early 25 years in that speech that i'm going to merkel gave right here in birkenau she stressed germany's historical responsibility she stressed how that historical responsibilities a fundamental part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed how there are lessons that can be drawn for the context that germany is leaving today and that explains also why i'm going to merkel is right here in birkenau now it's not only about the past but also about what lessons can be drawn in particular when germany and other countries in europe are facing a rise in anti semitism so that gives you an idea of

germany's chancellor angela merkel is about to make her 1st visit to the auschwitz birkenau memorial in poland during the 2nd world war it was the nazis largest death camp america will attend a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of a foundation that funds conservation efforts. for many people this sign is a good photo op it translates to work sets you free the nazis in humane slogan looms above the entrance to the auschwitz memorial the horror of the past is the tourist attraction of today visitors from around the world come here over the past 10 years the number of guests has doubled over the past 20 years it has quintupled now there are more than 2000000 visitors a year breaking to see how cruel people can be and it's very moving it's very hard not to cry and we see on t.v. on freedoms many many times 1st time that you see it in the 1st time in person that's pretty reset itself is really important like a place it's giving great people kind of impression about what happened to people when true and so on but i think that we were paying too much attention to the buildings to the pl

this is auschwitz birkenau, the nazi concentration camp in southern poland.t of hitler's "final solution," it became the largest center in the world for the extermination of jews. more than a million men, women and children died here. for those who passed through this entrance, known as the" gate of death," these tracks were a path to genocide and terror. after they disembarked from cattle cars, most were sent directly to their deaths in the gas chambers. the sounds of the camp included the screech of train brakes, haunting screams of families separated, forever... the staccato orders barked by s.s. guards. but also in the air: the sound of music, the language of the gods. this piece, titled "fantasy," was written for oboe and strings, composed by a prisoner in poland in 1942. at auschwitz, as at other camps, there were inmate orchestras, set up by the nazis to play marches and entertain. there was also unofficial music, crafted in secret, a way of preserving some dignity where little otherwise existed. during the holocaust, an entire generation of talented m

germany's chancellor angela merkel is due to arrive shortly at the auschwitz birkenau memorial in poland the site was the nazi regime largest death camp during the 2nd world war this is john's 1st official visit that did obvious thomas farah joins me now from the. camp how significant is this visit by chance to mecca to the camp. i'm retired is very significant in fact this visit is being described as one of historic dimensions i'm going to work with as you said it's coming here for the 1st time she's been chancellor for 14 years and she's only the 3rd chancellor to have visited this site after him which meet and had more to call it but it's also important because i'm going to michael is going to bring a message and that message is that germany is donating $68000000.00 euros both from the federal and from regional governments for the fund for the auschwitz fund in order to preserve this site which is an incredibly important not only for poland but also for germany and for japanese culture of remembrance and we can clearly have a look at what that means in this piece that we produced. wha

his impressions of the chancellor speech that speech that i'm going to merkel gave right here in birkenau she stressed germany's historical responsibility she stressed how that historical responsibility is a fundamental part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed how there are lessons that can be drawn for the context that germany is leaving today and that explains also why i got a merkel is right here in birkenau now it's not only about the pasta but also about what lessons can be drawn in particular when germany and other countries in europe are facing a rise in $97.00 it isn't so that gives you an idea of what all this was about about recognizing germany's historical responsibility but also recognizing what lessons can be drawn in particular today. now to some of the other stories making news around the world france is facing more disruption as the country's largest public sector strike for decades enters its 2nd day it's already caused severe disruption to public transport schools and hospitals workers are protesting against president marcos plans to reform the pensio

impressions of the chance of the speech that speech that i'm going to merkel gave right here in birkenau she stressed germany's historical responsibility she stressed how that historical responsibility is a fundamental part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed how there are lessons that can be drawn for the context that germany is leaving today and that explains also why i got a call is right here in birkenau now it's not only about deposits but also about what lessons can be drawn in particular when germany and other countries in europe are facing a rise in $97.00 it isn't so dark gives you an idea of what all this was about about recognizing germany's historical responsibility but also recognizing what lessons can be drawn in particular today. well let's get more on this from d.w. correspondent john beric welcome joe why was this visit significant. will offer its is i suppose has become as a not a synonym synonym for the for the show or for the attempt by the nazis to eliminate eradicate the jewish population of europe it's significant because it's she's coming to th

as a democracy where rule of law reigns so that was speaking a short while ago at the auschwitz birkenau concentration camp we'll have more on the story later in the bulletin but 1st let me bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the wild a huge fire is heading towards australia's largest city sydney authorities say the blaze formed out of a series of bush fires and is burning out of control in the north of the city climate change is being blamed for the fires that have been raging for months. years democratic presidential candidate joe biden has scored a voter at a campaign event a damn liar the man suggested biden had helped to sunland a lucrative job at a ukrainian oil for president trump's efforts to push that claim about biden at the heart of an impeachment inquiry against him. in india 4 men accused of raping and killing a 27 year old woman have been shot dead by police authorities say the men were killed as they try to escape custody in the city of hi there bad the case has sparked nationwide protests of a violence against women and some people have been ce

sent us his impressions of the chancellor's speech this was uncle of course 1st visit to auschwitz birkenau since she became chancellor 14 years ago he was also the 1st time that a german chancellor visits this site in nearly 25 years this explains why i'm going to visit was described as one of historic dimensions. gave a speech today in which he stressed germany's guilt germany's historic responsibility and how that responsibility is a very important part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed the lessons that can be drawn from the past in particular lessons for today's context and that context today in germany and europe is marked by a rise in knotty semitism. thomas now to some of the other stories making news around the world tesla co-founder has been found not guilty of defamation by a court in los angeles a british cave explorer had brought the lawsuit against moscow after he had branded him a court. the plaintiff vernon unsworth was seeking $190000000.00 in damages from mosque. british opposition leader jeremy cool been and prime minister boris johnson have gone head

birkenau fassel facing food shortages. east german spies retracing history. but let's begin in france. hardly any other european country sees so many women murdered each year a new law is set to protect women from femicide but is it the fact. that he could she describes it as a lie. sentence she says there's a gaping void inside of her ever since march 2017 when her daughter was killed by her ex-boyfriend of the and we need committee people saw what they had split up 6 weeks earlier he had harassed her ever since then one morning he was waiting for her at the horse stable where she worked and he tried to convince her to take him back. when she refused he pulled out a knife and stabbed her in the heart and the lungs. better and it doesn't only blame her daughter's ex-boyfriend she's also furious with the system that she feels let her daughter down this main level 2 weeks before he killed her he broke into her house he wanted to frighten her he was convinced she was seeing someone else i saw deplane went to the police station to press charges but she came out c

and he sent us his impressions of the chancellor's speech this was on the 1st visit to auschwitz birkenau since she became chancellor 14 years ago it was also the 1st time that a german chancellor visits this site in nearly 25 years this explains why angle of a visit was described as one of historic dimensions. gave a speech today in which she stressed germany's guilt germany's historic responsibility and how that responsibility is a very important part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed the lessons that can be drawn from the past in particular lessons for today's context and that context today in germany and europe is marked by a rise in 97 it is a. wus thomas barry there now to some of the other stories making news around the world and at least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a gun attack in iraq eak iraqi capital baghdad witnesses reported men in an organized moshe carried firing at anti-government protest is more than 400 people have died in unrest in iraq over the past 2 months british opposition leader jeremy coleman and prime minister bor

at least 11 soldiers have been killed in another terrorist attack in birkenau faso earlier the country's president called for 2 days of mourning after 35 civilians almost all of them women were killed by jihad is near the town of our been on tuesday. more than 200 homes have been destroyed after forest fires went through the port city of wild to you so in chile several districts have been evacuated and more than 3000 people are without electricity authorities say they believe the fires were started intentionally a russian opposition politician though they say in a volley is says one of his key staff has been forcibly conscripted into the military the military says it was launch of it enough seen here with no ball in the earlier this year is being made to perform his obligatory service at an arctic base involving said the move amounted to quote kidnapping. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had to interrupt an election rally after a warning of an incoming rocket from gaza the rally was taking place in the southern town of ashkelon just a few kilometers from the gaza strip israel sa

ceremony and sent us his impressions of the chance for a speech this was on the 1st visit to auschwitz birkenau since she became chancellor 14 years ago it was also the 1st time that a german chancellor visits this site in nearly 25 years this explains why i'm going to visit was described as one of historic dimensions i'm glad i gave a speech today in which he stressed germany's guilty germany's historic responsibility and how that responsibility is a very important part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed the lessons that can be drawn from the past in particular lessons for today's context and that context today in germany and europe is marked by a rise in 97 it is a. thomas sparrow there in auschwitz well we can talk more about this now with g.w. political correspondent emmanuel shaz good to see your money where you know many people are asking why it took medical so long to visit in an official capacity i mean she's been transferred for 14 years and this was her 1st visit to auschwitz and in fact it has been even 24 years seems chancellor a german chancellor visited. it so

anchor: also this friday, angela merkel is paying her first visit as chancellor to auschwitz andnd birkenauer 14 years at the helm. the german chancellor is bringing with her a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the nazis ran the largest death camp. this comeses amid a rise in gern anti-semitism and the anniversary of the camp's liberation.. coalition faces off trust test -- stress test as they discucuss their n next move under a new, radical leadership. they have laid out a list of demands to remain in merkel's government that shop -- stopped short of threatening to exit. the move reduces the risk of a political crisis in europe's largest economy. architects are used to high-pressure products -- projects but they may have bitten off more than they can chew mis-time. leading architects and d designs have come together to create an entirely edible gingerbread city. it will explore the theme of transport and travelel in the years to come. it will open in london on saturday and run until january. let's hear from one of the architects involved d in the gingerbread city. >>

increased and intensified their dig for gold for your rainy i'm in asia for example for gold in birkenau fassel and for other natural resources the libyan oil and gas. and so the politicians they are nothing but servants for the machine. and they would deny being a war criminal and probably say she's being accused from the right of not protecting u.s. diplomats in benghazi but i have to tell you libya is synonymous with terrorism arguably to many ordinary people in nato nations let's go to the area on the ground a concert in manchester what did it feel like for you when you watch the coalition on television. well of course extremely sad and it pains us ordinary people in the west have to pay for the crimes and mistakes and blunders of their government you see when you try to manage a crisis a crisis is by nature a crisis you can manage it but you cannot control it 100 percent sometimes it hits you back as a system because you are achieving you are made. goals you have to bear these consequences and take them in as they come the british and the americans can very easily get rid of terrori

. >> this was angela merkel's first visit to auschwitz birkenau since she became prime minister and waslso the first time a german chancellor visited into any five years. this is why her visit was described as one of historic dimensions. she gave a speech today in which she stressed germany's guilt, germany's historic responsive building, and how that response building is an important part of germany's identity as a nation. she also stressed the nest lessons that can be drawn from the past, in particular the lessons for today's context. the context today in germany and europe is marked by a rise in anti-semitism. helena: thomas sparrow in auschwitz. we can talk about this now with the demo political correspondent. good to seo. many people are asking why it took merkel so long to visit in an official capacity. she has been chancellor for 14 years and this was her first visit to auschwitz. >> in fact it has been 24 years since a german chancellor visited auschwitz. so it was long overdue. angela merkel is no stranger to such ceremonies. she visited concentration camps in germany of dachau

ceremony and he sent us his impressions of the chance of a speech this was our 1st visit to auschwitz birkenau since she became chancellor 14 years ago it was also the 1st time that a german chancellor visits this site in nearly 25 years this explains why i'm glad merkel's visit was described as one of historic dimensions i'm glad i gave a speech today in which she stressed germany's guilt germany's historic responsibility and how that responsibility is a very important part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed the lessons that can be drawn from the past in particular lessons for today's context and that context today in germany and europe is marked by a rise in 97 it is a. well hans cosin yosh joins me now and he is the director of the house of the vans a conference that's a memorial site for the prosecution of european and jews welcome thank you very much for coming in to discuss this important issue we are dealing with iraq as a bounty semitism in germany as well as in europe has something gone a rai with the culture off remembrance here in germany. i think the question o

i auschwitz birkenau. let me just tell you, i am just...e party published the documents at a news conference saying they had evidence in leaked documents there will be a border in the irish sea after brexit. we were hoping to speak to keir starmer, but u nfortu nately, speak to keir starmer, but unfortunately, he was not able to make it. thank you for your company today. on monday, victoria will be here for the last of our big election debates with 40 undecided voters and a panel of politicians. have a good weekend. it may have been a mild start to the day but we have had a lot more cloud this morning, outbreaks of rain as well. from the earlier rainfall radar imagery, rain in the south—east is clearing, showers in scotland, northern ireland, those are moving gradually south and east, and they could be heavy, may be thundery in the afternoon. showers spreading in the south—east, but brighter skies and sunshine in between. still quite breezy but not as strong as yesterday. strongest of the winds and southern areas. maximum temperatures, very

ceremony and he sent us his impressions of the chancellor speech this was our 1st visit to auschwitz birkenau since he became chancellor 14 years ago he was also the 1st time that a german chancellor visits this site in nearly 25 years this explains why i'm glad merkel's visit was described as one of historic dimensions. gave a speech today in which he stressed germany's guilt germany's historic responsibility and how that responsibility is a very important part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed the lessons that can be drawn from the past in particular lessons for today's context and that context today in germany and europe is marked by a rise in 97 it isn't. there was e.w. correspondent thomas is far back and now well chancellor merkel has pledged a gift of 60000000 euros of government funds to the foundation that maintains the former death camp its work is dedicated to preserving the memory of the victims and to raising awareness of the crimes committed al shits in order to prevent such horrors from ever happening again. what sets you free the nazis and the tourist slo

humiliating us for god's sake we're big big july. 2 days of national mourning have been declared in birkenau fast so after at least $35.00 civilians were shot dead during an attack in the north and according to the government 80 armed men have also been killed warning some viewers may find the following images disturbing. the attack was launched on an army base in our been a nearby time of violence there has increased after the military began an offensive against armed groups in november but there's been no claim of responsibility so far so they didn't do it though so again no we have to think about solidarity and national cohesion people women for the most part were getting water and got murdered in cold blood by the terrorists while they were retreating we must show compassion with the populations that is why all flags will fly at half mast for 2 days and all christmas celebrations are canceled. thousands of people in the philippines a strand the jury in the christmas holiday after thai food and from phone made landfall many in the predominantly catholic nation was stuck in airports and bu

angela merkel has visited the auschwitz birkenau memorial for the 1st time in her 14 years as german chancellor merkel turned the death camp along with the polish prime minister laying waste and a tourist death wall where victims were executed in world war 2 she announced a 60000000 euro donation to help preserve what was the nazis largest death camp locals as it follows in the footsteps of 2 former german chances who also saw a site before that term and it obamacare the leader of britain's opposition party says he has a confidential government report showing the prime minister has been dishonest about his bracks it plan jeremy says the report proves the government's breaks a deal would lead to customs checks between northern ireland in person despite the prime minister claiming otherwise or as johnson has promised to complete bracks if he's re-elected in next week's general election he said corbin's announcement was complete nonsense the labor leader also says there might be damaging tower ifs for u.k. exports going into northern ireland. it's a use there will be customs declaration

i'm going to merkel has visited the rich birkenau memorial for the 1st time in her 14 years as german chancellor merkel to the death camps along with the polish prime minister laying remains at the notorious death of their victims were executed during world war 2. a 60000000 euro donation to help preserve what was the nazis biggest death camp. followers in the footsteps of 2 former german chancellor who visited the site for the terms and. france's government says it's sticking to its plans for pension reforms despite a nationwide strike that has brought nearly a 1000000 people out onto the streets. insisted change will be gradual. as the biggest strike in 20 years on friday. for a 2nd day the road traffic. in the french capital. and i'm outside one of the main train stations. busier than it was yesterday when all those train services were cut there are some trains running about a 3rd of railway workers are actually at work today you can probably see behind me a poster now that's telling you about some of the metro services because several of the metro lines. so getting around in paris

anglo merkel has visited the birkenau memorial for the 1st time in her 14 years as a german chancellor merkel told the death camp along with the polish prime minister lang reed said in a tourist death war where victims were executed during world war 2 she announced a 60000000 euro dinner to help preserve what was the nazis biggest death camp merkel's trip follows in the footsteps of 2 former german chancellor who visited the site before their terms ended thousands of afghan workers and refugees are leaving iran each week because of the dire economic situation caused by u.s. sanctions and as tony burton found out for some afghans the desperation for work now outweighs the dangers they once ran from. getting a job in iran provided a lifeline for many afghans crossing the border was both and a skate from fighting between taliban and government forces as well as from u.s. airstrikes. but the afghans couldn't escape the u.s. sanctions which would cripple the iranian economy many have left because of hyperinflation. prices for food have doubled and it's hard for us to find the jobs it's hard

on the news from europe angela merkel has visited the auschwitz birkenau memorial for the 1st time in her. 18 years as german chancellor merkel to the death camp along with the polish prime minister saying reset the notorious death wall where victims were executed during world war 2 she announced a 60000000 euro denatured to help preserve what was the nazis largest death camp merkel's visit follows in the footsteps of 2 for which on the charts of those who saw the site before that ended as well a gas explosion at an apartment block in east of back in town of press of has killed 5 people the roof and an internal staircase caved in off the fire ripped through the top 5 floors of the 12 story building rescuers that created all the people they could see in the building but firefighters say the building is now risk of collapse the town's mayor called it the biggest tragedy in half a century greece has given libya's ambassador 72 hours to leave the country in the latest escalation of a dispute over a controversial maritime border deal in libya have signed an agreement that maps out a sea bo