a cello in auschwitz music in auschwitz of all places scarcely imaginable. and yet in the daily hell of the concentration and death camps there was music that many inmates made music and sang on their own initiative in secret and each of the rules it was sometimes tolerated most of it was by order singing on command music broadcast over loudspeakers camp choirs orchestra or initiated and ordered by the s.s. officers around the camp the musicians were both jewish and non jewish inmates they have to play marches for the departure and return of the work crews they had to provide background music for punishments and executions they played for official events and visits. create an illusion on occasions such as red cross inspections for instance and to deceive and reassure our newly arrived in mates. and they were also at the disposal of camp staff enabling those men and women to relax if i may put it that way to the sounds of schumann and more thoughts of the latest hits and songs from operettas from their duties of guarding selecting and murdering inmates . we t

i was at auschwitz you were at auschwitz. were the same age. and here we are in court talk about what you did at auschwitz and your experiences there. did he. he did not he just sat there and kept his head down. in comp. when i spoke he looked up but he didn't say anything. but some others have admitted to sharing a moral guilt. worked as a bookkeeper at auschwitz he was convicted on charges of being an accessory to murder and sentenced to four years in prison he's ninety six now and recently applied for a pardon does he deserve one. i'm not in favor of throwing people who are old and into prison. but this man ought to speak openly about what he did and what he experienced. and describe how the s.s. men talk among themselves about the atrocities that took place in the crematorium. that the world would become a better place. do you believe that it has. that hasn't. i did believe that the world would become a better place that people would change the way they treat each other. but when you look around and see some of the things that are happening

your parents were deported to auschwitz in some in one nine hundred forty three. tell us what that was like for you. and talk and. when my parents were deported i wanted to kill myself. but i didn't have the strength. i just couldn't do it. and it wasn't just my parents who were murdered. i mean there were other family members as well. my cousins. aunts and grandmother. my grandmother lying dead on the floor i didn't know whether they shot her or she'd had a heart attack she did have a heart condition. i did talk i think you had no idea what would happen to your parents i was. a few weeks later you too was sent that and that's when you found out. about us and said you know it and i thought. you know that she. came to auschwitz five weeks later and that's when i found out what had happened to my parents. i asked the man who tattooed the number here on my arm one three to four to six about the transport that arrived on the day that my parents came doctorates . and i'm going to talk or i may be called and. he said that everyone on that transported been gassed everyon

and german lawmakers hold a special session to honor the victims of the holocaust and auschwitz survivor has strong words for those who still deny the stock chapter in german history. the. president has called on the country to unite behind him to create a new american moment during his first state of the union address tromp also asked to support us plans to renewing the country's aging infrastructure and to overcome the deadlock on immigration reform we have this report. not surprisingly they gave the president a hero's welcome the big question ahead of donald trump's first state of the union address with the leader of the free world adopt a more presidential term on twitter trump or teleprompter trump a lot of change he said over the last year but one refrain from his election campaign remained constant. a new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land each day since we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission to make america great again for all americans. and there was praise for his own administration's achievements two point four million new jobs risi

auschwitz birkenau combined a concentration camp and an extermination camp. for . the inmates mostly jews had been deported from across europe and arrived by the thousands every day by train as they stepped from the train they were subjected to a selection by s.s. doctors. most of the new arrivals were sent directly to the gas chambers. many of them were sick or were women and children the others were herded into the concentration camps where most of them died from exhaustion malnutrition and dizziness. it was during this selection process that route ileus several months pregnant came across josef mengele for the first time. in. australia and some speak. and i saw from fire that women are naked. going between two s. and sam angle is stands and making light left right left and has his hand heave a fist. i didn't notice how he's a nice. guy this. can be easy. unlike most of his colleagues who regarded the selection as an arduous and unpleasant task seem to enjoy it prisoners often saw him smiling or whistling. in his later experiments focusing primarily on twins meng

also ahead remembering the holocaust survivors and their families have gathered at the former auschwitz death camps to mark the international holocaust remembrance day it comes amid warnings of rising anti semitism in europe. and we'll meet a ninety five year old holocaust survivor who's working to ensure the atrocities of world war two never happen again. i'm sorry and welcome to the show it's good to have you with us at least ninety five people have been killed in a major explosion in the afghan capital kabul the country's interior ministry also says more than one hundred fifty others were injured in the suicide bomb attack which happened at a police checkpoint on saturday morning the taliban have claimed responsibility. the attacker made it past the first checkpoint posing as a paramedic transporting a patient in an ambulance the bomb was detonated when he was identified by police at the second checkpoint. i was sitting in my shop when there was a powerful explosion only windows shattered. the casualties are very high bodies were everywhere near the hospital and everywhere you see. a

the red army liberated the remaining prisoners at auschwitz on january twenty seventh. in february one thousand nine hundred five mengele fled and discarding his s.s. uniform and disguising himself as an ordinary mock soldier. he was twice arrested by american troops in the spring and summer of one thousand nine hundred five he was even recorded under his real name is decision not to be tattooed when he joined the s.s. saved his life. they had. cheered up his take off their shirts raised their heads and they walked by and if you saw the blood type the truth. you were sort of decide to be interrogated. more closely if you didn't have the blood type tattoo and you had a cogent cover story. then you could be released. the s.s. doctor was ultimately saved by chaos and cunning the nazi war criminal was not identified and he slipped through the net. joseph mengele left the american camp under his real identity in july nine hundred forty five by chance he obtained copies of the id papers of another doctor he met in captivity flits old man. mengele altered the document slightly

auschwitz is a place that saw the extermination of 1 auschwitz is a place that saw the exterminationg the holocaust. around 11 million people were systematically killed in total, including not onlyjoule is people by gypsy families, gay people, people with disabilities and political prisoners. we are going to speak now with susan pollack, a witness to the very worst of humanity, she survived auschwitz by being sent to work as a slave labourer, 50 members of herfamily lost their lives during the holocaust. good morning, thank you for talking to us. who is it that you think about on holocaust memorial day? i think about my family, i think about my mother, i think about my father, i think about my community. and i think about all the joule is people my community. and i think about all thejoule is people —— all the jewish people during that time. this discrimination before, the entire picture is very vivid in my mind. why is it significant to continue to mark this day? it is absolutely essential that we do not, god forbid, repeated, not only repeat it in the same terrible way, not only ag

on survivors and their families gather on the former auschwitz death. in the markets national holocaust remembrance day it comes amid warnings of rising damages them in euro. zone a welcome to the program they say in moscow have forced their way into the office of opposition leader and i've spoken kremlin chrissake elex and involving a spokesperson for and said that the police were using the ruse of a bomb trash to question members of the opposition this comes on a day that the opposition has a name while huge protests in over one hundred cities in support of a boycott of presidential elections in march which the valley has called a farce on the ballot he himself will be alleged to run he was banned due to a previous fraud conviction that he says was trumped up now he has turned all his campaign offices into what he called protest offices we caught up with one of his volunteers in st petersburg. hopes her message stick to one of these protests in october for now she's decided to stay and is volunteering for the politicians campaign every day eighteen th

concentration camp in one thousand nine hundred five auschwitz has become a symbol of the wartime nazi genocide of jews and others today is the site of the main commemoration this year it falls on the jewish sabbath causing it to be held after sunset. they gathered to remind the most not happened again. round but a sound of prayers participants remember the perished. on a she some of them almost died here in auschwitz themselves in stripes casts that resemble their prison this uniform some of them recall how they've barely escaped but as a standstill i was selected to be taken to the crime atory i'm twice the first time i survived because i had swallowed a diamond so the bribe god wouldn't kill me to get. my. the second time i survive kind. george she had me in a stove where i stayed for almost two hours. i believe it's. she survived six million jews during the second world war to not. this is block eleven here is what prisoners called the death war where executions took place. on. those alife were forced to live under the worst conditions. the survivors were eventually freed by the so

and anita fisher again she is well the last known surviving members of the auschwitz women's orchestra speak not only about her and her sister's experiences but also in the context of as we were saying rising anti-semitism and xena phobia making both making clear appeals to make sure that germans and people across will continue talking building bridges you know i thought what i thought was very interesting in that context was how she talks about. when she had been on a reading tour and there was an event where somebody in bavaria came across and did her began to barrettes her and challenged her for spoiling on poaching his spoiling the atmosphere with all this talk of auschwitz and i think what we're seeing there that was a reflection because she said five years earlier that gentleman would not come across and said what he said and what she is saying in so many words i think it's a lot of people are asking now why it is and has to be on the rise in germany a very big question this being much debated in germany and outside germany and i think one of the answers is that many people who h

said two years ago that there is no german identity without auschwitz.tinglly expect individuals into germany to have the same perspective? alan: the first aspect is that this is not a german question. and remainst was something that is important for every person everywhere in the world whether you are a german, a jew, a german jew, a german muslim, an american -- they have a holocaust museum in washington, why? because this is something we all need to think about. it is not a question of asking my grandchildren to take responsibility given that their great-grandfather was it you -- -- was a jew? every human being needs to crime isd that this something that must not happen again. which leads us up again to israel. if you are talking about israel not having the right to exist. which is precisely what the holocaust was about.t. we need to make this connection. there is a second problem. holocaustk about the as saying it must never happen again. it won't happen like that. it will be an iranian missile against tel aviv. ie synagogues will be burned arab's he

s that being brought close to tears as she gave her account of her time in auschwitz that yet let's pick up on that. what she said about how germany changed after the holocaust. there. after the catastrophe germany behaved in an exemplary manner no one lied about the holocaust anti-semitism was no longer in vogue. now times have changed the world is full of refugees back then the borders were hermetically sealed and not open as they are today thanks to the unbelievably generous courageous and humane gesture that was made here. she is speaking of course to a sea change in so many aspects of politics geography two demographics how does responsibility for the holocaust how does it play into german politics today i think that sense of responsibility certainly played a role in angela merkel's decision two and a half years ago i thought open gemini's borders to some one million refugees that came in the following that at the height of the refugee crisis and also of course as a result of open in germany's border there are huge numbers of refugees still living in germany and that largely fueled

also coming up german lawmakers hold a special session to honor of victims of the holocaust and auschwitz survivor has strong words for those who still deny this dunk chapter in german history. and more than two years after a bombing at the heart of istanbul the trial of german tourists the turkish court sentences three men to life in prison. president dollar trump is called on the country to unite behind him to create a new american moment during this first stage of the union address tromp also off lawmakers to support us plans of upgrading the country's aging infrastructure and to overcome the deadlock on immigration reform has more. republicans were thrilled to greet their leader ahead of the highly anticipated speech but the big question ahead of donald trump's first state of the union address would he adopted more presidential tone with the world see twitter trump or teleprompter trump a lot had changed he said since he took office a new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land each day since we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission to make americ

holocaust remembrance day it's marked on every year on the anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz nazi concentration camp by the soviet red army in one nine hundred forty five former inmates of the camp in poland laid wreaths today at the so-called block of death for executions took place some six million jews were murdered by nazi germany during the second world war most of them in camps like auschwitz. and holocaust remembrance day chancellor angela merkel warned of rising anti-semitism in germany she said life was far from normal for jews in the country. and it's shameful that no jewish institution can exist without police protection for. the contiguous and. that's why we have to do everything we can to find not only and the summit to some but also. that's a toast we must face every day. for decades holocaust survivors have played a central role in teaching younger generations about anti-semitism and the horrors of the nazi genocide. ninety five year old mark in the washington the us capital washington she is among those working to uphold the memory of the victims. margaret mei

those who dare did not german lawmakers hold a special session to honor victims of the holocaust and auschwitz survivor delivers a message to those who are trying to revitalize this dark chapter in german history and it is official dortmund striker pierre. young makes is a long awaited transfer to r.c. for a fee of sixty four million euros. plus look up into the sky lucky star gazers around the world are enjoying a rare spectacle tonight for the first time in decades a blue moon a blood moon and a super moon are coming together during a lunar eclipse creating an incredible celeste steele show or show. off it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has called on the country to unite behind him to create what he calls a new american moment during his first state of the union address trump also asked lawmakers to support his plans on upgrading the country's aging infrastructure and to overcome the deadlock on immigration reform here's more. republicans were thrilled to greet their leader ahead of the highly anticipated speech but the big question ahead of donald trump's first state

the hunt for the auschwitz angel of death. dr jones if. to won't want to this infamous non-si wall criminal fled to south america. until his death he was undiscovered western intelligence agencies trying for three decades to find him but couldn't. joseph mengele. fifteen d.w. . they live to serve. danger lurks in the longer we were there all year long surfing waste and polluted water not only the witness but a thousand victims i mean with you troubles all gastric troubles. basically this a sort of always moment a backup of the nation full of others on a shelf. is we just it's sad to go somewhere every day and see more and more probably shoot times the sun gives me everything the waves the wind i have to give something back i feel obliged to see him too many of us are just. one quavers surfers fighting against unseen pollution the suv starting january seventh on g.w. . this is news live from berlin a day after a new book questions president's ability to govern the u.s. leader hits back at a wide ranging press conference at camp david but ev

and then there are the places of horror themselves such as auschwitz today it's a memorial site that makes the nazis machine of genocidal destruction tangible to visitors what is the right form of remembrance. posner the former german president. said to two years ago there is no german identity without auschwitz remembering the holocaust remains a concern for all citizens who live in germany but can we really expect migrants to germany to share that view and also perhaps very young germans who say hey that's a go. well there's just two aspects to this. the first aspect is this is not a german question the holocaust was and remains. something that could that is that is important for every person everywhere in the world whether you're examine whether you're a jew whether you're a german jew whether your german muslim whether you're an american if they have a holocaust memorial in washington d.c. why they have a heart of caused a museum in los angeles why because this is something which we all need to think about so it's not a question of can we expect my grandchildren to take responsib

of perpetrators come from the far right the more than seventy years after the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp jewish life in germany is still difficult michel skee has been paying close attention to what is happening on germany's far right. this rally was organized by a far right group that calls itself veer through a door or we for germany. the. earth that earth did. if you want to hear the slogans they're shouting here like america must go actually mean that they want germany to be a monocultural society what we're hearing here is a form of german nationalism we'd hold close long dead and gone i base because the envoy is here it is a revival of extreme nationalism and maybe even national socialist this more through preaching harris with actions at its most suspicious most let's see if it is true that it was really taking off the top comedy among the participants is a berlin member of the far right party alternative for germany the a.f.d. though he's not one of the organizers he's in the thick of it. her courage to talk to her thus the fact that an a.f.p. member is drummin

elderly survivors have gathered in auschwitz in poland to mark holocaust memorial day.e nazis during the second world war. evening prayers have been said at the former auschwitz—birkenau concentration camp, and tributes paid at the monument to the victims at the site. in the czech republic, a tightly fought presidential election has been won by the incumbent. president milosh zeman is known for his strident anti—immigration views and for his opposition to eu sanctions against russia. he won with just over 51% of the vote, defeating the pro eu academic, jiri drahos. one of the world's richest men held for two months by the saudi authorities in an anti—corruption drive, has been freed. prince alwaleed bin talal was one of 200 princes, politicians and wealthy businessmen detained in a crackdown. they were held at a luxury hotel in riyadh. it's believed a financial settlement was agreed in return for the prince's release. a mural by the world famous graffiti artist banksy has appeared in hull. hundreds of people have been turning up to see it on a disused bridge in the city

elderly survivors have marked holocaust memorial day in auschwitz in poland. millions of others were murdered in concentration camps by the nazis during the second world war. evening prayers have been said at the former auschwitz—birkenau concentration camp, and tributes paid at the monument to the victims at the site. at least 1a people have been killed in a shooting at a nightclub in brazil. police say that gunmen, possibly involved in a drug trafficking gang, attacked the club in fortaleza in the early hours of saturday morning. richard forrest has more. chaos and confusion outside the forro do gago nightclub in fortaleza, police and ambulance crews arriving shortly after the shooting. eyewitnesses said the violence started after a group of armed, masked men arrived in three vehicles. some said shots were fired for at least 30 minutes. 0ne police officer described the scene at the club as a massacre. amongst those killed were two teenagers, and one of the injured, a 12—year—old boy. as news of the shooting spread, people arrived outside the club to see if f

and then there are the places of horror themselves such as auschwitz today it's a memorial site that makes the nazis machine of genocidal destruction tangible to visitors what is the right form of remembrance. posner the former german president. said to two years ago there is no german identity without auschwitz remembering the holocaust remains a concern for all citizens who live in germany but can we really expect migrants to germany to share that view and also perhaps very young germans who say hey that's ago. well this has two aspects to this. the first aspect is this is not a german question the holocaust was and remains. something that the does that is important for every person everywhere in the world whether you're a german whether you're a jew whether you're a german jew whether your german muslim whether you're an american if they have a holocaust memorial in washington d.c. why they have a heart a caused a museum in los angeles why because this is something which we all need to think about so it's not a question of can we expect my grandchildren to take responsibility give

elderly survivors have gathered in auschwitz, in poland, to mark holocaust memorial day.d in concentration camps by the nazis during the second world war. evening prayers have been said at the former auschwitz—birkenau concentration camp, and tributes paid at the monument to the victims at the site. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has called for "decisive action" against the taliban after 95 people were killed and dozens more injured in a deadly suicide attack in the afghan capital. tributes have been paid to three teenage boys who were killed when a car crashed into them at a bus stop in west london. police are searching for a second man thought to have been in the vehicle. milos zeman will be the president of the czech republic once again following a tightly contested election run—off. mr zeman fiercely opposes immigration and objects to eu sanctions against russia. he beat his opponent by a narrow margin. rob cameron reports from prague. cheering and applause. a narrow victory for milos zeman, the 73—year—old president of the czech republic. all chant.

elderly survivors have gathered in auschwitz in poland to mark holocaust memorial day.n camps by the nazis during the second world war. evening prayers have been said at the former auschwitz—birkenau concentration camp, and tributes paid at the monument to the victims at the site. a mural by the world famous graffiti artist banksy has appeared in hull. hundreds of people have been turning up to see it on a disused bridge in the city. the artist has appeared to confirm that it his work on social media. not everybody is happy about it — one city councillor said today, it's vandalism and should be rubbed off. matthew bone has the story. the bankside area of hull is no stranger to graffiti, but this latest addition is a little different. the artwork certainly looks like a banksy, and the artist seemed to confirm its identity on social media. it's caused a lot of interest. this is a quiet, old industrial part of hull, but ever since rumours of the banksy appeared last night, a steady stream of people have come here today to check it out for themselves. it's really good. fant

fish one of the last known surviving members of the women's orchestra of auschwitz the orchestra formed for high level nazi efficiency they also played at the concentration camp gates of business as they went in and out for a walk. with me in the city is a political correspondent simon young sami what some of the proceedings of the house some very moving testimony from anita last couple fish what did she have to say when she spoke very movingly bringing some in the bundestag today to the brink of tears as she told in this very straightforward way of hers without pay thaws the story of how she came to auschwitz having been forced by the way by the nazis to sign a document saying she was going there voluntarily but she arrived there expecting she said to die as her parents have been murdered already but she survived because as they told her she was needed she was needed to play the cello in the in this case in the camp band and that's how she survived and she told that story today again in detail just very movingly and it's a story she's used to telling because she makes frequent visits t

elderly survivors have gathered in auschwitz, in poland, to mark holocaust memorial day. and millions of others were murdered in concentration camps by the nazis during the second world war. evening prayers have been said at the former auschwitz—birkenau concentration camp, and tributes paid at the monument to the victims at the site. the french capital, paris, is on high alert, with water levels continuing to rise along the river seine. the country has seen some of the heaviest rain for a century, and the river is expected to reach six metres higher than usual. luxmy gopal reports. the swollen seine, still rising. more than four metres above its usual level, it is expected to peak at six metres by the end of the weekend. on the outskirts of paris, some residents have had to go by boat through waterlogged streets, while in the city centre, the tourist boats are no longer operating, with only emergency services allowed along the seine. the past month has been the third—wettest here since records began in 1900. the impact of recent heavy rains is visible in the water levels