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like you so much for joining us we continue our coverage of ceremonies at the yad vashem. memorial in jerusalem daughter holocaust victims and survivors all this is the 1st in a series of events marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp which is commemorated as international holocaust remembrance day 6000000 jews were killed in the genocide dozens of international has of state and government joined israeli leaders at the ceremony they gather to remember one of the world's darkest chapters and vowed to fight anti semitism in their countries in the 1st speech by a german president at yad vashem i got to steinmeyer subject to his responsibility for the crimes of the nazi regime will not expire let's take a listen now to what president steinmeyer said 75 years later. after the liberation of auschwitz i stand before you all as president of germany and i stand here laden with the heavy historic good burden of guilt yet at the same time. my heart is filled with gratitude gratitude for the hands of the survivors stretch out to us credit you had for the new
like you so much for joining us we continue our coverage of ceremonies at the yad vashem. memorial in jerusalem daughter holocaust victims and survivors all this is the 1st in a series of events marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp which is commemorated as international holocaust remembrance day 6000000 jews were killed in the genocide dozens of international has of state and government joined israeli leaders at the ceremony they gather to remember one of...
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that we saw last week when for the 1st time a head of state the german president was at the yad vashem memorial and was allowed to speak there he made a rather momentous speech certainly that's how it was also perceived in israel but also in germany saying he stood there laden with guilt and wishing that he could say that this could never happen again that jim you somewhat inoculated against something like not since i'm like right wing extremism but that was the case today had a more passive role representing the germany here but there was a lot of symbolism he met 3 survivors this morning in berlin and they came on his presidential plane with him to the ceremony today and chancellor angela merkel however noticeably absent she's going to attend a memorial concert tonight in berlin why did she attended its day. well it's kind of a local course to us that the highest representative of germany was here flanked by a. frankly technically also out ranks the german chancellor and she was here though for the very 1st time in her life only at the end of last year she's been to other concentration camps
that we saw last week when for the 1st time a head of state the german president was at the yad vashem memorial and was allowed to speak there he made a rather momentous speech certainly that's how it was also perceived in israel but also in germany saying he stood there laden with guilt and wishing that he could say that this could never happen again that jim you somewhat inoculated against something like not since i'm like right wing extremism but that was the case today had a more passive...
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both leaders have a paid a tribute to survivors of the holocaust and those who died at the yad vashem memorial in jerusalem any corroboration is marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death count and the speech german press in the sun quoted steinem i underlined his country's historical responsibility to fight. while you're watching the news coming up next it is don't feel the world's most polluted river the saved stay tuned for that more headlines coming your way at the top of the hour we're going to get the latest on a website it is d. w. called i have an old friend valid scientific company. it is time to take one step further. and face the last. time to such. fine comes. down to conduct. its.
both leaders have a paid a tribute to survivors of the holocaust and those who died at the yad vashem memorial in jerusalem any corroboration is marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death count and the speech german press in the sun quoted steinem i underlined his country's historical responsibility to fight. while you're watching the news coming up next it is don't feel the world's most polluted river the saved stay tuned for that more headlines coming your way at...
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rael's yad vashem holocaustd memorial center in its call of remembrance,utting faces and mes to the overwhelmingumbers. >> auschwitz was liberated by the soviet russia red army in 1945. in yad vashem, russia's presiden >> -- not to miss when the first sprout of hatred, xenophobia, to rear their head.n -- started we see other manifestations of these phenomena. >> worthointing out that human rights watch has warned that russia'sro gayganda law, which makes it illegal to give children informati about lgbtq issues, is endangering young people. russia human rights watch has said it illustrates russia's role in the syrian civil war, contributing to over half a million deas in the country. a doctor in the u.k. has been tweeting, sang putin sitting next to israel's prime minr was simultaneously -- countries determined to destroy the jewish state. what the doctor seems to be referring to ishis. this is an article about russia refusing to extend a you when ba -- a un. ban on selling weapons to iran starting in tober, in october, and this article is from bloomberg. u.s. vice president mike pence was also a
rael's yad vashem holocaustd memorial center in its call of remembrance,utting faces and mes to the overwhelmingumbers. >> auschwitz was liberated by the soviet russia red army in 1945. in yad vashem, russia's presiden >> -- not to miss when the first sprout of hatred, xenophobia, to rear their head.n -- started we see other manifestations of these phenomena. >> worthointing out that human rights watch has warned that russia'sro gayganda law, which makes it illegal to give...
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dozens of the world leaders have paid tribute to victims of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
dozens of the world leaders have paid tribute to victims of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
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dozens of the world leaders have paid tribute to victims of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
dozens of the world leaders have paid tribute to victims of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
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yad vashem. it is israel's official memorial to the victims.ut as the survivors of the holocaust die out, the center has the very important task of ensuring that their stories are not forgotten. reporter: leading a tour through jerusalem's holocaust memorial, yad vashem, is always special for jonathan matthews. today, the young israeli researcher is guiding a group of israeli schoolchildren. with its monumental architecture, a powerful exhibition, it is a place like no other to learn about the shoah. >> generally speaking the whole concept of telling the story in this museum and perhaps connecting different generations of the holocaust is by focusing on the victim. by focusing on the victim we have the historical museum but we have personal artifacts and video testimony of survivors. reporter: the individual stories of the victims are an essential part of the museum. making the horrors of the shoah tangible. over 75 years later, the increasingly elderly survivors are slowly disappearing. that poses a challenge. with the museum, educational prog
yad vashem. it is israel's official memorial to the victims.ut as the survivors of the holocaust die out, the center has the very important task of ensuring that their stories are not forgotten. reporter: leading a tour through jerusalem's holocaust memorial, yad vashem, is always special for jonathan matthews. today, the young israeli researcher is guiding a group of israeli schoolchildren. with its monumental architecture, a powerful exhibition, it is a place like no other to learn about the...
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world war 90 percent of them would be russian president will be giving a main address at the memorial be yad vashem holocaust memorial the sauce to noon the polish president asked if he could speak and was told that there was not enough space in the attorney and he could be the main speaker at a different event but he subsequently refused to attend the ceremony and out of solidarity lithuanian plays a. it is not here yet but has today seemed instead the head of his parliament jerusalem where i am is in complete lockdown you cannot move around there are some 10000 security officers and police forces are some control earlier i did speak to the head of the police who said that they haven't received any specific concerns or any security threats but of course the number one concern was the threat of terrorism so people have been advised to stay home most people will be at home watching television and watching the events of a hugely significant incident unfold. all right paula thanks for the update no doubt we'll get back to you throughout the day as that event takes place. opening another front in the g
world war 90 percent of them would be russian president will be giving a main address at the memorial be yad vashem holocaust memorial the sauce to noon the polish president asked if he could speak and was told that there was not enough space in the attorney and he could be the main speaker at a different event but he subsequently refused to attend the ceremony and out of solidarity lithuanian plays a. it is not here yet but has today seemed instead the head of his parliament jerusalem where i...
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those memories are preserved by israel's yad vashem memorial centre, in its hall of remembrance, puttinge threat of anti—semitism and the need to combat it, looking to the past but also the present. the holocaust was an appalling jewish tragedy, but it was also a universal human tragedy and one which we compound if we do not heed its lessons. on this day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us re—commemorate ourselves to tolerance and respect. many holocaust survivors found refuge in israel. some come together here for a class to sharpen their ageing memories. they want their experience to be a living one, even after they're gone — not a page in a history book — and so they tell their stories to the young. my grandchildren, they are always asking more and more, how did we get by and what did we have to eat? and what happened now and what happened later? i survived, but my parents didn't. the legacy of the war remains politically charged, but the aim is to keep learning lessons from its unspeakable tragedies. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, jerusalem
those memories are preserved by israel's yad vashem memorial centre, in its hall of remembrance, puttinge threat of anti—semitism and the need to combat it, looking to the past but also the present. the holocaust was an appalling jewish tragedy, but it was also a universal human tragedy and one which we compound if we do not heed its lessons. on this day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us re—commemorate ourselves to tolerance and respect. many...
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memorial day. this year it's all the more significant because it's 75 years since the liberation of the auschwitz death camp. over a0 world leaders gathered at israel's yad vashemle who were murdered in the camp. the presidents of russia, france and germany were there, alongside the american vice president. britain was represented by prince charles. the organisers said the focus was fighting anti—semitism. to mark holocaust memorial day, mps shared their stories and the first concerned a survivor called lily ebert. in 1944, when she wasjust14 years old, the nazis deported her and her family from her hungarian hometown to auschwitz. she was with her mother, brother and three sisters. upon her arrival, they were split up, either directed left or right. lily's mother, brother and sister were told to go right, and they were taken to the gas chambers and crematorium. lily and her two sisters were directed the other way. they never saw the others again. the only possession lily was able to keep with her on herjourney was a gold pendant can be given to her by her mother, which remarkably survived the camp with her hidden in the heel of her shoe. 75 years have passed s
memorial day. this year it's all the more significant because it's 75 years since the liberation of the auschwitz death camp. over a0 world leaders gathered at israel's yad vashemle who were murdered in the camp. the presidents of russia, france and germany were there, alongside the american vice president. britain was represented by prince charles. the organisers said the focus was fighting anti—semitism. to mark holocaust memorial day, mps shared their stories and the first concerned a...
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memorial day. this year, it's all the more significant because it's 75 years since the liberation of the auschwitz death camp. on thursday, over a0 world leaders gathered at israel's yad vashempeople who were murdered in the camp. the organisers said the focus was fighting anti—semitism. to mark holocaust memorial day, mps shared their stories. and the first concerned a survivor called lily ebert. in 19114, when she was just 1a years old, the nazis deported her and herfamily from her hungarian hometown to auschwitz. she was with her mother, brother and three sisters. upon her arrival, they were split up, either directed left or right. lily's mother, brother and sister were told to go right and they were taken to the gas chambers and crematorium. lily and her two sisters were directed the other way. they never saw the others again. the only possession lily was able to keep with her on herjourney was her gold pendant given to her by her mother, which, remarkably, survived the camp with her, hidden in the heel of her shoe. 75 years have passed since liberation. lily is now a proud great—grandmother. she still wears the tiny gold pendant and shares its remarkable story with all
memorial day. this year, it's all the more significant because it's 75 years since the liberation of the auschwitz death camp. on thursday, over a0 world leaders gathered at israel's yad vashempeople who were murdered in the camp. the organisers said the focus was fighting anti—semitism. to mark holocaust memorial day, mps shared their stories. and the first concerned a survivor called lily ebert. in 19114, when she was just 1a years old, the nazis deported her and herfamily from her...
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this is a live shot of yad vashem injerusalem it is israel's official memorial to the victims of thel trust. when we began chatting a few minutes ago, you are talking about the work that you do, making sure that younger generations know what happened at our —— auschwitz. why do you think auschwitz. why do you think auschwitz became synonymous with the horrors of that time? one of a number of death camps. exactly right, there were more camps than auschwitz, but auschwitz was notorious, firstly because of the infamous sign, the cynical statement of "work makes you free." 1.1 million people were murdered there, people were selected either for the gas chamber or to work, and it has become quite a symbol of the holocaust but it's absolutely not only the representation of the holocaust, but this gathering today in israel and on monday when i will be attending in auschwitz, it's really important to the survivor community that we remember what happened, not only to them, but to theirfamilies happened, not only to them, but to their families that they lost and for me, for the jewish their fam
this is a live shot of yad vashem injerusalem it is israel's official memorial to the victims of thel trust. when we began chatting a few minutes ago, you are talking about the work that you do, making sure that younger generations know what happened at our —— auschwitz. why do you think auschwitz. why do you think auschwitz became synonymous with the horrors of that time? one of a number of death camps. exactly right, there were more camps than auschwitz, but auschwitz was notorious,...
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the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, asstory. our correspondent, orla guerin, reports. survivors of the holocaust make their way on stage to light a memorial torch. in honour of the 6 millionjews annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered onjerusalem's mount of remembrance, about 50 heads of state, princes and prime ministers. one absentee, the president of poland, angered that he was not invited to speak. this was the horror remembered today, the auschwitz death camp. the nazis killed more than a million here, mostlyjews. it was liberated by the red army 75 years ago. they opened the gates of hell, israel's prime minister said. for many, auschwitz is the ultimate symbol of evil. benjamin neta nyahu used this platform to call for global action against iran, which he said wanted to develop a nuclear weapon to destroy the jewish state. they threaten the peace and security of everyone in the middle east and everyone beyond. i call on all governments tojoin the vital efforts of confronting iran. the haunting music of a comp
the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, asstory. our correspondent, orla guerin, reports. survivors of the holocaust make their way on stage to light a memorial torch. in honour of the 6 millionjews annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered onjerusalem's mount of remembrance, about 50 heads of state, princes and prime ministers. one absentee, the president of poland, angered that he was not invited to speak. this was the horror...
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the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, asin the country's history. our international correspondent orla guerin reports. frail but determined, holocaust survivors coming to honour those who perished. lighting a memorial flame for the 6 millionjews annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered onjerusalem's mount of remembrance, heads of state, princes and prime ministers, pledging to combat an enduring threat, the dark shadow of anti—semitism. and here its incomprehensible expression, auschwitz, the gates of hell. the nazis killed more than a million people in this one camp before it was liberated by the red army. for many, auschwitz is the ultimate symbol of evil. it is certainly that. israel's prime minister used this platform to call for global action against iran, saying it wanted to develop a nuclear weapon to destroy the jewish state. they threaten the peace and security of everyone in the middle east and everyone beyond. i call on all governments to join the vital efforts of confronting iran. the music was a haunting e
the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, asin the country's history. our international correspondent orla guerin reports. frail but determined, holocaust survivors coming to honour those who perished. lighting a memorial flame for the 6 millionjews annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered onjerusalem's mount of remembrance, heads of state, princes and prime ministers, pledging to combat an enduring threat, the dark shadow of...
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s yad vashem the world holocaust remember the center is the gatekeeper of course memory it is healing towards a limb their devices and legacy of the show of victims and survivors are good there. and made accessible for all humanity member we must be translated into action and disabilities in and all other forms of racism will never will be diminished soon silence that killing anti semitism today the quails a range of policies and tools locally nationally and internationally the international forms such as oh here's today 40 far in night that formed against any expressions of racism anywhere in the world oh mutual duty is to educate the upcoming generations it is our duty to ensure that everyone understands what constitutes anti semitism and remembers well it had left us in the past as an educator i realized 8 early on that the atmosphere must create the international school for holocaust studies professionals from the round the world learn to curate facts about the shaw and how to communicate the meanings to their communities appeals and students. of complete hence of the silt no most
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talked about the issue of politicizing the past or the see the holocaust historian for yad vashem the official memorial center in jerusalem explain why it's important to avoid distorting facts. in terms of holocaust memory sometimes falling into. politics where what's important is marshalling facts to support a certain ideology or political position and therefore the facts are marshalled very very selectively and other facts are very carefully ignored that's going on that has always been around it's happening i would say. increasingly in certain places and i think part of what we try to avoid here at the shen we try to avoid that we try to deal with the subject itself and what actually happened and who is involved in what ways and what do they do and and how do we teach it there's no doubt that the red army liberated auschwitz and that's and that's historical fact and you know there are several 1000 prisoners in auschwitz the overwhelming majority of them who were there on the day of liberation were jews as in general at auschwitz what happened and had the red army come a few days later they might have
talked about the issue of politicizing the past or the see the holocaust historian for yad vashem the official memorial center in jerusalem explain why it's important to avoid distorting facts. in terms of holocaust memory sometimes falling into. politics where what's important is marshalling facts to support a certain ideology or political position and therefore the facts are marshalled very very selectively and other facts are very carefully ignored that's going on that has always been around...
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the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, asy's history. our international correspondent, orla guerin reports. frail but determined, holocaust survivors coming to honour those who perished, lighting a memorialflame for the 6 million dues annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered, heads of state, prime ministers and princes. pledging to combat an endearing threat, the dark shadow of anti—semitism. and here, it is incomprehensible expression. auschwitz, the gates of hell. the nazis killed more than1 million people in this one camp before it was liberated by the read army. for many, auschwitz is the ultimate symbol of evil. it is certainly that. israel's prime minister use this platform to call for global action against iran saying it wanted to develop a nuclear weapon to destroy the jewish state. they threaten the peace and security of eve ryo ne threaten the peace and security of everyone in the middle east and eve ryo ne everyone in the middle east and everyone beyond. i call on all governments tojoin the everyone beyond. i
the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, asy's history. our international correspondent, orla guerin reports. frail but determined, holocaust survivors coming to honour those who perished, lighting a memorialflame for the 6 million dues annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered, heads of state, prime ministers and princes. pledging to combat an endearing threat, the dark shadow of anti—semitism. and here, it is incomprehensible...
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the event is being held at yad vashem, which is israel's memorial centre, to the millions of victimsof whom werejewish. israel's president reuvin rivlin began the ceremony by saying ‘on the 27th of january 1945, the gates of hell were opened.‘ here's our correpsondent barbara plett usher on the signifiance of auschwitz in the holocaust. auschwitz—birkenau was the most notorious of nazi germany's death camps. it's come to symbolise the holocaust, which killed 6 millionjews. british troops who liberated it were shocked by the industrial scale of death, the trauma of those who survived. horrifying revelations that led to the worldwide pledge, never again. those memories are preserved by israel's holocaust memorial centre. in its hall of remembrance, putting faces and names to the overwhelming numbers. auschwitz was liberated by soviet russia's red army in 1945. today in yad vashem, russia's president was invited to speak. we have to be vigilant not to miss it when they first of hatred are seen it when they first of hatred are seen a it when they first of hatred are seen a phobia and ant
the event is being held at yad vashem, which is israel's memorial centre, to the millions of victimsof whom werejewish. israel's president reuvin rivlin began the ceremony by saying ‘on the 27th of january 1945, the gates of hell were opened.‘ here's our correpsondent barbara plett usher on the signifiance of auschwitz in the holocaust. auschwitz—birkenau was the most notorious of nazi germany's death camps. it's come to symbolise the holocaust, which killed 6 millionjews. british troops...
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yad vashem in jerusalem, usual. year after year. but this is yad vashem injerusalem, an incredibly important place of memory, this is the 75th anniversary's jews, 3 million were polish. this is disrespect to poland and to all of the heroes from the second world war who were rescuing, saving jews by not giving voice to the president of poland. he should have been given the floor and had this been the case, of course, poland would be represented. but then he was excluded from the speakers, which was offending, and we couldn't agree with such an approach. poland's prime minister. let us speak to james, content need a four holocaust galleries at the imperial war museum in london. —— content leaderfor the holocaust galleries. auschwitz is synonymous with this period. how exactly d id synonymous with this period. how exactly did it become this place of horrors? very interesting, actually, because in the first instance auschwitz was never conceived to be the centre of this thing we now call the centre of this thing we now call the holocaust. event meat created for polish political prisoners —— created for polish political prisoners initially.
yad vashem in jerusalem, usual. year after year. but this is yad vashem injerusalem, an incredibly important place of memory, this is the 75th anniversary's jews, 3 million were polish. this is disrespect to poland and to all of the heroes from the second world war who were rescuing, saving jews by not giving voice to the president of poland. he should have been given the floor and had this been the case, of course, poland would be represented. but then he was excluded from the speakers, which...
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the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, ase country's history. our international correspondent, orla guerin reports. survivors of the holocaust make their way on stage to light a memorial torch. in honour of the 6 millionjews annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered onjerusalem's mount of remembrance, about 50 heads of state, princes and prime ministers. one absentee, the president of poland, angered that he was not invited to speak. this was the horror remembered today, the auschwitz death camp. the nazis killed more than a million here, mostlyjews. it was liberated by the red army 75 years ago. they opened the gates of hell, israel's prime minister said. for many, auschwitz is the ultimate symbol of evil. benjamin netanyahu used this platform to call for global action against iran, which he said wanted to develop a nuclear weapon to destroy the jewish state. they threaten the peace and security of everyone in the middle east and everyone beyond. i call on all governments to join the vital efforts of confronting iran. t
the israeli authorities have described the event at yad vashem, the hillside memorial injerusalem, ase country's history. our international correspondent, orla guerin reports. survivors of the holocaust make their way on stage to light a memorial torch. in honour of the 6 millionjews annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered onjerusalem's mount of remembrance, about 50 heads of state, princes and prime ministers. one absentee, the president of poland, angered that he was not invited to...
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yad vashem are about 100 holocaust survivors. our middle east correspondnt, tom bateman, has been talking one of them. the whole point of this site here at yad vashem was established to preserve the memoryvors of the holocaust. their stories are so important to what many of the political leaders are talking about even though the podiums today have been reserved for those world leaders. we are joined by gisele. you are among the 100 or so survivors here today, thank you for talking to us. i wanted to talk about your story, 1944, and you and your entire family were taken in a very crowded train to auschwitz. when you were taken to auschwitz and arrived, what is your memory of the conditions? we were helped by two jewish inmates in striped uniform, the auschwitz uniform, helping us jump the auschwitz uniform, helping us jump down from the train when we arrived. after two or three hours, 2500 people i figured were loaded, and we were separated from everyone. wejumped and we were separated from everyone. we jumped down and and we were separated from everyone. wejumped down and we did not know where we were, and we looked around andi where we were, and we looked around and i did not see my mo
yad vashem are about 100 holocaust survivors. our middle east correspondnt, tom bateman, has been talking one of them. the whole point of this site here at yad vashem was established to preserve the memoryvors of the holocaust. their stories are so important to what many of the political leaders are talking about even though the podiums today have been reserved for those world leaders. we are joined by gisele. you are among the 100 or so survivors here today, thank you for talking to us. i...
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to come to this sacred place yad vashem. a memorial and a name. is to be faced with that for which no name no words and no language can ever possibly do justice. the magnitude of the genocide that was visited upon the jewish people. defies comprehension and can make those of us who live in the shadow of those indescribable events feel hopelessly inadequate. the scale of the evil was so great the impact so profound that it threatens to obscure the countless individual human stories of tragedy loss and suffering of which it was comprised. that is why places like this and events like this are so vitally important. for many of you you here and for jewish people across the globe those stories are your stories. whether you witnessed and somehow enjoyed the appalling barbarity of the holocaust personally or whether it touched your lives through the experience of your loved ones or through the loss of parents grandparents uncles aunts or other family you were never able to know. but we must never. forget that they are also our story a story of in comprehe
to come to this sacred place yad vashem. a memorial and a name. is to be faced with that for which no name no words and no language can ever possibly do justice. the magnitude of the genocide that was visited upon the jewish people. defies comprehension and can make those of us who live in the shadow of those indescribable events feel hopelessly inadequate. the scale of the evil was so great the impact so profound that it threatens to obscure the countless individual human stories of tragedy...
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heads of state here coming to be participating in a memorial commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz at the yad vashem holocaust museum now the russian president vladimir putin spoke in which you see it that it was thanks to the soviet army in 1945 that was able to defeat and conquer the atrocities of nazi germany he sent however that came at a huge price some 27000000 people who were killed only soviet citizens president putin said that russia stands for truth and justice and welcomes its friends who stand alongside it and he also suggested a mission of the p 5 that would be held in he said in any country and would look a serious ways of making sure that something like this does not happen again. and use whatever the scheme plenum 1st of all it was the soviet people who ended the barbaric plans of the nazis as it's been already mentioned here they predicted their own land and liberated europe from nazis and we paid for this with a price that had never come in the worst nightmares of any nation $27000000.00 people killed we will never forget this. now the cellmate has however been marred with controve
heads of state here coming to be participating in a memorial commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz at the yad vashem holocaust museum now the russian president vladimir putin spoke in which you see it that it was thanks to the soviet army in 1945 that was able to defeat and conquer the atrocities of nazi germany he sent however that came at a huge price some 27000000 people who were killed only soviet citizens president putin said that russia stands for truth and...
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actually do these events and have survived with us the politics of memory we heard this week threaten to get in the way there was at yad vashem and it there was the boycott by the polish president you have a sham and then there was the boycott by the russian president. and you know they've got these claims of revisionist history concerning the 2nd world war and the holocaust how do you explain that happening today 75 years after the fact. it shows how dynamic history is and what it means trying national consciousness look at us in the united states we're still not of a mind on the civil war and i think in that sense 75 years isn't that much it was very complex what happened and world war 2 the involvement of different parties when they got involved how they got involved but above all it's about national identities and they're undergoing a change we're coming into a new era it's complex and we want everyone to feel acknowledged where it was important we also want perpetrators to take responsibility and all societies to look at the perpetrators in their midst and that's not easy but it's important so i think the debate on histo
actually do these events and have survived with us the politics of memory we heard this week threaten to get in the way there was at yad vashem and it there was the boycott by the polish president you have a sham and then there was the boycott by the russian president. and you know they've got these claims of revisionist history concerning the 2nd world war and the holocaust how do you explain that happening today 75 years after the fact. it shows how dynamic history is and what it means trying...
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yad vashem a place to reflect on what's happened over 75 years ago and a commitment to keeping that memorylive for generations to come. and. we're joining me tonight from jerusalem is our correspondent peter. peter it's good to see you want to talk about what we're seeing here this is going to be one of the biggest diplomatic events in israel's history what is already happening today. well jerusalem was already a diplomatic beehive today you could see motorcades with the black ones rushing back and forth through the city and that is because many of the more than 40 presidents prime ministers and crown prince's have already arrived here in jerusalem and they were here for the diplomatic talks today with the prime minister netanyahu with president rivlin also with the palestinian president abbas among them was. the french president who stated after meeting. that he considers denying israel the right to existence also its anti semites and i think that was an important signal here today and of course also frankly at this time i had the german president has been here today for talks with live a
yad vashem a place to reflect on what's happened over 75 years ago and a commitment to keeping that memorylive for generations to come. and. we're joining me tonight from jerusalem is our correspondent peter. peter it's good to see you want to talk about what we're seeing here this is going to be one of the biggest diplomatic events in israel's history what is already happening today. well jerusalem was already a diplomatic beehive today you could see motorcades with the black ones rushing back...
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day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us recommit ourselves to tolerance and respect. as this anniversary is marked here at yad vashemd an urgent warning. they say violent act of anti—semitism are on the rise and thejewish life is once again under threat in europe. they insist the world's duty to remember is more crucial now than ever. still bearing witness at almost 90 years old, holocaust survivor naftali. he recited the mourners‘ prayer, the kaddish. the vow here today, never again. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get some of the day's other news. at least 13 people are now known to have been killed in storms that haveravaged parts of spain. four people are still missing after storm gloria triggered floods and swept away roads. prime minister pedro sanchez flew over some of the worst hit areas and later told reporters that climate change had played a part in the severe storm. actress annabella sciorra has told a jury that harvey winesteen sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. she was giving evidence in the former hollywood producer's rape trial in new york. mr winesteen has pleaded not guilty to charges of
day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us recommit ourselves to tolerance and respect. as this anniversary is marked here at yad vashemd an urgent warning. they say violent act of anti—semitism are on the rise and thejewish life is once again under threat in europe. they insist the world's duty to remember is more crucial now than ever. still bearing witness at almost 90 years old, holocaust survivor naftali. he recited the mourners‘ prayer, the...
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day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us recommit ourselves to tolerance and respect. as this anniversary is marked here at yad vashem of anti—semitism are on the rise and thejewish life is once again under threat in europe. they insist the world's duty to remember is more crucial now than ever. still bearing witness at almost 90 years old, holocaust survivor naftali deutsch. recites jewish prayer he recited the mourner‘s prayer, the kaddish. the vow here today, never again. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. climate change, global tensions — the world does seem to be in a more perilous state than before. and scientists behind the so—called ‘doomsday clock‘, say that's no false impression. the time has moved tojust 100 seconds to midnight — after experts altered the clock due to the state of world affairs. the clock now stands at its closest to doomsday since it began ticking in 1947. rachel bronson is president and ceo of the bulletin of atomic scientists and she told me why they thought it was necessary to move it closer to midnight we are very concerned. we're moving the clock towards midnight. it's the closest it'
day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us recommit ourselves to tolerance and respect. as this anniversary is marked here at yad vashem of anti—semitism are on the rise and thejewish life is once again under threat in europe. they insist the world's duty to remember is more crucial now than ever. still bearing witness at almost 90 years old, holocaust survivor naftali deutsch. recites jewish prayer he recited the mourner‘s prayer, the kaddish. the...
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day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us recommit ourselves to tolerance and respect. as this anniversary is marked here at yad vashemto send an urgent warning. they say violent acts of anti—semitism are on the rise and thejewish life is once again under threat in europe. they insist the world's duty to remember is more crucial now than ever. still bearing witness at almost 90 years old, holocaust survivor naftali deutsch. he recited the mourner‘s prayer, the kaddish. the vow here today, never again. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. the united states is tightening visa restrictions to stamp out what the trump administration calls birth tourism. from friday pregnant women applying for visitor visas will have to prove they have a reason for going to the country, other than giving birth as anyone born in america gets citizenship. sergio gonzales is deputy director of the immigration hub and former senior policy advisor to us senator kamala harris. the trump administration wants to restrict immigration. they would say it has the right to use any tool available, doesn't it? u nfortu nately we've available, doesn't it? un
day, in this place, and in memory of the millions who perished in the shoah, let us recommit ourselves to tolerance and respect. as this anniversary is marked here at yad vashemto send an urgent warning. they say violent acts of anti—semitism are on the rise and thejewish life is once again under threat in europe. they insist the world's duty to remember is more crucial now than ever. still bearing witness at almost 90 years old, holocaust survivor naftali deutsch. he recited the mourner‘s...
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culmination of anniversary memorial events that are taking place elsewhere over the last few days notably of course jerusalem at the world holocaust remembrance remembrance center at yad vashem but these events taking place of course on the site the immaculately preserve the sites of the auschwitz birkenau death camp in what was then occupied poland as you say liberated by soviet red army troops 75 years ago to the day advancing from the east this is not an event focused on high level representatives v.i.p.'s world leaders as has been the case in the past rather it's much more focused on survivors those who are still alive still fit enough to make the journey no doubt harrowing back to this place as you said some 200 or so of them are here with here in a moment from one of them yvonne engelman 92 years old she spent around a year here she saw her parents murdered in the gas chamber she escaped only because the gas chamber in which she had been put away to death suffered a technical malfunction an escape of course that she describes as miraculous take a listen now to evolve and. recruit here. called the. difficulties at this. and also the marriage of the human fish. and the g
culmination of anniversary memorial events that are taking place elsewhere over the last few days notably of course jerusalem at the world holocaust remembrance remembrance center at yad vashem but these events taking place of course on the site the immaculately preserve the sites of the auschwitz birkenau death camp in what was then occupied poland as you say liberated by soviet red army troops 75 years ago to the day advancing from the east this is not an event focused on high level...
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dozens of the world leaders have paid tribute to victims of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz many leaders hold for a future free of anti semitism. u.s. vice president mike pence has invited israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz to washington president trump says his new israeli palestinian peace plan will be released before the meeting on tuesday. the international court of justice has ordered me and martin take measures to protect or hinder muslims from genocide if one is a bloody military crackdown in 2017 it forced hundreds of thousands of ranger to flee the i.c.j. decision is pending a full case well this is g w s from berlin for more follow us on twitter at e w news or visit our web site is details dot com. soviet soldiers liberated the auschwitz nazi death camp 75 years ago they described passing through this gate as walking from earth into hell into the holocaust as the world begins commemorating this somber anniversary the politics of memory are getting in the way tonig
dozens of the world leaders have paid tribute to victims of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz many leaders hold for a future free of anti semitism. u.s. vice president mike pence has invited israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz to washington president trump says his new israeli palestinian peace plan will be released before the meeting on tuesday. the international court of...
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while the leaders of paid tribute to victims and survivors of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz many leaders called for a future free of anti semitism. u.s. vice president mike pence has announced he's inviting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz to washington the white house reportedly wants to discuss a new israeli palestinian peace plan. the international court of justice has ordered me to take measures to protect range of muslims and preserve evidence of alleged atrocities but that it comes off the main mosque a factor and sons who cheated fended had country against and genocide accusations and this is the news from by then for more follow us on twitter news of his our website it is deja dot com. soviet soldiers liberated the auschwitz nazi death camp 75 years ago they described passing through this gate as walking from earth into a hill into the holocaust as the world begins commemorating this somber anniversary the politics of memory are getting in the way tonight we ask i
while the leaders of paid tribute to victims and survivors of the holocaust at jerusalem's yad vashem memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz many leaders called for a future free of anti semitism. u.s. vice president mike pence has announced he's inviting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz to washington the white house reportedly wants to discuss a new israeli palestinian peace plan. the international court of justice has...
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world news — on the 75th anniversary of auschwitz‘s liberation world leaders gather at yad vashem — israel's memorial uk ends its membership of the bloc — we'll hear from one of them as he packs up his office. that's still to come. hello there. the winter's been so mild, there's even a few daffodils poking up, and recent nights haven't been as cold because we've had much more cloud around, and that's the story of the moment. underneath an area of high pressure. have this whether front here, wandering its way southwards ——have this weather front here, wandering its way southwards across scotland, bringing some rain mainly for the western side of the country. but, aheda of that, a few places did actually get to see the sunshine today, but for many of us, it was pretty grey and gloomy. mist and fog particularly on the hills. we will see a bit more of that, actually, overnight, as the cloud continues to lower. a few breaks here and there, perhaps to the east of the pennines, more especially across the northeast of scotland. western scotland, a bit of rain and drizzle, perhaps heading towards parts of nor
world news — on the 75th anniversary of auschwitz‘s liberation world leaders gather at yad vashem — israel's memorial uk ends its membership of the bloc — we'll hear from one of them as he packs up his office. that's still to come. hello there. the winter's been so mild, there's even a few daffodils poking up, and recent nights haven't been as cold because we've had much more cloud around, and that's the story of the moment. underneath an area of high pressure. have this whether front...