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Holocaust remembrance service held at Auschwitz

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Dmitry Ponyavin
January 27, 2024

Survivors of the Auschwitz death camp took part in a ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Nazi Germany murdered hundreds of thousands of people there during World War II.

Dmitry Ponyavin Editor, producer and correspondent covering major news stories from around the world.
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