Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid pandemic Holocaust survivors are commemorating their lost loved ones as the world marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-BirkenauWARSAW, Poland -- Tova Friedman hid among corpses at Auschwitz amid the chaos of the extermination camp's final days. So instead, Friedman will be alone at home in Highland Park, New Jersey, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Many Holocaust survivors in the United States, Israel and elsewhere find themselves in a state of previously unimaginable isolation due to the pandemic. In 2005, the United Nations designated Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an acknowledgement of Auschwitz's iconic status. Israel, which today counts 197,000 Holocaust survivors, officially marks its Holocaust remembrance day in the spring.

Source: ABC News January 27, 2021 12:56 UTC