WARSAW, Poland — Elderly survivors were gathering Saturday at the former Auschwitz death camp and political leaders warned that the Nazi genocide must continue to serve as a warning as the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. ADVERTISEMENTThe head of Warsaw’s Jewish community read a prayer and Tillerson made brief remarks about the importance of not forgetting the horrors of the Holocaust. Never again.”His words came amid signs in Europe and beyond that ultra-nationalism and extreme right-wing groups are on the rise. Hanni Levy, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor from Berlin, criticized anti-migrant hatred during a speech at a Greens party convention in Hannover. The United Nations recognized Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2005.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 27, 2018 13:07 UTC