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60th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz Marked

HeadlineJan 27, 2005

Holocaust survivors and world leaders gathered in Poland today to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. More than a million people were murdered in the Auschwitz “death factory”. Most of the victims were Jewish. Today’s gathering was attended by 2,000 Holocaust survivors and more than 40 heads of state. Vice President Dick Cheney is there to represent the Bush administration.

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