After multiple acts of vandalism, a mural of Italian Auschwitz survivors has been preserved by Rome’s Shoah Museum.

Auschwitz survivors warned against increasing antisemitism across the globe while they gathered with world leaders at the site of the death camp for the 80th anniversary of their liberation.

Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.

The solemn commemoration came amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the Holocaust is eroding.

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.

Tova Friedman of Highland Park knows the definition of antisemitism. She lived it as a child, and as a survivor of Auschwitz.

Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazis' largest death camp, witnessed unimaginable horrors, where 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. Survivors gathered on International Holocaust Remembrance Day,

The liberation of Auschwitz is being commemorated in the shadow of rising antisemitism in Australia and globally.

Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting choice of residence, given the most famous feature of the town is its proximity to the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz – where at least 1.

The Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated on January 27, 1945. 80 years later, it is our responsibility to remember. #WeRemember.

Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as world leaders gathered to mark 80 years since the Nazi German death camp was liberated.

Politicians were asked not to speak at this year's event, as it could be the last time survivors gather on 27 January, the date when the Soviets liberated the Nazi death camp in 1945. View on euronews