Auschwitz survivors mark 76th liberation anniversary virtually
Survivors and museum officials fear Covid-19 could end the era in which Auschwitz’s survivors can tell their own stories to visitors on site
27 January 2021 - 13:58
Oswiecim — Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops on Wednesday only virtually, aware that he might never return as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.
Survivors and museum officials told Reuters they feared the pandemic could end the era in which Auschwitz’s former prisoners can tell their own stories to visitors on site. Most Auschwitz survivors are in their eighties and nineties...
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