On this day, January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated.

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Mon Jan 27, 2020: On this day, January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated.

Monday, May 20, 2019: 79 Years Ago Today; Opening Day at Auschwitz concentration camp

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Today marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. This letter was written by Vilma Grunwald, who gave it to a guard moments before she entered the gas chamber with her disabled son, John. It was addressed to her husband, Kurt, who'd been put to work elsewhere at the camp.

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[randr]

1. Great stories on NPR this morning

[NNadir]

2. That letter is heart breaking.

It is unbelievable that 75 years later, the one time party of Lincoln has fully embraced Nazism.

[Jade Fox]

3. +1

[rurallib]

5. Stumbled on this while looking for something else - Twilight Zone "He's Alive"

I think this was first broadcast @ 1964. It was written by Rod Serling.

I couldn't find the full episode, but this stop action gets the gist of the story.

This story has kind of haunted me from the first time I saw it when I was @ 16.

[irisblue]

4. 🕯️