"Tragedy"

#13251948

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Irena Cyrankiewicz is seen among other Auschwitz survivors during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251951

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: A group of 21 survivors is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251957

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Bernard Offen (L), seated among a group of fellow 21 survivors, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251964

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Barbara Doniecka is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251994

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Irena Cyrankiewicz (1st from left) and other Auschwitz survivors are seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251931

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Polish actor and singer Michal Zebrowski reads an excerpt from Testimony from Auschwitz, writings by Zalmen Gradowski, during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13252087

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Master of ceremonies Marek Zajac, Secretary of the International Auschwitz Council, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251929

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Bogdan Bartnikowski, who survived the Holocaust after being saved by Oskar Schindler, arrives for the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251930

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Wojciech Kolarski, Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, attends the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13250778

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivors are seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13250838

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Mannequins dressed in former prisoner uniforms are seen as part of the venue decoration for the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13250859

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivors are seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13250873

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Stefania Wernik (center), born in Auschwitz camp in 1944, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.\

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#13250780

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Marta Cienkowska, Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, carries a candle at the Wall of Death in the courtyard between Block 10 and Block 11 at the former Auschwitz I camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The ceremony marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

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#13250782

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Marta Cienkowska, Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, carries a candle at the Wall of Death in the courtyard between Block 10 and Block 11 at the former Auschwitz I camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The ceremony marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

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#13250802

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Marta Cienkowska, Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, carries a candle at the Wall of Death in the courtyard between Block 10 and Block 11 at the former Auschwitz I camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The ceremony marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

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