Farewell to the Last Auschwitz Survivor in Vigo: A Tribute to Resilience and Memory
On January 28, 2025, the city of Vigo, Spain, bid a poignant farewell to one of the last surviving victims of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, a woman whose life embodied the resilience and determination of those who endured the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust.
The 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
The passing of this survivor comes just a day after the global commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which took place on January 27, 2025. This significant date marked a somber gathering of Holocaust survivors, global leaders, and dignitaries at the Auschwitz site in southern Poland. The ceremony was attended by more than twenty heads of state, including King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, King Charles III of the United Kingdom, and Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, among others[2][4].
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