World leaders rubbed shoulders with 56 survivors of Hitler's death camp as they marked 80 years since its liberation.

By Barbara Erling and Kuba Stezycki OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) -Auschwitz survivors were being joined by world leaders on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops,

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.

Survivors of the Nazi's notorious Auschwitz death camp are taking center stage at the memorial service to mark 80 years since its liberation by Soviet troops.

Candles and wreaths left by Auschwitz survivors stand at the so-called ‘Death Wall’ at the Auschwitz I site on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp on Jan. 27, 2025, in Oswiecim, Poland. (photo: BOB REIJNDERS / Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

In all, the Germans murdered six million Jews from all over Europe, annihilating two-thirds of Europe's Jews and one-third of all Jews worldwide. In 2005, the United Nations designated Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Across Europe, officials and others were pausing to remember.

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.

An exclusive interview with Auschwitz survivor and award-winning photographer Ryszard Horowitz, on his extraordinary life and his perilous childhood as a Jewish boy in Nazi-occupied Kraków.

January 27, known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, marked 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp. BBC Arts tapped Two Rivers Media to commemorate the event with the feature documentary The Last Musician of Auschwitz.

In June, the first performances of a new opera-ballet, “The Orchestras of Auschwitz,” will be performed at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. The score includes some of Geyer’s discoveries, which will be performed by Constella Music and choreographed by Claudia Schreier, choreographer in residence of Atlanta Ballet.

Leaders from around the globe gathered on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi concentration camp that symbolizes one of history’s greatest atrocities.

Charles joins dignitaries from around the world to mark 80th anniversary of liberation of Nazi concentration camp while Prince and Princess of Wales attend service in London alongside Keir Starmer