Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by the Soviet army

Survivors of the Auschwitz death camp tell their harrowing stories as they gather at the site to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp – some of them for the first time.

Shortly before they were rounded up by Nazi troops in Belgium and deported to Auschwitz in 1942, the parents of three-year-old Maurice Gluck placed their only child in the care of a local Christian family. Gluck forgot his Yiddish mother tongue and that he even had parents of his own.

Europe’s Catholic bishops are marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a statement denouncing anti-Semitism and the “manipulation” of the truth for political aims.

One of Germany’s richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors as it seeks to atone for its use of forced laborers during the Nazi era and its enthusiastic support of Adolf Hitler, The Associated Press has learned.

A play focusing on the Holocaust aims to inspire discussion of hate crimes in the modern day. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5:55 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.

Admission to the Anne Frank exhibit at the Museum of Tolerance will be free Wednesday on the 90th anniversary of her birth.Holocaust survivors will speak to museum guests at noon and 1 p.m. The exhibit opens at 10 a.m. with the last admittance at 5:30 p.m.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Monday defended recent remarks she made about the Holocaust and Israel and lashed out at President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers for “spreading outright lies” about her, NBC News reported. During an interview on Yahoo News’s “Skullduggery” podcast released Friday, Tlaib was asked about her support for a one-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. Tlaib...

An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor talked to the parents of the students involved in the swastika scandal at Newport Harbor High School. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

A powerful public figure is accused of sexual assault in a Manhattan hotel room. There’s media frenzy. Enter go-to defense attorney Ben Brafman.

Sirens wailed, church bells tolled and yellow paper daffodils of remembrance dotted the crowd as Polish and Jewish leaders extolled the heroism and determination of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighters on the 75th anniversary of their ill-fated rebellion. Polish President Andrzej Duda and World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said the hundreds of young Jews who took to arms in...

The Italian soccer federation says a passage from Anne Frank’s diary will be read before matches this week to condemn the acts of anti-Semitism by Lazio fans and to keep alive memories of the Holocaust. The FIGC also says a minute of silence will be observed before Serie A, B and C matches this week, plus amateur and youth games...

Two right-wing activists who Ohio Republican Josh Mandel defended this summer against labeling by an anti-hate group have launched a super PAC backing his bid for U.S. Senate. Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec are among founders of the political action committee launched Monday. Both men were involved in the conspiracy theory dubbed “pizzagate,” which suggested Hillary Clinton was running a...

Eva Nathanson, a Holocaust survivor, speaks to students all around Southern California to help them understand the dangers of bigotry.

Eva Nathanson, a Holocaust survivor, speaks to students all around Southern California to help them understand the dangers of bigotry. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017.

James Bachner was 18 when he was taken by Nazis from his parents and brother in Poland and forced into a labor camp. Now 95, Bachner teaches young people about the Holocaust with the hope that history will never repeat itself.

A 95-year-old Holocaust survivor from Thousand Oaks teaches young people about the Holocaust with the hope that history will never repeat itself. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, April 2, 2017.