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Source: http://www.dw.com/en/young-jews-aging-survivors-walk-march-of-the-living-to-birkenau/a-19238570

Young Jews, Aging Survivors Walk March of the Living to Birkenau

(Deutsche Welle-Germany) Holocaust survivors and thousands of young Jews from 40 nations made the annual remembrance march from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Thursday. Organizers of the March of the Living said about 10,000 people attended, including 150 Holocaust survivors and members of Israel's parliament. Many draped themselves in Israeli flags. Participants walked the 3 km. from Auschwitz's barracks to the Birkenau extermination complex. At least 1.1 million Jews were murdered at Birkenau during World War Two. Historical records show that 6 million European Jews perished under the Nazi German genocide led by Adolf Hitler.

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