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January 27, 2021
January 27 was chosen by the United Nations in 2005 to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
January 27 is the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in 1945.
On Wednesday, Pope Francis said that to remember and acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust is a sign of humanity, a sign of civility, and a condition to make the world a better place.
a delicate visit taking place while president trump spoke at a holocaust rememberance back in washington. the president spoke with angela merkel on the eve of her trip and she will cap the day by dining with the german leader, an opportunity, no doubt, to make an impression on her father s behalf just as he gears up to visit europe next month. now, whether or not this trip from ivanka trump has helped smooth things over with angela merkel and the german people for her father and his witt it, certainly a smart move by the german leader to bring ivanka into these conversations on the global stage and we ll see what happens when president trump gets here to europe in may. back to you, jake. all right. kate bennett live for us in berlin, germany. thank you so much. that is it for the lead. i m jake tapper. i will be back again today this evening at 9:00 p.m. eastern for a special primetime edition of the lead that we re doing all week. it s marking president trump s first 100 days in
it is april, 1945, hitler and the nazis are furiously trying to carry out their final solution. once and for all, to exterminate the jews. but patton s army is on the way and soon americans will put an end to the killing, liberating nazi concentration camps. 65 years later in what could be one of the last times so many of them are together, 120 american heroes gather as part of a week-long holocaust rememberance. they were the first to witness the horrors of nazi germany, meeting with general petraeus and a chance to share stories they will never forget. i never thought human beings could be treated that way, not an each an animal, nevertheless