Holocaust survivors fear Europe is forgetting the lessons of Auschwitz

Eighty years after the liberation of the concentration camp, some politicians have been quick to target outsiders.

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Xavier is a 17-year-old German student. I met him at a Holocaust education centre in Dachau, in southern Germany, just around the corner from what was once a Nazi concentration camp of the same name. He and his classmates were spending two days there, learning about their country's Nazi past and debating its relevance in today's world.

Eighteen-year-old Melike admitted she didn't know much about the Holocaust before coming to Dachau. Listening to Eva Umlauf, a survivor, talk about what happened, touched her heart, she said.

She wished racism and intolerance were spoken about more frequently. "I wear a headscarf and people are often disapproving. We need to learn more about one another so we can all live well together."

Miguel warned of growing racism and antisemitism on social media platforms, including jokes about the Holocaust. "We need to prevent that," his 17-year-old friend Ida chimed in.

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