80 years after the liberation of Nazi concentration camps, the last survivors of the Holocaust are again speaking out against the rise of the far right in Germany. With their words and testimonies as their only weapons, the country’s last surviving witnesses to the atrocities committed by Nazis continue the fight against anti-Semitism.
80 years after the liberation of Nazi concentration camps, it is now as important as ever for the last Holocaust survivors to speak about what they have endured. Their words and testimonies are their only weapons against the rise of the far right and anti-Semitism in Germany.
As Germany commemorates the liberation of the camps this year, survivors of the Holocaust are more worried than ever.
After scoring its best results in the east of the country in regional elections in September 2024, the far-right AFD party is now polling around 20 percent ahead of Germany’s snap general election, due on February 23.
There has also been a rise in anti-Semitic attacks on the Jewish community since the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict began in October 2023.
Anne Mailliet, Kilian-Davy Baujard, Caroline du Bled, Marie Pannetrat and Nick Holdworth report.
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