Never Forget: The Holocaust and Nazi Persecut...

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During the Holocaust, six million Jews were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.  As the world prepares to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday, our reporter James Wilson went to meet two survivors living in Ireland who miraculously survived the genocide.  

Europe’s Jewish population suffered during every stage of the Holocaust, but by the time the Third Reich occupied Hungary and targeted its Jews for deportation and extermination, the concentration camps had reached their most efficient form. Historian Geralt Reitlinger said the H ...  Show more

This show starts off with an extended discussion of the genocide of Jews in the Holocaust and the associated dangers of extreme governmental power followed by an interview with Holocaust expert and historian Dan Stone. 

History repeats itself this week with an episode from the HISTORY This Week archives: January 27, 1945. Four Russian soldiers arrive at Auschwitz, one of Nazi Germany's largest concentration and extermination camps. The soldiers have come to liberate the survivors inside, but the ...  Show more