Auschwitz survivors at death’s wall

WARSAW: Dozens of Auschwitz survivors have placed wreaths and flowers at the infamous execution wall at the former German death camp, paying homage to the victims of Adolf Hitler’s regime 72 years after the camp’s liberation.

Elderly survivors also paid homage yesterday to those killed by wearing striped scarves reminiscent of the garb prisoners once wore there, praying and lighting candles at the wall.

Janina Malec, a Polish survivor whose parents were killed at the execution wall, said “as long as I live I will come here,” describing her yearly visit as a “pilgrimage.”

In Germany, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said his nation remained committed to commemorating the genocide, honouring the memory of the victims and taking responsibility for the crimes. – ANA-AP