On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Bishop Grimes students hear stories of survival

WAER | By Scott Willis

Published January 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM EST

Former prisoners liberated from the Dachau Concentration Camp cheer at the raising of the Stars and Stripes, April 1945. Soldiers from the 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division (originally from the Colorado National Guard) were among many who aided in administering the thousands of surviving concentration camp prisoners who had managed to survive the Nazi Holocaust of World War II. (National Guard Bureau photo)

It’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, and students at Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School today heard stories from family members of those who survived the concentration camps.

The educational non-profit called 3GNY brings poignant, personal stories to schools to reflect on the dangers of antisemitism and hate, while honoring the memory of the millions of Jewish and non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

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