The traditional memorial march in Poland of Holocaust survivors and Jewish youth was, on Monday, cancelled for the first time, due to the outbreak coronavirus.
The march between the Auschwitz I and Birkenau death camps, which were operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II, had been held for the past 32 years without interruption.
“Our primary concern is the health of the many participants and the Holocaust survivors, who would be joining them,’’ he said. However, the organisers announced a new campaign encouraging youth across the world to combat anti-Semitism and racism with the theme: “Never Means Never”.
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