When Soviet troops arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 1945, tens of thousands of weakened prisoners had already been removed by the Nazis and sent on a long, deadly march toward Germany.

It’s only 41 seconds long, but the video leaves a powerful impression. Holocaust survivor David Schaecter discusses a nightmare train ride to Auschwitz in 1941, when he was 11 years old. Later ...

Today, however, the King will remember the Auschwitz victims, and he will walk through the entrance gates to Camp One, above which the words ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ - translated as ‘Work Sets ...