In a first for a round anniversary, the Auschwitz museum has banned all speeches by politicians at the 80th anniversary of the liberation, emphasizing survivors instead.
Piotr Cywinski, director of the Auschwitz museum, expressed that the focus will be on survivors, their histories, and the moral obligations their stories compel us to confront.
With contemporary politics affecting the buildup to the event, Polish officials have faced backlash over the potential arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Polish government has stated that the safe participation of Israeli leaders in the ceremony pays tribute to the millions of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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