Holocaust survivors and Israeli PM gather in Poland for 65th Auschwitz liberation anniversary

In Poland, survivors mark Auschwitz anniversary

OSWIECIM, Poland — Auschwitz survivors, bundled against the cold and snow, are gathering at the site of the former death camp to mark the 65th anniversary of its liberation.

Survivors, some with grown children — along with others there to honor the millions killed by the Nazis — moved among the barracks and watchtowers of Auschwitz and Birkenau, neighboring camps that stand as powerful symbols of the Holocaust.

Later Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will join Polish leaders in commemorative ceremonies at Birkenau, the larger of the two camps, in which about 1 million Jews were murdered.