Zelensky Marks Auschwitz Anniversary Honoring Survivors

Zelensky Marks Auschwitz Anniversary Honoring Survivors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at welcome dinner for Holocaust survivors and their families hosted by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation, in Krakow, Poland, on Jan. 26, 2020. Shahar Azran/WJC via AP
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KRAKOW, Poland—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid tribute Sunday evening to Holocaust survivors, telling them on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation that they are an example to humanity.

Zelensky spoke of the importance of protecting humanitarian values and freedom against the hatred that threatens civilization in a short speech at a dinner in Krakow organized by the World Jewish Congress. He received a standing ovation for his words.