And since many of the survivors can’t and we have to still to make our pilgrimage, this has been the way to mark Auschwitz anniversary at home.
It goes without saying that we should all visit the most infamous death camp in history.
And I am a proud father to see my own daughter pick out Krakow and Auschwitz this month for a city break.
While the Son and Heir was invited to the concentration camp for World Youth Day and to mark the Romany Extermination.
An international studio
Today as we watch the commemorations marking 80 years since the Russians liberated Auschwitz we have been able to join in.
Polish Television (TVP) and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum have brought together an international television studio to walk and talk us through the day.
In streaming the event on its YouTube channel the museum has been opening the doors to a worldwide audience this year.
The studio guests will include two survivors: Sir Frank Lowy, a donor to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, and Stanisław Zalewski.
We are told that it is an integral part of one of the largest tents in Europe.
Erected above the Gate of Death at Birkenau, accommodating approximately 3,000 attendees.
A freight car, symbolising the suffering and death of the victims is serving as a key visual element.
And survivors and heads of official delegations will light candles.
In front of the train car to honor all victims of Auschwitz.
In front of your eyes
Of course, we should not just focus on Auschwitz today because it is not dark tourism but our duty.
And for those who want to pay tribute the museum offers us the chance online.
With bookings to be made after logging in via a form available on Auschwitz in Front of Your Eyes app.
The online tour lasts about two hours and is divided into two parts – in Auschwitz I and Birkenau.
The guide’s narration is conducted live.
And the educator will also use multimedia materials, .
Archival photographs, artistic works, documents, and testimonies of survivors.
Interaction with the guide and asking questions is also possible.
So that until you do visit Auschwitz we can mark Auschwitz anniversary at home.
