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Fears of rising antisemitism in Europe

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Fears of rising antisemitism in Europe

Holocaust survivor Regina Sluszny commemorates the victims of Auschwitz as Jewish communities across Europe face growing hostility. What does the promise of "Never Again" mean for Jewish life in Europe today? Regina Sluszny makes her way in her wheelchair through the iron gate marking the entrance to the former Auschwitz concentration camp.

"I feel the cold, both physically and emotionally," says the 87-year-old Jewish woman, her gaze fixed on the grey horizon. How many times has she been here? Six, seven, perhaps eight, she estimates.

And each time, the same thoughts run through her mind: "I think about my husband's family. He lost seven loved ones here. They were sent straight to the gas chambers and murdered." Regina Sluszny traveled to Poland with a delegation from the European Jewish Association (EJA), a European advocacy group representing Jewish interests that regularly organizes conferences on Jewish life as well as visits to former concentration camps.