Merkel: Remembering Nazi Crimes Inseparable by German Identification

Her first visit to this centre, the Holocaust symbol, took place at the moment when the right party, located two years ago in Bundestag, supports the end of the culture of regret.

Remembering the crimes, memorizing their authors and making a reputation worthy of victims is a responsibility that never stops. This is non-negotiable and inseparable from our country. Being aware of this responsibility is part of our national identity”, the Chancellor, the first German leader to visit Auschwitz since 1995, stressed.

With her voice trembling, she insisted that it was important to give Auschwitz his full name. Situated in present - day Poland, the camp was located in an annexed region in 1939 by Rach and was managed by the Germans.

It's important to clearly label criminals. We, the Germans, we owe our victims and ourselves”, she declared.

In her speech, she warned against growing racism and spreading hatred as well as anti - Semitism that threatens the Jewish community in Germany, Europe, and the world over.

The Chancellor was accompanied, during her visit by Polish Prime Minister Matthews Morawiecki and by a Auschwitz survivor, Bogdan Bartnikowski, 87, and representatives of the Jewish community. / A T S/