80th Anniversary of Buchenwald Liberation Honored with Solemn Ceremonies in Weimar

Survivor Naftali Fürst and former German President Christian Wulff lead commemorations, as disputes over Holocaust memory persist.

Commemorative events in Weimar mark the 80th anniversary of the US Army's liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp on April 11, 1945.
Former German President Christian Wulff and Thuringian Minister-President Mario Voigt are delivering speeches at the central ceremony.
Naftali Fürst, a 92-year-old survivor and president of the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora, is sharing his testimony at the event.
A wreath-laying ceremony is planned at the former roll call square of the Buchenwald camp later in the day.
A dispute between the Buchenwald Memorial Foundation and the Israeli Embassy over a controversial speaker reflects ongoing tensions in Holocaust remembrance culture.