Overview

• High-profile ceremonies at Bergen-Belsen, Flossenbürg, and Dachau honor victims and survivors of Nazi concentration camps liberated 80 years ago.
• Officials, including Stephan Weil and Claudia Roth, emphasize the urgency of combating Holocaust denial and modern extremism.
• Dachau's memorial leaders unveil a €38.8 million redesign plan, including new educational facilities and expanded archives starting in 2026.
• Flossenbürg begins an €8.9 million renovation of its administrative building as part of broader efforts to preserve historical significance.
• Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, warns of growing indifference and Holocaust relativization among younger generations.