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SCOTTISH trade unionists left for Auschwitz yesterday – to commemorate a Scottish missionary who died in the nazi concentration camp.
Jane Haining moved to Budapest in 1932 to become matron of the girls' home at the Church of Scotland mission school in the city – where many Jewish girls were educated.
As anti-semitism rose across Europe, the Church of Scotland repeatedly urged Ms Haining to come home.
On May 16 1944, Romani families in Auschwitz-Birkenau armed themselves with stones, tools, and sheer collective will, forcing the SS to retreat – leaving a legacy of defiance that speaks directly to the fascisms of today, says VICTORIA HOLMES
The decision highlights the tension between freedom of expression and the state’s role in shaping historical memory at former concentration camps, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
As Moscow celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Nazi defeat without Western allies in attendance, the EU even sanctions nations choosing to attend, revealing how completely the USSR's sacrifice of 27 million lives has been erased, argues KATE CLARK
Communists lit the spark in the fight against Nazi German occupation, triggering organised sabotage and building bridges between political movements. Many paid with their lives, says Anders Hauch Fenger