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This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, marks 80 years since Soviet forces liberated Auschwitz, where over 1.1 million people—including nearly one million Jews—were murdered. On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces entered Auschwitz to find 7,000 emaciated survivors and witnessed atrocities so horrific they could hardly believe their eyes.

Now, eight decades later, Holocaust distortion, denial and trivialization are alarmingly on the rise. As the Shoah fades from living memory, the urgency of commemorating those who were murdered and confronting the dangers of bigotry and anti-Semitism has never been greater.

In this special episode of the Conversations with B’nai B’rith podcast, B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with Dr. Robert Williams, the Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Chair of the USC Shoah Foundation and a leading advisor on Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism.

They explore the ongoing challenges of Holocaust remembrance, the troubling glorification of Nazis and their collaborators, and the increasingly vital role of education in safeguarding historical truth about the Shoah eight decades later.

Tune in for this important conversation. Watch on YouTube and Facebook.

About our guest: Dr. Robert Williams is the Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Chair of the USC Shoah Foundation and UNESCO Chair on Antisemitism and Holocaust Research. He also serves as Academic Advisor to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Before joining the USC Shoah Foundation, he was Deputy Director of International Affairs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Dr. Williams has played a pivotal role in shaping EU policies on Holocaust-related archives and combating anti-Semitism, advising governments and international organizations on Holocaust denial, distortion and education. His research focuses on German political culture, U.S. and Russian cultural policy, and contemporary anti-Semitism.