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An article on a remarkable hero that broke into Auschwitz - and lived. Denis Avey broke into Auschwitz to bear witness to the horrors dealt out by Nazi hands. I am fiercely glad that he came forward and  spoke out about the hell he has witnessed, despite people refusing to believe him for so long. I don't understand how some people can have the nerve to deny that the Holocaust ever happened. I hope that more eye witnesses like him will continue to come forward and tell their story. The Holocaust is a horrifying and unspeakable genocide. Memories of the Holocaust continues to haunt generations now, and will continue to do so in the future. We need to remember what happened, so that it never happens again.

Sir Martin Gilbert says: “By 1947, the trials of Nazi war criminals had been and gone. The war was over and people just wanted to get on with their lives. There was a whole mind-set of not really wanting to know what had happened any more. Many people had stories that nobody was interested in. It must have been very painful.”

Sixty-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, when eyewitnesses are dying out and Holocaust denial is burgeoning, Denis Avey’s extraordinary tale has finally found its moment. “I’m talking to you so it will do some good,” he says fiercely, pounding his fingers on the table for emphasis. “That’s all I’ve ever wanted.”