E.R. Murrow
Today, January 27th, is the Day of Memory in Italy. On this day in 1945 the Red Army opened the gates of one of Hitler’s concentration camps in the small Polish town of Oświęcim, now universally known by its German name, Auschwitz.
On April 12th, 1945, E.R. Murrow (“Good Night and Good Luck”) visited the camp of Buchenwald. Four days later he reported what he saw on the radio. To commemorate the Day of Memory la Repubblica has put up Murrow’s historical broadcast. There is a brief introduction in Italian lasting a minute and a half, then eight minutes of pure radio.
May this day be the Universal Day of Memory.
Crossposted at Eurotrib by de Gondi.