Second gentleman Emhoff visits Auschwitz, part of a push against antisemitism
Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president, is in Poland and Germany to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and address rising antisemitism around the world.
by Rachel Treisman
Jan 27, 2023
3 minutes
Updated January 27, 2023 at 8:54 AM ET
This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, government officials from various countries gathered at the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to remember victims and honor survivors.
Among them, for the first time, was the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is visiting Krakow, Poland and Berlin this week to promote both Holocaust awareness and the Biden administration's efforts to combat antisemitism.
His trip will include a stop at 's factory, a Shabbat dinner with a local Jewish
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