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Holocaust Remembrance Day: State A.G. Phil Weiser tells family history in concentration camps

Mother is one of the youngest survivors, born in a camp just days before liberation
Weiser's Grandmother and Mother
Posted at 1:06 PM, Jan 28, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-28 15:06:16-05

DENVER — It's been 77 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and still antisemitism seems to be a regular occurrence in America.

In an interview with Denver7, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser discusses his family history in the Holocaust, and speaks of how his lineage informs his reactions to the recent hate crimes across the country.

Watch the interview in the player above.