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Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims – and others

Jorge Tredler, 83, of Poland, who came to Brazil with his family in Feb. 1951 after taking refuge in Russia and other countries during the second World War, points to a photo of his father Szymon on an interactive table that tells the stories of thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust, at the Holocaust Victims Memorial on its opening day to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Another photo of his father is displayed at left. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A youth looks at photos on an interactive table displaying the photos and stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust at the Holocaust Victims Memorial on the first day it opened to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Photos from the permanent collection of the Holocaust Victims Memorial are on display on the first day it opened to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The museum tells the stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Jorge Tredler, 83, of Poland, who came to Brazil with his family in Feb. 1951 after taking refuge in Russia and other countries during the second World War, points to a photo of his mother Irena on an interactive table that tells the stories of thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust, at the Holocaust Victims Memorial on its opening day to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Jorge Tredler, 83, of Poland, who came to Brazil with his family in Feb. 1951 after taking refuge in Russia and other countries during the second World War, points to a photo of his mother Irena on an interactive table that tells the stories of thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust, at the Holocaust Victims Memorial on its opening day to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A monument stands outside the Holocaust Victims Memorial on the first day it opened to the public, with a Sugar Loaf Mountain in the background, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The museum tells the stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A table displays the names of groups persecuted by the Nazis at the Holocaust Victims Memorial on its opening day to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The memorial tells the stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims – and others