German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday expressed Germany's "deep shame" at what happened in Auschwitz and Birkenau as she visited the former Nazi death camp for the first time as chancellor.
Merkel, who brought a 60 million euro donation from the German government to help conserve the site, said admitting Nazi crimes was a key part of Germany's identity that could combat growing anti-Semitism.
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