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Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Director of European Affairs Shannon Seban joined an delegation of 170 women who traveled to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Sunday for a day of remembrance and solidarity.
The trip to the site of the Nazi death camp — where more than one million people, mostly Jews, perished during the Holocaust — was an initiative of Langage de Femmes (“Women’s Dialogue”), a French interfaith organization dedicated to fighting racism and antisemitism, in partnership with CAM and the Mémorial de la Shoah.
The diverse group of participants from France, Belgium, and Switzerland included survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. For most of the women, this marked their first visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The program included wreath-laying and candle-lighting ceremonies. Delegation members recited the “Serment aux Filles de Birkenau” (“Oath to the Daughters of Birkenau”), paying homage to the Jewish women murdered by the Nazis there.
“‘Never Again’ is more than just a slogan — it’s a promise,” Seban said. “This journey carried particular resonance at a moment when antisemitism is once again rising across Europe, on the very same soil where the horrors of the Holocaust took place.”
“With this hate growing increasingly normalized, prompting Jews to question our future here, our duty is not to surrender or disappear, but rather stand firm, resist, and keep the spirit of memory alive,” she added. “But remembrance on its own is not enough. The true measure of ‘Never Again’ is whether it shapes action now. And interfaith dialogue is essential to ensuring the painful lessons of history are understood, shared, and transmitted to future generations.”
We were more than 170 women of all ages, origins, and religions united at Auschwitz Birkenau in February 2026 to say no to antisemitism, to remember, to never forget, and to pass on the memory to future generations.@Langagedefemmes @AuschwitzMuseum @ShannonSeban pic.twitter.com/r0R5EcsHEE
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) February 18, 2026
