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Last Catalan Holocaust survivor laid to rest
Government representatives attend farewell ceremony of Neus Català, who died on Saturday aged 103
200 organizations gear up for march against far-right in Barcelona
Rally on Saturday will protest against Vox a week before party holds its own demonstration in Catalan capital
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Neus Català, the only living Catalan survivor of Ravensbrück Nazi camp, honoured on her 100th birthday
This year Catalonia commemorates the 100th birthday of the only living Catalan survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Ravensbrück, Neus Català, whom is regarded as a symbol of anti-fascist resistance. In April, Català was given the Gold Medal of the Government of Catalonia and throughout 2015 commemorative events organised by different entities have been held to preserve Català’s testimony. This Tuesday, Neus Català turned 100 and the ‘Memorial Democràtic de Catalunya’, together with twenty other institutions, celebrated her birthday with the event ‘La vida és preciosa’ (‘Life is beautiful’). The Memorial Democràtic de Catalunya is the public institution which aims to promote the investigation of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship and commemorates the ideological victims.