These images and were taken by YEP snapper Steve Riding when he joined a city delegation on a journey of remembrance and defiance to the concentration camp in Poland in September 2004. The majority of the 180-strong delegation were Jewish and many had relatives slaughtered by the Nazis in mass shootings and gas chambers. They included Leeds-based survivor Arek Hersh. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s
7. From Leeds to Auschwitz-Birkenau
Hilda Mitchell pauses to look at one of the many photographs on the walls. | jpimedia Photo: Steve Riding
8. From Leeds to Auschwitz-Birkenau
A sign in one of the barracks. | jpimedia Photo: Steve Riding
9. From Leeds to Auschwitz-Birkenau
Cases which contained the belongings of the Jews brought to Auschwitz-Birkenau. | jpimedia Photo: Steve Riding
10. From Leeds to Auschwitz-Birkenau
Artificial limbs on display. | jpimedia Photo: Steve Riding
11. From Leeds to Auschwitz-Birkenau
The group reflect on a model of the gas chamber. | jpimedia Photo: Steve Riding
12. From Leeds to Auschwitz-Birkenau
The group follow the railway line into Auschwitz-Birkenau following the same route as the prisoners-only this time by foot. | jpimedia Photo: Steve Riding