Elon Musk made a private visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland Monday before participating in an antisemitism conference, two months after the billionaire sparked outrage for endorsing an antisemitic post on X that prompted several companies to halt advertising on the platform.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/65ae6bc4c9faeb2d8cf7ff5b/Poland-Holocaust-Musk/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=8492&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=4773" alt="Poland Holocaust Musk" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text">Elon Muskwalks during his visit to the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi German death camp.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Musk will participate in an online antisemitism discussion hosted by the European Jewish Association with conservative pundit Ben Shapiro later on Monday, <a href="https://www.pap.pl/en/news/elon-musk-take-part-anti-semitism-debate-poland-says-dep-foreign-minister" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.pap.pl/en/news/elon-musk-take-part-anti-semitism-debate-poland-says-dep-foreign-minister" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.pap.pl/en/news/elon-musk-take-part-anti-semitism-debate-poland-says-dep-foreign-minister" aria-label="according">according</a> to the Polish Press Agency.</p>  </div>


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Elon Musk Visits Auschwitz-Birkenau Following Antisemitism Backlash On X

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