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Mazal Tov Ambassador Dermer
International March of the Living congratulates Ambassador Ron Dermer on his recent appointment as Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs. Ambassador Dermer, who served as Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2013 to 2021, was a previous participant and speaker on the March of the Living and has always been
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Congratulations to Eli Rubenstein on his appointment to the Order of Canada
As we begin 2023, we are honored to congratulate International March of the Living’s Educational Director, Eli Rubenstein, on his appointment to the Order of Canada for his significant contributions and innovative programs in Holocaust education as a writer, storyteller, film producer and community organizer. Eli Rubenstein is a driving
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Give to the Soul to Sole Campaign – Help preserve the children’s shoes at Auschwitz Everyone can play an active part in preserving the memory of the Holocaust
Seventy-seven years after the end of World War II, as the generation of Holocaust survivors is fast disappearing, what remains to remind the world of the tragedy? Among the most poignant reminders of the Holocaust are the thousands of pairs of children’s shoes taken from the hundreds of thousands of
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Remembering Sidonia Lax Z”L
International March of the Living deeply mourns the loss of Sidonia Lax, Z”L, beloved Holocaust survivor and educator who passed away on Dec. 13, 2022. Sidonia first joined the Los Angeles BJE March of the Living journey in 2007 and participated almost yearly since then, sharing her positivity and endless
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Friends of the March of the Living 18th Anniversary “Chai” Golf Tournament
On Dec. 11, 2022, the FRIENDS OF THE MARCH OF THE LIVING held their 18th ANNIVERSARY “CHAI” GOLF TOURNAMENT. Proceeds from this event are used for student scholarships for the March of the Living.
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“The March of the Living is a March of Memory, a March of Defiance and a March of Hope.” – Amb. Ron Dermer
“The March of the Living is a March of Memory, a March of Defiance and a March of Hope. It is a march to remember our people’s dispossession, deprivation, and desperation, to remember the individuals behind the statistics and the faces behind the numbers – the mothers and fathers whose
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Soul to Sole Campaign – The Stories Behind the Shoes
“If you had a pair of shoes in the concentration camps, you had the chance to survive. You had a place to hide things. You could be saved from the selection process. Shoes symbolized that you are still alive and demonstrated a type ‘freedom’ where there was none.” Halina Birenbaum,
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The 2023 International March of the Living to be led by United States Ambassadors to Israel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 2023 International March of the Living to be led by United States Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides and Former United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman Current and Former American Ambassadors to Israel Unite in Support of Israel and Against Antisemitism and Racism New York, November
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Emotional meeting in Dubai: Holocaust survivor shares her story with Emirati youth
UAE Rabbi Levi Duchman hosted Holocaust survivor Eve Kugler for meeting with Jewish and Muslim youth, as part of the March of the Living delegation to the UAE, marking 84 years since Kristallnacht For the third consecutive year, International March of the Living held its global initiative, “Let There Be
