Remembering William (Bill) Kugelman, Z”L

International March of the Living deeply mourns the loss of William (Bill) Kugelman, beloved Holocaust survivor and educator who travelled with Western Region in 2012. Bill was born in 1924 in Sosniwice, Poland. Memories of his teenage years are now more than a half-century old, but they have not dimmed.

Survivor Spotlight: Rosette Goldstein, Florida, USA

Marching in Auschwitz – Birkenau is vital to show the world that we are still here I was born in Paris in 1938. My parents were born in Poland and moved to France with the rise of Hitler. When the situation for the Jews worsened in Paris, my father decided

Survivor Spotlight: Gabor Kovacs, Hungary

The March of the Living creates a bridge between the past and the future I am Gabor Kovacs. I was born in Budapest on March 31, 1932. Immediately before the Shoah, I attended high school. It was a difficult time because even among the students, we could feel the antisemitism.

March in Thessaloniki commemorates deportation of Greek Jewry

Hundreds of people marched through the port city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, marking 80 years since the deportation of Greek Jews during the Holocaust. The commemoration comes at a time of burgeoning relations between Israel and Greece, and amid increasing awareness of what happened to the latter country’s once vibrant

“Everything is important. Nothing is unimportant. Write down everything you see.” Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum who initiated the secret archives “Oneg Shabbat”

Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum was a historian, politician, social activist, and public figure in Poland during the WWII era. He initiated the secret archives “Oneg Shabbat” which documented, from the start of the war, the fate of the Jews of Warsaw and surrounding areas under the Nazi German regime. The group

Remembering Chaim Topol, Z”L

“Be Strong and Courageous”, Last Words of Roza Robota, Member of the Jewish Resistance in Auschwitz-Birkenau

Roza Robota was born in 1921 in Ciechanów, Poland, a town north of Warsaw. In her teenage years she joined the Hashomer Hatzair Zionist Youth Movement. In November 1942 she was deported with her family to Auschwitz. With the exception of Roza, all were sent to the gas chambers. She

Remembering Pawel Lichter, z”l

International March of the Living mourns the loss of Holocaust Survivor and Educator Pawel Lichter, Z”L, who passed away on February 9, 2023. Pawel participated in the 2017 March of the Living with the Western USA Delegation. Pawel was born on July 5th, 1931, in Rypin, Poland. In November 1939,

Fundraising Goal Achieved for Restoration of Children’s Shoes from Auschwitz

PRESS RELEASE Fundraising Goal Achieved for Restoration of Children’s Shoes from Auschwitz International March of the Living proudly announces achieving fundraising goal of its “From Soul to Sole” campaign for the conservation of 8,000 shoes of Jewish children, mainly Jewish, murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau. International March of the Living, one of

Remember Shevach Weiss, Z”L

International March of the Living mourns the loss of Shevach Weiss beloved Holocaust survivor, former Knesset speaker and Israeli ambassador to Poland. Shevach Weiss, who was hidden by Righteous Poles and Ukrainians during the Shoah, was instrumental in strengthening relations between the State of Israel and Poland, and in encouraging