Alumni Q&A: Donna Dambrot, HTMC Long Island, 2016

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Friends of MOTL What was the most memorable moment of your experience? The March itself and the presentations in Birkrnau were touching, empowering and beautiful.

Hatred, the Holocaust and the new refugee crisis

OSWIECIM, POLAND—Bill Glied leads a block of paraders, arm in arm with his daughter Tammy. The landscape bursts with joy around them — chestnut trees wave their delicate blooms, lilacs perfume the air, birds sing and pirouette overhead. Nature’s beauty is a stark contrast to their march’s purpose: to retrace

Alumni Q&A: Connie Strassberg, HTMC Long Island, 2016

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County; and International Year(s) attended: 2016 Stories like this, in your inbox Survivor testimonies, history, and news from the March of the Living, once a month.

Alumni Reflection: Rachel Greenwald, HTMC Long Island, 2016

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County Year(s) attended: 2016 Stories like this, in your inbox Survivor testimonies, history, and news from the March of the Living, once a month. Sign up

Latvians commemorate Holocaust victims

Latvia commemorated victims of the Holocaust on Monday, the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the Riga Choral Synagogue on July 4, 1941, which burned down with dozens still inside. Persecution of Latvia’s Jews began immediately after Nazi Germany invaded the country in June 1941. Historians estimate that 70,000 or

Alumni Reflection: Laura Novich, Haifa University, 1990

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Haifa University Overseas Students Year(s) attended: 1990 Stories like this, in your inbox Survivor testimonies, history, and news from the March of the Living, once a month. Sign up × Stories like this,

Elie Wiesel’s voice can never be stilled – keep stories of Holocaust survivors alive

When my wife, Steph, and I were first dating, she worked for Henri Landwirth as his personal assistant. I was an idealistic twenty-something, and his story shook my world. Holocaust survivor, visionary businessman, philanthropist, founder of Give Kids the World, Henri loved Steph like a daughter. The first time the

Alumni Q&A: Stephanie Tock, USA, 1992

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? USA Year(s) attended: 1992 Stories like this, in your inbox Survivor testimonies, history, and news from the March of the Living, once a month. Sign up × Stories like this, in your inbox

Poland Among Safest European Countries for Jews Today, Says Holocaust Foundation Director

The Polish president’s condemnation of antisemitism on Monday illustrates how Poland has shifted its attitude to such an extent that it has become one of the safest European countries for Jews, the head of a European Holocaust foundation told The Algemeiner on Monday. Jonny Daniels, founder and executive director of From the

Victims tell their Holocaust stories through exhibit

From 1941 to 1944, the Nazis rounded up Jews and Roma in villages across the countries of the former Soviet Union and systematically killed them in mass shootings, a genocide that began before the infamous gassings at extermination camps. During that period, the Nazis wiped out nearly every Jew in