Thousands join March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau

Y Net News By Michal MargalitAnnual event, now in its 27th year, includes delegations from 45 countries, each accompanied by a Holocaust survivor.Thousands of people from around the world arrived in Poland on Thursday for the annual March of the Living walk from the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz to the nearby Birkenau camp, as part […]

Team MOTL has 5 Spots in the 2013 New York Marathon

We are very excited to announce that the March of the Living International is an Official Charity Partner for the 2013 New York Marathon! We have 5 coveted spots for the November 3, 2013 marathon and we invite you to share this opportunity with your local community. General entry to the 2013 ING New York […]

Project6Million

You experienced something unique and powerful in your MOTL experience, which only those who have done it can truly understand. We know that feeling, as do thousands of others who have experienced MOTL like you did.It’s a powerful shift, which you’ll want to come back to in you over and over. Here’s where that begins, […]

MOTL Partnerships for Alumni Relations: Project6Million

MOTL is partnering to bring a new alumni follow-up process to every participant and supporter this year and beyond. Project6Million, started by alumni from the 2011 Cincinnati MOTL Delegation, brings a unique but shared way for every Marcher to extend the impact of their powerful moment into action toward a world where tolerance trumps hate… […]

Life After The March: Finding The Silver Lining By Miriam Spitz Kahan

My journey began 16 years ago. I was one of thousands who took part in The March of The Living in Poland. I’m still haunted by the memories of what I witnessed.On the day we walked from Auschwitz to Birkenau, in the footsteps of those who were led to their deaths, I remember seeing the […]

From Darkness into Light: The Promise of Israel By Orli Kessel, 2013

By Orli Kessel Arriving at the airport in Warsaw and preparing to board our El Al flight to Tel Aviv, I felt a sense of urgency. My desire to leave Poland and arrive home in Israel had reached a fever pitch. As we waited in line to clear security, all I could picture was boarding the […]

Transformation in Poland By Raquel Binder, 2013

By Raquel Binder44 young professionals from across North America began the journey from Toronto to Poland to learn abut the Holocaust through The March of The Living. We were fortunate to have with us Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter as we learned about Jewish life before, during, and after the war. I could not have predicted […]

Video & Transcript: President Shimon Peres – Message – 2013 March of the Living Auschwitz-Birkenau on Yom Hashoah

My friends: There are marches which are measured by the length of the journey. There are marches which are measured by time. You are on a march which cannot be compared. It is a march from the lowest point to the highest peak. The lowest point is the action of the Nazis – there was […]

‘We won’t be calmed,’ Peres tells March of Living participants

10,000 people make three-kilometer walk between Auschwitz and Birkenau, led by IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz led Monday’s March of the Living ceremonies at Auschwitz-Birkenau, along with Tel Aviv’s Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, himself a child survivor of the camp. Some 10,000 participants made the three-kilometer walk […]

Survivor Story: Rena Schondorf