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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, a Holocaust survivor, born in […]
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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 14th, 2022: International March of […]
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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 Light,” marking 84 years since […]
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Let There Be Light 2022: Remembering Kristallnacht Around the World
International March of the Living presents highlights of 2022 Kristallnacht commemorations from around the world. Moving moments will includes portions of memorial programs held in the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Austria. In a history making moment, Dubai hosted its first ever Holocaust commemoration on the eve of Kristallnacht, a powerful symbol of reconciliation and […]
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Let There Be Light 2022 Commemoration in the UAE
In commemoration of the 84th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, International March of the Living held a “Let There Be Light” ceremony in Dubai, in partnership with the Crossroads of Civilizations Museum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Let There Be Light: Kristallnacht Initiative
UPCOMING Moving moments will includes portions of memorial programs held in the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Austria. In a history making moment, Dubai hosted its first ever Holocaust commemoration on the eve of Kristallnacht, a powerful symbol of reconciliation and important step in Holocaust education. Testimony from Holocaust survivors Eve Kugler and Walter Bingham, […]
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Kristallnacht Film Presentation & Memorial Service from Dusseldorf, Germany
Dusseldorf Kristallnacht Commemoration Program Inspired By International March of the Living Film “It Was The Right Thing To Do“.
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Statement on Adidas Termination of Ye formerly known as Kanye West
International March of the Living commends Adidas for its recent decision to immediately terminate its partnership with Ye formerly known as Kanye West, for his most recent antisemitic statements, including those threatening the Jewish people. The decision by Adidas – a German company globally famous for its shoes – carries even greater significance as International […]
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Kol Nidre in Auschwitz
Holocaust survivor Judy Weissenberg Cohen’s Story about Yom Kippur at Auschwitz in 1944 Practicing Judaism or celebrating any Jewish Holiday was totally forbidden by the Nazis. But in 1944, when I was in Auschwitz, one day, some of the older women in the barrack asked these two specific Kapos (high – ranking prisoners) for permission to do […]
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Marching to Ponary – Remembering the Lithuanian Jewish community
The Lithuanian government, the International Commission for the investigation of Nazi crimes in Lithuania, the Jewish community and the International March of the Living held the annual commemoration ceremony at Vilnius former Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust, followed by a march in Vilnius and to the mass graves in Ponary Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė: […]
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