Passing of Andrée Geulen, Rescuer of Hundreds of Jewish Children During the Shoah.

International March of the Living mourns the passing of Andrée Geulen, a Belgian teacher who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust, by hiding them in convents, monasteries and farms. When the war was over, she reunited many of the children with their parents if they were still alive. In 1989 […]

International March of the Living commends Sheryl Sandberg

International March of the Living commends Sheryl Sandberg in the wake of her recently announced departure from Meta after 14 years of service. Sheryl Sandberg led the way at Facebook and Meta in its ongoing battle against online hate speech. In recent years, International March of the Living was honored to work with Facebook and […]

Keeping the March of the Living Alive

With thousands of Jewish youth unable to participate in the Holocaust remembrance march because of the war in Ukraine, the organization was forced to adapt. By Charlotte Rubin Thousands of Jewish youth were originally slated to attend the 2022 International March of the Living in Poland—for many, their first in-person event since the start of […]

United We Stand: Black Soldiers Liberating Hitler’s Camps/Jewish Activists in Civil Rights Movement

International March of the Living condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent mass shooting targeting the black community in Buffalo, NY. We note with shock and dismay, how the fanatical gunman quoted the racist and antisemitic Great Replacement conspiracy theory, promoted by white nationalists in the United States and around the world. At our […]

77 years to Theresienstadt ghetto liberation: “The Journey of a Torah Scroll”

An emotional journey with Holocaust survivors to bring a Torah Scroll that survived the Holocaust and will now make Aliya to Israel The Beit Theresienstadt Museum embarks on a special journey to one Torah Scroll that survived the Holocaust in Czechoslovakia and was brought to Britain for safekeeping six decades ago. It will now return to […]

Yom Ha’atzmaut 2022

ISRAWOW | The Israeli Code Challenge: A virtual escape room for Israel 74

(Desplácese hacia abajo para español) Each year, the March of the Living proudly holds Independence Day events in Israel, with thousands of teenagers participating from across the globe. Unfortunately, particular circumstances have forced us to hold our events on a more limited scale this year. We brainstormed heavily to find a way to convey the Israeli […]

Remembering Max Glauben, Z”L

International March of the Living deeply mourns the loss of Max Glauben, beloved Holocaust survivor and educator who passed away on April 28, 2022, Holocaust Remembrance Day. We will miss his warmth, wisdom and kindness, but will always remember and transmit the profound life lessons he left us with. During his time as a Holocaust […]

2022 March of the Living

2022 International March of the Living was held on April 28, 2022 at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Narrator: Greg Masel The Reading of the Names Video: Why We March Lighting of the Yizkor Torch led by Holocaust survivors from the UK Moment of Silence for Victims of War in Ukraine Song: Vhi Sheamda – Harel Skaat & Yonatan […]

Erev Yom HaShoah 2022

International March of the Living’s Erev Yom HaShoah Event “Learning from the Past to Protect the Future” was held on April 27, 2022 at the Oskar Schindler Factory in Krakow, Poland. OPENING REMARKS Baruch Adler, Vice Chair, International March of the Living Yasmin Fridman, Member of Israeli Knesset Michael Siegal, Chair of the Board of Governors, […]