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God Wears a Blue Jacket
Essay Contest Winner God Wears a Blue Jacket I came on the March of the Living as a student and returned 20 years later to close a personal circle. Jon Warech 1998 March of the Living Alumnus As a Miami high school kid who couldn’t afford to do all of the things in life, I […]
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Between Ashes and Tomorrow
Essay Contest Winner Between Ashes and Tomorrow How the March of the Living transformed my identity and purpose. Jonathan Thull 2003 March of the Living Alumnus I grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a small Southern city where Jewish life was quiet and sparse. In my religious school class there were only six of us. […]
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Israeli Holocaust Survivors and Delegations Will Not Attend This Year’s March of the Living
Decision follows flight restrictions and heightened security risks within the country; March to proceed with 40 Holocaust Survivors and 6,500 international participants JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – March 23, 2026 – March of the Living – Israel organization announced today that Israeli delegations will not travel to Poland for this year’s annual march, which traditionally takes place […]
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Remembering Adele Besserman Z”L (1930 – 2026)
International March of the Living mourns the passing of Holocaust survivor and educator Adele Besserman. Adele first joined the Broward County delegation to the March of the Living in 2012, and proceeded to participate in the program six additional times until and including in 2019. A native of Lodz, Poland, Adele had a happy childhood […]
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Escola Liessin School from Brazil Carries Memory Across Generations
“We have studied the Holocaust for years, but being there gives it a completely different meaning. It is a commitment I will carry for life.” Since 2007, Liessin School in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, has participated in the March of the Living. Over the years, the school has sent more than 1,200 participants — including […]
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Marcha De La Vida Mexico Celebrates 36 Years Of Marching
“The March of the Living is not only a trip, but a long-term commitment.” For 36 years Mexico has proudly been part of the March of the Living. Over the years, more than 8,000 students and adults from Mexico have traveled to Poland and Israel to reconnect with their Jewish roots and heritage, and to […]
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Holocaust Survivors and Tech Leaders Ring the Closing Bell at the NYSE
Holocaust survivors, tech leaders and March of the Living executives closed trading yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange during a special bell ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, bringing remembrance and responsibility to one of the world’s most influential financial institutions. Four Holocaust survivors rang the bell from the NYSE balcony: Nate Leipziger (97) […]
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Holocaust Survivor Eve Kuper Speech at The New York Stock Exchange
We are living in interesting times. Times which, for Holocaust survivors like me, are too reminiscent of former “interesting times” – the 1930’s and 1940’s. Times when the world was totally disrupted totally up-side-down, when Europe was controlled by madness and hatred. Now is not 1933 and Hitler is not rattling “his sword” and expanding […]
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“Do not forget. Not for us, but for you!”
UN Ambassador to Israel Danny Danon with Holocaust Survivors Nate Leipciger, Eva Kuper and Sara Weinstein, and Scott Saunders, CEO, International March of the Living (Photo: Ohad Kab) Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of WWII virulent antisemitism is once again on the rise. Jewish […]
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The Bondi Beach massacre shattered something fundamental in me
“The Bondi Beach massacre was a moment that shattered something fundamental in me” Holocaust Survivor and Professor Mark Spigelman Photo: Courtesy Poland born Holocaust survivor Professor Mark Spigelman who now lives in Sydney shared: “The Bondi massacre came after more than two years of a sharp rise in antisemitism in Australia following October 7, and it […]
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