Statement from Scott Saunders, CEO of International March of the Living, Founder & Chairman of March of the Living UK

Statement Scott Saunders CEO of International March of the Living, Founder & Chairman of March of the Living UK A man hunting Jews in the streets of Golders Green is the reality Jewish communities are facing today. Two people were injured in a stabbing attack that appears to have deliberately targeted Jews in one of […]

In Memory of Daniel Luz z”l — A Survivor Twice Over

In Memoriam Daniel Luz z”l דניאל לוז ז״ל 1934 — April 25, 2026 Daniel Luz lighting a torch at Auschwitz-Birkenau during the 2024 March of the Living. Photo: Courtesy March of the Living It is with deep sadness that the March of the Living mourns the passing of Daniel Luz z”l, a Holocaust survivor and […]

2026 Erev Yom Hashoah: Passing the Torch of Memory

50 Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world to lead the 2026 March of the Living alongside survivors of antisemitic shooting attacks from the U.S., UK, and Australia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Survivors to light torch against antisemitism with U.S. Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun and Sylvan Adams President of the World Jewish Congress – Israel; Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar and former hostages to light torch dedicated to the State of Israel New York – April 12, 2026 – Despite […]

2026 March of the Living

Booklet Featuring Biographies of Holocaust Survivors Participating in the 2026 March of the Living

2026 Holocaust Survivors Booklet – March of the Living 2026 March of the Living Biographies of Holocaust Survivors A tribute to the survivors participating in the 2026 March of the Living, preserving their stories for generations to come. A special booklet featuring the personal stories of Holocaust survivors who participated in the 2026 March of […]

Fifty Holocaust Survivors from Around the World to Lead the 2026 March of the Living

Fifty Holocaust survivors aged 80–100 will lead the march from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Yom HaShoah. Their presence has never been more urgent. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​   Marching Against Antisemitism 2025 Holocaust Survivors Delegation with MOTL President Phyllis Greenberg Heideman, Chairman Dr. Shmuel Rosenman, and Deputy CEO Revital Krakovsky. (Yossi Zeliger) 2026 March of the Living Fifty Holocaust […]

Alumni Essay Contest Winners: Passing the Torch

Essay Contest Winners Passing the Torch:The March That Changes Everything Four alumni — three decades of marching — reflect on the experience that transformed their understanding of memory, identity, and responsibility. In advance of the 2026 International March of the Living — taking place this year on Yom HaShoah, April 14 — we invited March […]

Standing at Auschwitz changed me

Essay Contest Winner Standing at Auschwitz Changed Me Marching the three kilometers from Auschwitz I to Birkenau reshaped my understanding: the Holocaust was no longer a subject I taught; it was a living inheritance I was responsible for transmitting. Jessica Handler 2024 March of the Living Alumnus Before my Bat Mitzvah, I remember sitting at […]

How the March of the Living Changed Me

Essay Contest Winner How the March of the Living Changed Me You can study gas chambers. You can read testimony. But stepping inside one erases the distance between history and reality. Stephen B Sokolow 1994 March of the Living Alumnus I went on the March of the Living in 11th grade, in 1994. Until then, […]