• Residents of Exotic Lands to Join March of the Living

    For students from Japan and Morocco, as well as the more than 50 countries and territories, March of the Living is a unique opportunity to learn both history and about past tragedies. Every spring, thousands of participants from around the world travel to Poland for the International March of the Living, where they study the […]

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  • Saved twice, Holocaust survivor also survives Pittsburgh terror attack

    President Trump surprised the audience when he asked an elderly man, Judah Samet, to stand up during his State of the Union address. It was the night of the State of the Union address in the capital, February 5, 2019, and In Washington D.C. the debate was more heated than ever. The Democrats and Republicans […]

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  • Greek Jewry and The Holocaust

    Before World War II, approximately 80,000 Jews lived in Greece in 31 different communities. By war’s end, only 10,000 Jews survived. The destruction of the Jewish community of Greece remains, more than seven decades after the conclusion of World War II, one of the lesser-known stories of the Holocaust. Before World War II, approximately 80,000 […]

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  • Sarah Manuel | London, UK | 25 years old

    Tell us in a few words about yourself. I’ve been working and volunteering in the Jewish community for over 10 years. Professionally, I’m currently working as an assistant psychologist. In my role, I run interventions to support children’s learning and social and emotional wellbeing. I am passionate about education and mental health and hope to […]

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  • Adam Cohen | London, UK | 27 years old

    Tell us in a few words about yourself. My name is Adam Cohen. I am a 27-year-old Jewish educator from London and have also spent time teaching in Sydney. I have experienced eight extremely powerful trips to Poland and learnt about how the Holocaust stemmed from the most virulent form of antisemitism ever espoused. If […]

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  • Aaron Schneider | Sydney, Australia | 23 years old

    Tell us in a few words about yourself. I am Aaron Schneider, a modern-orthodox Jew who was born and raised in Sydney, Australia and has recently made Aliyah to Jerusalem.   If you have experienced antisemitism in your country, how was it expressed? One Shabbat afternoon, after having a lovely Shabbat lunch, we were on our […]

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  • Shayna Muller | Jerusalem, Israel | 28 years old

    Tell us in a few words about yourself. I am 28 years old and originally from Brooklyn, New York. I emigrated to Israel in the Summer of 2016 and currently live in Jerusalem with my husband David, a native of Cleveland, Ohio. I am the Director of Resource Development for a non-profit called New Spirit, which works […]

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  • Yoav Lester | Melbourne, Australia | 31 years old

    Tell us in a few words about yourself. I am a 31 year old filmmaker. I was born in Sydney, grew up in Melbourne. My parents were born in Sydney. Both my grandfathers were survivors from Lodz, Poland. One grandma is from Morocco and the other was from UK, previously Romania/Ukraine.   If you have […]

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  • Imogen Krell | Manchester, London UK | 24 years old

    Tell us in a few words about yourself. My name is Imogen Krell. I am 24 years old and have just started a career in strategy consultancy in London. Previously, I worked on the Teach First Programme and for two years taught Math to underprivileged students as well as acted as Head of Year. Over […]

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  • Emily Bowman | Budapest, Hungary

    Tell us in a few words about yourself. I was born in Washington but grew up in Hungary. She attended a Jewish high school.   “I finished school in Budapest and came to Israel on the Masa program. When I grew up, I was active in the Hungarian Jewish community. I attended a Jewish summer […]

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