80 years to Kristallnacht – Our Duty as Alumni

Dear Fellow Marcher, My name is Jimmy Garber. I am a second generation participant of the March of the Living. I took part in the March of the Living in 2011 with the Mexican delegation and this year I am a student in Israel. As I’m sure the rest of you can relate, the March of […]

Preventing anti-Semitism deserves more than a hashtag

Action is critical for progress to be made Denouncing anti-Semitism must go beyond a hashtag to make real change. Within hours of the Oct. 27 shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, my social media channels were flooded with the hashtag #TogetherAgainstAntisemitism, which was prominently trending on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. I’m incredibly proud […]

Can Holocaust education combat antisemitism?

  At the annual European Jewish Association conference in Brussels, Arutz Sheva interviews Michel Gourary, Director of the European March of the Living Network, as to the efficacy of Holocaust education as a tool for battling antisemitism. When asked about whether learning about the Holocaust and knowing the story really help Gourary responded; “Absolutely. Our […]

March of the Living Statement: Deadly attack on Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh

The International March of the Living teaches the lessons of the Holocaust, one of which is the ongoing reoccurrence of hatred which we have seen rear its ugly head all too often. Today we witnessed a horrific and tragic act of antisemitism inflicted upon the Jewish community of Pittsburgh, proving that we must stand strong […]

MOTL Alumni & Friends Reception at JFNA’s GA in Israel

On October 22, 2018 March of the Living hosted an Alumni & Friends reception in Tel Aviv, featuring remarks from guest of honor MK Sharren Haskel, the youngest member of the Israeli Knesset and alumna of the March of the Living. Additional speakers included Dr. Shmuel Rosenman, Chairman of the March of the Living, Phyllis […]

30 Years of the March of the Living

Video: #marcha from Argentina

“The story has always been told by us. Now teenagers have the floor.”  

“The Accountant of Auschwitz”

Seventy years after WWII, Oskar Gröning, one of the last surviving members of the SS, goes on trial as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Three of the four survivors featured are March of the Living educators – Bill Glied Z”L, Max Eisen & Hedy Bohm. Several others in […]

“The Forgotten Camps| History of the Holocaust” – A FOX 5 / Fox5NY.com Film by March of the Living Alumna Dana Arschin

Film created by 2018 March of the Living alumna, Dana Arschin, for Fox 5 Films. Poland: charming cobblestone streets, bustling communities, and endless greenery. A country so beautiful and vibrant was once cloaked in a blanket of darkness and despair. Poland was the first country to bear the brunt of the Nazi war machine. Germany […]

Remembering Joseph Eckstein, z”l

We mourn the loss of holocaust survivor and March of the Living educator, Joseph Eckstein, z”l, who travelled with our Southern Region for many years. Joseph was 15 when Germany occupied Hungary. He was the only person in his family to survive the Holocaust, avoiding work selections and beatings in Birkenau, and overcoming battles with […]