March of the Living Report – Fall 2018

Remembering Senator John McCain

The International March of the Living is saddened by the passing of Senator John McCain, a staunch advocate for human rights and longtime friend of the State of Israel and the Jewish People.  “The Senator’s experience as a Prisoner of War sharpened his understanding of the plight of the victim and deepened his compassion for […]

March of the Living Statement on Hatred in Romania

We at the International March of the Living are both saddened and outraged by the contempt and hatred shown by the recent antisemitic graffiti painted in Romania on the Memorial House of the late Elie Wiesel, z”l. Professor Wiesel was the acclaimed voice of conscience and the moral compass for all peoples of the world. […]

JQ International LGBTQ+ & ALLY 2019 Info Session

We are pleased to announce that JQ International will be sponsoring the first ever LGBTQ+ & Ally Adult March of the Living Delegation in 2019! This once-in-a-lifetime experience is open to interested participants worldwide with the opportunity to join for either the Poland only portion or both Poland and Israel. Adults interested in participating in […]

To the vandal who targeted me: I won’t be silent about antisemitism

Written by March of the Living Holocaust Survivor Max Eisen I don’t know who you are. I can’t imagine we’ve met. But last Friday you chose to spray-paint the word achtung on my photo, featured on a sign outside Beth Jacob Synagogue, promoting UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Holocaust education. Perhaps, in this shocking act, […]

Determined: One Boy’s Holocaust Survival Story

From the Death March to the March of the Living Determined: One Boy’s Holocaust Survival Story by Martin Baranek with Lisa B. Cicero The new memoir about overcoming loss and suffering at the hands of the Nazis, and how a young boy’s undying spirit and a series of miracles helped him survive, is now available […]

Production begins on new 360 testimony featuring Holocaust survivor on site at concentration camp

Up and down, up and down. All day, every day. From the base of a stone quarry, inmates of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria were compelled by Nazis during the Holocaust to climb 186 steps to the top, lugging boulders that would be used for German state construction projects. Among those forced to take […]

Southern Region March of the Living 2018

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This is Our Legacy Gala: Celebrating 30 Years

On May 8, 2018, March of the Living celebrated its 30th anniversary by honouring Holocaust survivors who have participated in the March since 1988 and its National Director, Eli Rubenstein, for his 30 years of service. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the keynote speaker at the event. He thanked the survivors for their courage and […]

Auschwitz survivor Max Eisen: ‘Beware of hate’