Remembering Ari Fuld, z”l

It is with great sadness and an organizational sense of loss that the International March of the Living joins the world Jewish Community in mourning the untimely and cruel death of Ari Fuld in Gush Etzion at the hands of a heartless murderer this past weekend. Ari was a living role model for all that […]

March of the Living changes lives

It was the fall of 2008 when my parents asked me if I had any interest in going on the “March of The Living.” My mother, a career Jewish professional and my father who studied in Poland in college and whose own father had been present on the liberation of several camps felt that it […]

Alumni Reflection: Geri Roth, International Adults 2018

It was an honor and once in a lifetime experience to participate in the March of the Living and especially to do so with my daughter, Lisa Roth. Although my background is not the same as hers, we share many of the same emotions. While in Poland, I felt extreme sadness and anger. I will […]

Alumni Reflection: Lisa Roth, International Adults 2018

My paternal grandparents, Elizabeth (Bubbie) and Samuel (Zaide) z’l Roth, survived the Holocaust. My Zaide passed away in 2010 at almost 98 years old just shy of 65 years of marriage to my Bubbie who is currently 92 years old and full of life. As the oldest of their eight grandchildren, I am extremely fortunate […]

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 […]