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March of Remembrance Commemorates Tragic Deportation of Warsaw’s Jews 80 Years Ago
A special March of Remembrance (Marsz Pamięci) event was held this past weekend in memory of the Jews who were confined in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. The march commemorated the date of the first deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka death camp which took place on July 22, 1942, […]
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Survivor Spotlight: Hedy Bohm
Over the last three and a half decades, thousands of Holocaust survivors from around the world have joined the March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Holocaust Remembrance Day. During this momentous journey, many of these survivors shared their stories with some 300000 participants – mostly students – who have joined the March […]
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2023 March of the Living Highlights
The 35th Anniversary March of the Living took place on April 18, 2023 from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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A Small Blue Square with a Big Impact
Click on the video players below to view moving short Youtube videos videos presenting everyday instances of antisemitism, encouraging audiences to recognize hatred expressed toward Jews in order to stand up firmly against it. The videos were created by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism’s “Stand Up to Jewish Hate” campaign, to raise awareness about antisemitism […]
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We Survived: Survivor Spotlight on Arek Hersh
“I survived the selection. I was saved from the gas chambers. Fate, luck, or both, kept me alive.” Arek Hersh, 95, Prisoner No. B7608, lives in Leeds, England “I was born in Sieradz, Poland in 1928. When the war broke out, we had to flee to Lodz. Shortly thereafter, I was first sent to the […]
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The memory of the survivors will not be dimmed
The sand in the hourglass is running low. There are just a few grains left, the final bits of living memory, single candles flickering in the fading light. The number of Holocaust survivors, witnesses to the greatest atrocity in the history of humanity, is dwindling. Each and every one of them represents a historical document, […]
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“We Survived” – Special International March of the Living Publication in honor of Holocaust Survivor Day
International March of the Living is proud to join organizations around the world commemorating Holocaust Survivor Day, taking place this year on June 4, 2023, a day recognizing and celebrating the lives of our courageous Holocaust Survivors. In honor of this significant commemoration, and in cooperation with Yedioth Ahronoth/Ynet, International March of the Living is […]
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We Survived: Survivor Spotlight on Nate Leipciger
We Survived. The last of the survivors retrace their journeys of survival on the 2023 March of the Living in Poland. Prisoner Number 133628 Nate Leipciger, age 95, lives in Toronto Canada: “This is my bunk in Birkenau. This is my first time coming back here again. This time well dressed and at an excellent […]
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“It was just the prelude… Where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people too.”
“It was just the prelude… Where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people too.” Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) These prophetic words, penned by German Jewish Writer Heinrich Heine in 1821, became a chilling reality during the Nazi regime between 1933-1945. On May 10, 1933, Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda, led the book-burning event […]
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Can we all be Righteous Amongst the Nations?
I write this reflective blog a few days after returning from March of the Living. Despite the wealth of writing, research, and testimony on the Holocaust, I (and I would imagine most people) find understanding and clarity to be elusive. The Holocaust occupies a bizarre space in my head, blurring the lines between historical interest, […]
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