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Reflections from Auschwitz by Nicole Rock & Rachel Gerber, South Africa, 2017
We find it quiet hard to write in simple words what we had to witness in those 3 hours at Auschwitz. We started our journey from Warsaw to Krakow which is a mere 5 hours.. the journey to Krakow reminded us as we distantly glanced out the window at the journeys our fellow brothers and […]
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Alumni Reflections: Emanuel Brazil, Montreal High School, 2017
What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Montreal High School Year(s) attended: 2017 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? The most memorable moment of the March for me was during the walk from Auschwitz to Birkenau when we began to walk downhill […]
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LIFE AFTER TRAGEDY: NEW DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
JPost – Holocaust survivor Ed Mosberg still wears a bracelet bearing his identification number from Mauthausen concentration camp. He and other survivors describe their lives during and after the Holocaust in new documentary “Destination Unknown”. The film, compiled over the course of 14 years, is told through the accounts of twelve Holocaust survivors, some of […]
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Alumni Reflection: Nicole Kochukov, South Africa, 2017
How can I write about about the 21st of April that we spent in Poland? I don’t think there is really an answer because to know what I am writing about – you would need to see it. Now I am not going to tell you about our day from start to finish, and I’m […]
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Polish Human Rights Official Under Fire for Holocaust Remark
WARSAW, Poland — A leading Polish human rights official has come under fire for saying the “Polish nation” took part in the implementation of the Holocaust — a controversial statement in a country that never collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. Adam Bodnar, the country’s human rights commissioner, or ombudsman, apologized for the […]
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March of the Living expresses our sadness over the passing of David Shentow Z”L Holocaust Survivor and Educator
David Shentow, of Ottawa, Canada, educated thousands of young people about the Holocaust and the dangers of hatred and intolerance. A true gentleman, and gentle man, his legacy of kindness and hope will live on in the hearts of so many teens who had the privilege of joining him on the March of the Living […]
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We must ‘stand up and not remain silent in the face of hatred’
Arielle Zelikovitz, a Grade 11 student at Sir Robert Borden High School, attended the sentencing hearing for the young Ottawa man convicted in the series of anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and racist graffiti attacks that shocked the city last November, and offers these thoughts. It is quite upsetting to watch the news and, on a regular basis, […]
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Alumni Reflection: Dani Shipley, Florida, 2017
No words. Today was a day like no other. Eleven-thousand strong, from all over the world. There’s nothing like walking from a concentration camp (Auschwitz) to a death camp (Birkenau). Walking with Japanese flags on both our sides from their delegation, next to the Japanese women and men waiting to embrace you. Their signs […]
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Alumni Reflection: Callan Kotzen, South Africa, 2017
After witnessing the brutality of concentration camps, the sadness of memorials and the vibrant atmosphere of Warsaw, it was time to experience the beauty and history of Kraków on our last day in Poland. We started off the day with a visit to the Zbylitowdja Gora, a mass grave where 10 000 Jews and Poles […]
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Alumni Reflection: Shoshannah Bunton, Western Region, 2017
Dear Child, You were torn from your mother’s arms before you could speak. You were shot and killed by animals. You were stripped of your innocence. You were taken from this world far before you should have been. Dear Child, Know that this was not your fault. Know that your parents loved you and now […]
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