March For Israel | November 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023National Mall, Washington, D.C.1:00 – 3:00 PM EST | Gates open 10:00 AM EST BE THERE, BE HEARD. This event will bring together communities from across the country to show strong solidarity with the Israeli people, while demanding the immediate release of the remaining hostages and to condemn the rise of antisemitism. Let us know if you are planning on attending and would like to meet up with other MOTL alumni CLICK TO CONNECT We would love to see our March of the Living alumni wearing their blue jackets and tagging @motlorg in social media posts! @motlorg#MarchForIsrael#BringThemHome#MarchAgainstAntisemitism#AmericansMarchForIsrael

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Let There Be Light 2022 Commemoration in the UAE

In commemoration of the 84th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, International March of the Living held a “Let There Be Light” ceremony in Dubai, in partnership with the Crossroads of Civilizations…

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Kristallnacht Film Presentation & Memorial Service from Dusseldorf, Germany

Dusseldorf Kristallnacht Commemoration Program Inspired By International March of the Living Film “It Was The Right Thing To Do“.  

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New Film: ‘Three Minutes: A Lengthening’

The International March of the Living is proud to be a sponsor of various virtual and in-person film screenings and LIVE Q&A with Bianca Stigter, Director of the new, award-winning documentary about the Holocaust ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening’. On Monday, August 15, 2022, we hosted an interview with Bianca on Zoom, in advance of the film’s premiere on August 19th. The program was moderated by Jon Kean. Click on the video player to watch the recording. For information about all upcoming theatrical cities, please visit www.threeminutesfilm.com. Three minutes of home movie footage, mostly in color, shot by David Kurtz in 1938, are the only known moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland, before the Holocaust. Those precious minutes are examined in intricate detail to unravel the human stories hidden in the celluloid. Tracing the story of those three minutes begins with the journey of Glenn Kurtz to discover more about his grandfather’s film, ultimately leading to identifying people and places otherwise erased from history, and helping to connect a Holocaust Survivor with his lost childhood. Co-Produced by Steve McQueen (Director, 12 Years a Slave. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.The original footage was restored and archived at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum – Three Minutes Archival Film Footage.World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival followed by Telluride, Toronto and Sundance. Winner of the 2022 DocAviv inaugural Yad Vashem Award, the Brussels International Film Festival European Young Jury Award and a Special Mention, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Jury Award for Best Doc, and Virgin Dublin International Film Festival Award for Best Doc. Follow the film on Facebook here.For questions about the film, please email Tamar Simon at Mean Streets Management or 917-670-6824.

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March of the Living Commemorates Heroic 1943 Treblinka Uprising

The heroic uprising at the Treblinka death camp…

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“There is Neither Greek Nor Jew”: The Heroic Duo Who Saved an Entire Island From the Holocaust

  “There is Neither Greek Nor Jew”: The Heroic Duo Who Saved an Entire Island From the Holocaust A Reception in Honor of Loukas Karrer…

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“Our Liberation: Stories of Holocaust Survivors’ Road to Freedom”

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the International March of the Living and the March of the Living Digital Archive invite you to join us on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, for the premiere of the film “Our Liberation: Stories of Holocaust Survivors’ Road to Freedom“. Click on the video player below to watch the film.  On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the greatest mass murder in human history, where over 1 million of Hitler’s 6 million Jewish victims perished. As the world commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the film tells the moving stories of six Holocaust survivors, as they revisit that pivotal moment in their lives, when Allied troops overran the Nazi death camps, and gave the survivors the Freedom they so deeply yearned for.“Our Liberation” is directed and produced by Naomi Wise. The Holocaust survivors featured in the film are all connected to the March of the Living. They are: Miriam Ziegler, Faigie Libman, Robert Engel Z”L, Ernest Ehrmann, Howard Kleinberg Z”L and Joe Mandel.The first of the six stories, features the poignant return of Toronto resident Miriam Ziegler, to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where the infamous Nazi Dr. Joseph Mengele performed medical experiments on her when she was just a child. Pictured in the photo (second from the left) at nine years old, she is holding her arm out with her Auschwitz tattoo number, because the Russian soldier asked her for her name and she instinctively showed him the number on her arm – That was her natural reaction in Auschwitz.Click on the video player below to watch a promo for the special broadcast premiere of the filmon i24News. 

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The Hampton Synagogue Kristallnacht Commemoration (2020)

On the eve of the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht – The Night of Broken Glass – International March of the Living World Chairman and CEO, Dr. Shmuel Rosenman, participated…

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Telling the Story through Art: Holocaust Art as a Primary Source

In our continuing webinar series, the International March of the Living hosted a lecture October 29, 2020 with Holocaust Educator Liz Elsby. Focusing on individual artworks, Elsby demonstrated how exploring the artistic aspects of each painting, together with the context in which they were created and the questions they raise, combine to deepen our understanding of the Holocaust as a human event.(Click on the video player below to watch the full program) Liz Elsby made Aliya from the United States in 1984 and has worked for Yad Vashem as a Holocaust educator and museum guide since 2006. She guides educational groups in Poland, Prague, Terezin and Berlin for various organizations including March of the Living, as well as teaches about the Holocaust to teachers in the United States through Yad Vashem and Echoes and Reflections. When Liz is not guiding or teaching, she continues her own learning. She traveled to Vilna to enrich her knowledge of both pre-war and present-day Jewish Life. In 2016, she participated in a five-day course to become an accredited guide in the Polin Museum in Warsaw.Liz is also an illustrator and children’s book author. She is currently illustrating both a children’s book she wrote about pre-war Krakow, and a book of the poems of the child poet, Hanus Hachenberg, which he wrote while imprisoned in Terezin.To view and download the list of artwork featured in Liz’s presentation, please click here. 

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RESISTANCE: Conversation with Jesse Eisenberg + Jonathan Jakubowicz

The International March of the Living kicked off our new webinar series on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 with a conversation about the film Resistance with its star Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and director and screenwriter Jonathan Jakubowicz (Hands of Stone, Secuestro Express). The program was moderated by Dana Arschin, 2X Emmy Award-Winning reporter for Fox 5 News in NY, and March of the Living 2018 alumna. The film is based on the true story of legendary mime Marcel Marceau, who put his fledgling career as an artist on hold to spirit Jewish refugee children out of Nazi-occupied France, even as his own father was murdered at Auschwitz.For both Jonathan and Jesse, the story of Marceau is not an aberration, but familiar. Their lineage is filled with both survivors and victims of the Holocaust. Jonathan feels lucky to have been able to make a movie like this and recognizes that the difference was often a Marceau: not a larger-than-life figure, but one of those civilian heroes who uses what they have to save a stranger. Jesse Eisenberg wants people to know that “Every survivor’s story requires some kind of miracle, and some selfless person putting their life on the line.” “The importance of recognizing the courage of those who risk their lives to save the lives of others is an important message to impart to the next generation. Marcel Marceau is a role model for all and we at the March of the Living are proud to share his story through the brilliant performance in Resistance by the incomparable Jesse Eisenberg,” said Phyllis Greenberg Heideman, President.The program was moderated by Dana Arschin, 2X Emmy Award-Winning reporter for Fox 5 News NY, and March of the Living alumna. “I am incredibly honored and humbled for the unique opportunity to interview Jesse and Jonathan. The three of us already share a special bond as descendants of Holocaust survivors. I am eager to learn their stories and am hoping to convince them to join me on the March one year!”This International March of the Living webinar was held in partnership with IFC Films and Mean Streets Management.We want to thank each of our distribution partners including our March of the Living regions around the world. During this time of social distancing, Resistance is available for viewing on multiple online platforms RENT THE FILM

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