Appell der Holocaustüberlebenden Eva Kuper an Studierende zum Beginn des neuen Studienjahres

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September 2026 Appell der Holocaustüberlebenden Eva Kuperan Studierende zum Beginn des neuen Studienjahres Ein offener Brief über Gewissen, Dialog und Verantwortung im neuen Studienjahr Liebe Studierende, Mein Name ist Eva Kuper. Ich bin Holocaustüberlebende und war mein Leben lang als Pädagogin tätig. Ich wurde 1940 in Warschau geboren, mit meiner Familie im Warschauer Ghetto eingesperrt und als kleines Kind vor der Deportation gerettet. Ich überlebte den Krieg im Versteck. Meine Mutter überlebte nicht. Zu Beginn eines neuen Studienjahres denken Sie wahrscheinlich an Lehrveranstaltungen, Freundschaften und an die Zukunft, die Sie gestalten möchten. Ich bitte Sie, auch darüber nachzudenken, was für ein Mensch Sie werden möchten. Ich habe früh gelernt, wie schnell eine Gesellschaft ihre moralische Orientierung verlieren kann. Der Holocaust begann nicht mit den Gaskammern. Er begann mit Worten, Propaganda, Ausgrenzung und der allmählichen Akzeptanz der Vorstellung, manche Menschen seien weniger wert als andere. Er konnte voranschreiten, weil Hass organisiert wurde und zu viele Menschen schwiegen. Auch die akademische Welt war nicht davor gefeit. Ab 1933 wurden jüdische Professorinnen und Professoren im nationalsozialistischen Deutschland entlassen, und jüdische Studierende waren zunehmenden Einschränkungen ausgesetzt. Bis 1938 waren sie vollständig von deutschen Universitäten ausgeschlossen. Auch Institutionen, die dem Wissen verpflichtet sind, können ihren Auftrag verfehlen, wenn Vorurteile an die Stelle der Wahrheit und Einschüchterung an die Stelle offener Forschung treten. Deshalb muss Bildung mehr sein als die Vorbereitung auf einen Beruf. Sie sollte Sie lehren, kritisch zu denken, Belege von bloßen Behauptungen zu unterscheiden und zu verstehen, dass Intelligenz ohne Gewissen nicht genügt. Eva Kuper beim Marsch der Lebenden gemeinsam mit Studierenden Foto: Ryan Blau Sie kommen in einer Zeit an die Hochschulen, in der Informationen innerhalb von Sekunden verbreitet werden und Unwahrheiten oft schneller unterwegs sind als Fakten. Parolen können ernsthaftes Nachdenken verdrängen, während Empörung leichter belohnt wird als Verständnis. Viele jüdische Studierende kehren zudem mit Ängsten zurück, von denen frühere Generationen hofften, sie würden nie wiederkehren. Manche wurden isoliert oder eingeschüchtert. Manche haben sich gefragt, ob sie Zeichen ihrer Identität verbergen, bestimmte Orte meiden oder darüber schweigen sollten, wer sie sind. Kein Studierender und keine Studierende sollte sich so fühlen müssen. Antisemitismus ist nicht nur ein jüdisches Problem; er ist ein Angriff auf die Wahrheit, die Menschenwürde und die Werte, die Bildung verteidigen soll. Eine Universität oder eine Schule sollten Orte sein, an dem Ideen mit Vernunft geprüft werden, Meinungsverschiedenheiten zu einem ehrlichen Austausch führen und alle Studierenden ohne Angst lernen können. Der Dialog ist eine unserer stärksten Abwehrmöglichkeiten gegen Vorurteile: Er stellt Annahmen auf den Prüfstand, gibt gelebten Erfahrungen Raum und ermöglicht uns, einem Menschen statt einem Stereotyp zu begegnen. Er setzt keine Einigkeit voraus. Er verlangt intellektuelle Redlichkeit und die Anerkennung der Menschlichkeit des Gegenübers. Die Antwort auf Hass ist nicht noch mehr Hass. Schweigen ist jedoch ebenso wenig eine Antwort. Die Antwort liegt in einem Dialog, der mit Mut verbunden ist: Falschinformationen zu hinterfragen, vor einem Urteil zuzuhören, die Wahrheit auszusprechen, ohne andere zu entmenschlichen, und die Würde eines anderen Menschen zu verteidigen, auch wenn dies mit persönlichen Nachteilen verbunden ist. Stehen Sie Mitstudierenden zur Seite, die wegen ihrer Religion, ihrer Hautfarbe, ihrer ethnischen Zugehörigkeit oder ihrer Herkunft Vorurteilen ausgesetzt sind. Schließen Sie Freundschaften über Unterschiede hinweg und schaffen Sie Gelegenheiten für ehrliche Gespräche. Entscheiden Sie sich für Dialog statt Parolen, für Neugier statt vorschneller Annahmen und für Wahrheit statt Bequemlichkeit. Ein Gespräch mag wie eine kleine Handlung erscheinen, doch es kann Vorurteile unterbrechen, bevor sie sich zu Hass verhärten. Eva Kuper gemeinsam mit Studierenden beim Marsch der Lebenden Foto: Ohad Kab Ich habe mein Berufsleben der Bildung und Bildungsverwaltung gewidmet und Programme für Kinder und Erwachsene unterrichtet und geleitet. Seit meinem Ruhestand habe ich meine Geschichte über das Montreal Holocaust Museum, in dessen Vorstand ich tätig bin, mit Tausenden Menschen geteilt und Studierende auf Reisen des Marsches der Lebenden nach Polen begleitet. Immer wieder habe ich erlebt, wie junge Menschen zuhören, nachdenken und sich verändern. Deshalb habe ich weiterhin Hoffnung. Bald werden Überlebende Ihnen nicht mehr persönlich erzählen können, was wir erlebt haben. Unsere Erinnerungen und die Verantwortung, Lügen, Entmenschlichung und Gleichgültigkeit zu erkennen, werden in Ihre Obhut übergehen. Zu Beginn dieses Studienjahres hoffe ich, dass Sie Ihre Seminarräume nicht nur mit Wissen verlassen. Ich hoffe, Sie nehmen Weisheit, Mitgefühl und den Mut mit, für das Richtige einzustehen. Gestalten Sie eine Zukunft, die derer würdig ist, die sie nicht mehr erleben konnten, und aller Generationen, die noch kommen werden. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Eva Kuper Holocaustüberlebende und Pädagogin Foto: Ohad Kab Über Eva Kuper Eva Kuper ist Holocaustüberlebende und Pädagogin. Sie wurde 1940 in Warschau geboren, mit ihrer Familie im Warschauer Ghetto eingesperrt und überlebte den Holocaust im Versteck. Über das Montreal Holocaust Museum und auf Bildungsreisen des Marsches der Lebenden nach Polen hat sie ihre Geschichte mit Tausenden Menschen geteilt. Über den Internationalen Marsch der Lebenden Der Internationale Marsch der Lebenden ist ein Bildungsprogramm, das Jugendliche, junge Erwachsene und Erwachsene aus aller Welt in Polen und Israel zusammenbringt, um die Erinnerung an den Holocaust weiterzutragen. Jedes Jahr nehmen nahezu 10.000 Menschen an dieser gemeinsamen Bildungsreise teil. Den ursprünglichen Brief auf Englisch lesen Teilen Sie Evas Botschaft Geben Sie diesen Brief an Studierende weiter, die ihn lesen sollten. 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Mensaje de Eva Kuper, sobreviviente del Holocausto, a los estudiantes que regresan a las aulas

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justify-content:center !important;gap:14px !important;padding:10px 0 12px !important; background:rgba(255,255,255,.96) !important;box-shadow:0 -4px 18px rgba(13,27,54,.14) !important} .motl-sticky a{width:40px !important;height:40px !important;box-shadow:none !important} .motl-sticky svg{width:17px !important;height:17px !important;margin:11.5px auto !important} } @media (max-width:600px){ .motl-ol__share{margin-top:52px !important;padding:34px 20px 36px !important} .motl-ol__share a{width:46px !important;height:46px !important;margin:0 5px !important} .motl-ol__share svg{width:20px !important;height:20px !important;margin:11px auto !important} } @media (max-width:600px){ } @media (max-width:600px){ .motl-ol{padding:0 20px 64px !important} .motl-ol__head{padding-top:44px !important} .motl-ol__deck p{font-size:18px !important} .motl-ol__body p{font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.75 !important} .motl-ol__pull{padding-left:20px !important;margin:36px 0 !important} .motl-ol__pull p{font-size:20px !important} .motl-ol figure{margin:38px 0 !important} } 1 de septiembre de 2026 Mensaje de Eva Kuper, sobreviviente del Holocausto,a los estudiantes que regresan a las aulas Una carta abierta sobre conciencia, diálogo y responsabilidad al comenzar el nuevo año académico Queridos estudiantes, Mi nombre es Eva Kuper. Soy sobreviviente del Holocausto y educadora de toda la vida. Nací en Varsovia en 1940, fui confinada junto con mi familia en el gueto de Varsovia y, cuando era apenas una niña, fui salvada de la deportación. Sobreviví a la guerra escondida. Mi madre no sobrevivió. Al comenzar un nuevo año académico, probablemente estén pensando en las clases, las amistades y el futuro que esperan construir. Les pido que dediquen también un momento a pensar en el tipo de personas que desean llegar a ser. Desde muy joven aprendí lo rápido que una sociedad puede perder su brújula moral. El Holocausto no comenzo con las cámaras de gas. Comenzó con palabras, propaganda, exclusión y la aceptación gradual de la idea de que algunas personas valían menos que otras. Avanzó porque el odio fue organizado y porque demásiadas personas eligieron guardar silencio. El mundo académico tampoco fue inmune. A partir de 1933, los profesores judíos de la Alemania nazi fueron despedidos y los estudiantes judíos enfrentaron restricciones cada vez mayores. Para 1938, habían sido completamente excluidos de las universidades alemanas. Incluso las instituciones dedicadas al conocimiento pueden traicionar su propósito cuando el prejuicio sustituye a la verdad y la intimidación desplaza a la investigación. Por eso, la educación debe ser mucho más que una preparacion para una carrera profesional. Debe enseñarles a pensar críticamente, a distinguir las evidencias de las afirmaciones y a comprender que la inteligencia, sin conciencia, no es suficiente. Eva Kuper marchando junto a estudiantes en la Marcha de la Vida Foto: Ryan Blau Llegan a los campus en un momento en que la información viaja en cuestion de segundos y la falsedad a menudo se propaga más rápido que los hechos. Las consignas pueden reemplazar al pensamiento serio, mientras que la indignación suele recibir más atención que la comprensión. Muchos estudiantes judíos también regresan a las aulas con temores que las generaciones anteriores esperaban que nunca volvieran. Algunos han sido aislados o intimidados. Otros se han preguntado si deberían ocultar símbolos de su identidad, evitar determinados espacios o guardar silencio sobre quiénes son. Ningún estudiante debería sentirse así. El antisemitismo no es solamente un problema de los judíos; es un ataque contra la verdad, la dignidad humana y los valores que la educación debe defender. Una universidad debe ser un lugar donde las ideas sean sometidas a la razón, donde los desacuerdos conduzcan a un diálogo sincero y donde todos los estudiantes puedan aprender sin miedo. El diálogo es una de nuestras defensas más firmes contra los prejuicios: pone a prueba nuestras suposiciones, abre espacio para las experiencias de los demás y nos permite encontrarnos con una persona, en lugar de con un estereotipo. Dialogar no significa estar de acuerdo. Significa ejercer la honestidad intelectual y reconocer la humanidad de la otra persona. La respuesta al odio no puede ser más odio. Pero tampoco puede ser el silencio. La respuesta es el diálogo acompanado de valentía: cuestionar la desinformación, escuchar antes de juzgar, decir la verdad sin deshumanizar y defender la dignidad de otra persona incluso cuando hacerlo tenga un costo. Apoyen a los compañeros que sufran prejuicios por su religión, raza, origen étnico o procedencia. Construyan amistades que atraviesen las diferencias y creen oportunidades para mantener conversaciónes sinceras. Elijan el diálogo en lugar de las consignas, la curiosidad en lugar de las suposiciones y la verdad en lugar de la conveniencia. Una conversación puede parecer un gesto pequeño, pero puede contribuir a detener el prejuicio antes de que se arraigue, se endurezca y termine convirtiéndose en odio. Eva Kuper junto a estudiantes en la Marcha de la Vida Foto: Ohad Kab Dediqué mi vida profesional a la educación y a la administración educativa, ensenando y dirigiendo programás para niños y adultos. Desde mi jubilación, he compartido mi testimonio con miles de personas a través del Museo del Holocausto de Montreal, donde formo parte de la Junta Directiva, y con estudiantes que participan en los viajes de la Marcha por la Vida a Polonia. Una y otra vez, he visto a jóvenes escuchar, reflexionar y cambiar. Por eso sigo teniendo esperanza. Pronto llegará el momento en que los sobrevivientes ya no podremos contarles personalmente lo que vivimos. Entonces, nuestros recuerdos y la responsabilidad de reconocer las mentiras, la deshumanización y la indiferencia quedarán en sus manos. Al comenzar este nuevo año académico, espero que salgan de sus aulas con algo más que conocimientos. Espero que salgan con sabiduría, compasión y el valor necesario para defender lo que es correcto. Construyan un futuro digno de quienes no vivieron para verlo y de todas las generaciones que aún están por venir. Atentamente, Eva Kuper Sobreviviente del Holocausto y educadora Foto: Ohad Kab Acerca de Eva Kuper Eva Kuper es sobreviviente del Holocausto y educadora de toda la vida. Nacio en Varsovia en 1940, fue confinada junto con su familia en el gueto de Varsovia y sobrevivió al Holocausto escondida. Ha compartido su testimonio con miles de personas a través del Museo del Holocausto de Montreal y de los viajes educativos de la Marcha por la Vida a Polonia. Acerca de la Marcha por la Vida Internacional Marcha por la Vida Internacional es un programa educativo que reune en Polonia e Israel a adolescentes, jóvenes y adultos de todo el mundo con el propósito de mantener viva la memoria del Holocausto. Cada ano, cerca de 10.000 participantes forman parte de este viaje educativo. Leer la carta original en ingles Comparte el mensaje de Eva Envia esta carta a un estudiante que necesite leerla. 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Holocaust Survivor Eva Kuper’s Appeal to Students Returning to School

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justify-content:center !important;gap:14px !important;padding:10px 0 12px !important; background:rgba(255,255,255,.96) !important;box-shadow:0 -4px 18px rgba(13,27,54,.14) !important} .motl-sticky a{width:40px !important;height:40px !important;box-shadow:none !important} .motl-sticky svg{width:17px !important;height:17px !important;margin:11.5px auto !important} } @media (max-width:600px){ .motl-ol__share{margin-top:52px !important;padding:34px 20px 36px !important} .motl-ol__share a{width:46px !important;height:46px !important;margin:0 5px !important} .motl-ol__share svg{width:20px !important;height:20px !important;margin:11px auto !important} } @media (max-width:600px){ } @media (max-width:600px){ .motl-ol{padding:0 20px 64px !important} .motl-ol__head{padding-top:44px !important} .motl-ol__deck p{font-size:18px !important} .motl-ol__body p{font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.75 !important} .motl-ol__pull{padding-left:20px !important;margin:36px 0 !important} .motl-ol__pull p{font-size:20px !important} .motl-ol figure{margin:38px 0 !important} } Eva Kuper — marching with students on the March of the Living Photo: Ryan Blau In her open letter for the new academic year, the lifelong educator warns that “intelligence without conscience is not enough” and calls on students to challenge misinformation, defend their classmates and choose dialogue over slogans: “Antisemitism is not only a Jewish problem; it is an assault on truth, human dignity and the values education is meant to defend.” Dear Students, My name is Eva Kuper. I am a Holocaust survivor and a lifelong educator. I was born in Warsaw in 1940, confined with my family in the Warsaw Ghetto and saved from deportation as a small child. I survived the war in hiding. My mother did not survive. As you begin a new academic year, you are probably thinking about classes, friendships and the future you hope to build. I ask you to think as well about the kind of person you intend to become. I learned early how quickly a society can lose its moral bearings. The Holocaust did not begin with the gas chambers. It began with words, propaganda, exclusion and the gradual acceptance of the idea that some people mattered less than others. It advanced because hatred was organized and too many people remained silent. The academic world was not immune. Beginning in 1933, Jewish professors in Nazi Germany were dismissed and Jewish students faced growing restrictions. By 1938, they had been excluded from German universities altogether. Institutions devoted to knowledge can still fail their purpose when prejudice replaces truth and intimidation replaces inquiry. That is why education must be more than preparation for a career. It should teach you to think critically, distinguish evidence from assertion and understand that intelligence without conscience is not enough. You are entering campuses at a time when information travels in seconds and falsehood often moves faster than fact. Slogans can replace serious thought, while outrage is rewarded more readily than understanding. Many Jewish students are also returning with fears that earlier generations hoped would not return. Some have been isolated or intimidated. Some have wondered whether to conceal symbols of their identity, avoid certain spaces or remain silent about who they are. No student should be made to feel that way. Antisemitism is not only a Jewish problem; it is an assault on truth, human dignity and the values education is meant to defend. A university should be a place where ideas are tested through reason, disagreement leads to honest dialogue and every student can learn without fear. Dialogue is one of our strongest defenses against prejudice: it tests assumptions, makes room for lived experience and allows us to encounter a person rather than a stereotype. It does not require agreement. It requires intellectual honesty and recognition of another person’s humanity. The answer to hatred is not more hatred. But neither is it silence. The answer is dialogue joined with courage: to question misinformation, listen before judging, speak truth without dehumanizing and defend another person’s dignity even when doing so carries a cost. Stand beside classmates who face prejudice because of their religion, race, ethnicity or background. Build friendships across difference and create opportunities for honest conversation. Choose dialogue over slogans, curiosity over assumption and truth over convenience. A conversation may seem like a small act, but it can interrupt prejudice before it hardens into hatred. Eva Kuper with students on the March of the Living Photo: Ryan Blau I spent my professional life in education and educational administration, teaching and leading programs for children and adults. Since retiring, I have shared my testimony with thousands through the Montreal Holocaust Museum, where I serve on the Board, and with students on March of the Living journeys to Poland. Again and again, I have seen young people listen, reflect and change. That is why I still have hope. Soon, survivors will no longer be able to tell you in person what we witnessed. Our memories—and the responsibility to recognize lies, dehumanization and indifference—will pass into your care. As you begin this academic year, I hope you leave your classrooms with more than knowledge. I hope you leave with wisdom, compassion and the courage to stand for what is right. Build a future worthy of those who did not live to see it, and of every generation still to come. Sincerely, Eva Kuper Holocaust Survivor and Educator Eva Kuper Photo: Ohad Kab About Eva Kuper Eva Kuper is a Holocaust survivor and lifelong educator. Born in Warsaw in 1940, she was confined with her family in the Warsaw Ghetto and survived the Holocaust in hiding. She has shared her testimony with thousands of people through the Montreal Holocaust Museum and on March of the Living educational journeys to Poland. Share Eva’s message Pass this letter on to a student who needs to read it. 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An Open Letter to Jewish Students: Never Let Hatred Define You

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Today marks the 87th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II—the day that changed my life, and the lives of so many others, forever. I was fifteen years old when the Nazis deported my family from the ghetto to Auschwitz-Birkenau. My father and I survived together. Most of our family did not. Young Nate As a new academic year begins, I am writing because many of you are returning to campus carrying more than books, plans and ambitions. Since October 7, 2023, you have also carried grief, fear, anger and a painful awareness of how quickly antisemitism can enter spaces that promise knowledge, openness and belonging. You may have seen the murder and kidnapping of Jews met with excuses, celebration or silence. You may have heard ancient accusations in modern language, or been asked to answer for distant events before anyone asked whether you were mourning, afraid or safe. Some of you have wondered whether to hide a Star of David, a kippah or your voice. Please remember: You are not responsible for the hatred directed at you. You do not have to conceal who you are to earn the right to belong. Never permit those who hate you to define you. Antisemitism has recognizable habits. It assigns collective guilt to Jews, reduces individuals to symbols and demands that Jews answer for being Jews. The injury is especially deep on a campus. A university should be a place where evidence matters, difficult questions are examined honestly and disagreement never becomes intimidation. Criticism of any government, including Israel’s, is legitimate. Harassing or excluding Jewish students, celebrating violence against Jews or demanding that they renounce part of their identity is not criticism. It is discrimination. Do not allow anyone to force you into a false choice between your Jewish identity and your place in the wider world. Nate on the 2026 March of the Living Photo: Kinneret Rifkind Jewish identity is not merely a response to persecution. It is an inheritance of faith, learning, family, creativity, justice and hope. Across millennia, Jews have studied, questioned, prayed, and thrived. We are defined by what we create and carry forward. Learn that inheritance. Read Jewish history beyond persecution. Ask your family for its stories. Enter a synagogue, a Jewish student centre or a Shabbat table. Learn a Hebrew word, a melody or a page of text. The more deeply you know who you are, the less power a slogan has to define you. No one should demand that you deny Jewish history, disown the Jewish people or surrender your connection to Israel. For those of us who lived when Jews had nowhere safe to turn, a Jewish homeland is not an abstraction. It is an answer to Jewish powerlessness. Jewish rights are not a special favor to be granted only when we are popular. As I have said before: Jewish rights are also human rights. Be courageous, but do not stand alone. Find one another. Support the classmate who is afraid or isolated. Build alliances. Stand against racism, hatred of other minorities and every form of dehumanization and discrimination. And as importantly, diligently study Jewish history so you are able to confront all the lies and propaganda being spread against the Jewish People and the Jewish state. Jewish pride is strongest when joined to moral courage. I would like to remind you that during the Holocaust Jewish youth made the ultimate sacrifice in order to preserve the dignity and honour of the Jewish people - by fighting to their deaths in the Warsaw Ghetto and all across Nazi occupied Europe. Today, we do not ask you to risk your life. But please be aware that there are others, the same age as you, who do put their young lives at risk every day in the state of Israel, defending the Jewish state and the future of the Jewish people. Nate gives his testimony to students at the March of the Living Photo: Igal Hecht After everything I witnessed, people ask how I can still have hope. I have hope because I have seen Jewish life rebuilt. For almost 3 decades, I have walked in Auschwitz with thousands of March of the Living students who came to affirm Jewish life. I have seen them listen, learn and change. The future of Jewish life is passing into your hands. Carry it without apology, with compassion and strength. You belong to a people that has endured exile, persecution and attempts at erasure, yet continues to learn, celebrate, love and hope. Antisemitism is old. Your future is not. Sincerely, Nate Leipciger Holocaust Survivor and EducatorMarch of the Living Nate in the barrack he was held in Birkenau Photo: Ziv Koren Nate Leipciger (98) Nate Leipciger was born in Chorzow, Poland, in 1928. After, the Germans invaded Poland. They decided to make Chorzow “Judenrein.” Nate’s family was forced to move to Sosnowiec, which became a ghetto. At age 15, Nate and his family were transported to Auschwitz, where Nate was separated from his mother (Faigel Leah) and sister (Linka), who he never saw again. Nate recalls his father saving his life twice while there. “Once, I found myself in the queue for the gas chamber, only for my father to pull me out and bring me into the camp with him. On a second occasion, the Nazis were about to send my father to a factory in Germany, but he convinced an officer that I was a practical electrician, so they let me accompany my father”. Nate survived the death march and the camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Funfteichen, Gross Rosen, Flossenberg, Leonberg, and Muhldorf am Inn and Waldlager (two sub-camps of Dachau). Nate and his father were liberated on May 2, 1945, by American troops. Nate immigrated to Canada in 1948, where he married Bernice and had 3 daughters, and later 16 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Nate has attended the Toronto March of the Living 22 times, more than any other Holocaust survivor from the Diaspora. On the trip, Nate advises young people not to hold hatred in their hearts. “You cannot have hate in your heart without being hateful against yourself....when you are hateful, you become bitter, you resent everything, and that becomes part of your nature.” Share Nate’s message Pass this letter on to a student who needs to read it. 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In Memoriam: Ted Bolgar

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text-transform:uppercase !important; color:var(--navy) !important; background:var(--yellow) !important; padding:15px 34px !important; border-radius:2px !important; text-decoration:none !important; } .motl-bolgar .tb-cta a:hover{opacity:.88 !important;} /* ---------- RESPONSIVE ---------- */ @media (max-width:640px){ .motl-bolgar{padding:40px 18px 56px !important;} .motl-bolgar p.tb-p{font-size:17.5px !important;} .motl-bolgar p.tb-lede{font-size:19px !important;} .motl-bolgar .tb-pull{padding:24px 22px !important;} .motl-bolgar .tb-pull p{font-size:20px !important;} } In Memoriam Ted Bolgar z”l 1924  –  2026 International March of the Living mourns the passing of Ted Bolgar, Holocaust Survivor and educator, who passed away recently at 102 years of age. Ted participated in 15 March of the Living programs, educating thousands of students during his trips to Poland and Israel. Ted Bolgar lighting a memorial candle alongside a March of the Living student. Photo: Yossi Zeliger Obituary Please see moving obituary below written by Lawrence Witt, chair of the 2017 Montreal March of the Living program, the last time Ted Bolgar took part in the March of the Living Tibor (Ted) was born in Sarospatak, Hungary in 1924. When the Nazi’s marched into his town in 1944, Ted’s life was changed forever. Ted survived one ghetto, Auschwitz as well as four other concentration camps, forced labour and a death march. His arrival in Auschwitz marked the last time that he would see his mother and his sister. Ted survived and rebuilt. He emigrated to Canada in 1948, married, built a beautiful family with children, grandchildren and great-children. Through his participation in the March of Living program, he “adopted” thousands of students who admired him and who continue to perpetuate his story and his legacy of courage and survival. Ted Bolgar with fellow Montreal Holocaust Survivor Ernest Ehrmann at the 2020 Survivors’ Delegation marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Photo: Ryan Blau On the 2017 March of the Living, I was privileged to watch Ted write the final letter and complete a new Torah Scroll in the center of Szebresczyn, Poland – the Torah scroll being a testament and a tribute to the holocaust survivors who participated in the Montreal March of the Living programs since inception in 1990 and whose names adorn the Torah cover. A few years later, I was also privileged to see Ted standing at the ceremony in Auschwitz commemorating the 75th anniversary of liberation – together with his two children by his side. Ted Bolgar with the newly completed Torah scroll on the 2017 March of the Living in Poland — a tribute to the survivors of the Montreal March of the Living, whose names adorn the Torah cover. Photo: Ryan Blau Ted was fond of saying that there are two fundamental obligations. To ensure Jewish continuity and to remember. Ted – rest assured that your courage, dedication and your legacy will ensure that these two sacred obligations will continue in perpetuity by your many friends and admirers whom you have touched and inspired. Today, there is a heavenly minyan in the Synagogue of Synagogues. Mayer Schondorf, Ernest Ehrmann, Tommy Strasser, Johnny Jablon, Harry Baikowitz, Paul Herczeg, Steve Hopman, Ben Bicher and Ben Finkel [all Montreal Holocaust Survivors who travelled with Ted on the March of the Living and who have since passed away] and now our beloved Ted as the tenth. A more righteous and holy minyan there is none. Continue to intercede on our behalf from above so that we may continue your work from below. Watch If the video does not load, watch it on Facebook. Baruch Dayan Emet May his memory be a blessing. Carry Their Stories Forward Your support ensures that the testimony of survivors like Ted Bolgar continues to reach the next generation. Donate

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Remembering Elie Wiesel, 10 Years Later

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These simple yet compelling words are, in essence, the mission statement of March of the Living. For almost 4 decades, thousands of young students on the March of the Living have absorbed the stories of the Holocaust survivors accompanying them on the trip, and pledged to be the bearers of their memories and share their testimony with future generations. By Eli Rubenstein From The Jerusalem Post Elie Wiesel addresses the March of the Living, 1990. Photo: Lloyd Wolf July 2, 2026 marks the passing of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize winner, human rights advocate, and among the most eloquent chroniclers of the tragic events of the Shoah. Wiesel had a significant impact on the March of the Living, serving on the Presidium for the first March of the Living in 1988, during its founding year. Wiesel also attended the March of the Living in 1990, and again in 2005, during the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII, where Wiesel addressed over 18,000 in attendance - the largest event in the program's history. Read the full article Support Our Mission Help Holocaust survivors and students from around the world participate in the March of the Living. Donate Elie Wiesel · March of the Living Speech, 1990 Children of the Jewish people will you ever see what I see here? I see so many children, and so many parents and so many teachers and so many students. I see them. Forever will I see them. I see them walking in they are nocturnal processions — wandering, crying, praying. Forever will I see the children who no longer have the strength to cry. Forever will I see the elderly who no longer have the strength to help them. Forever will I see the mothers and the fathers, the grandfathers and grandmothers, the little schoolchildren…their teachers…the righteous and the chasidim… From where do we take the tears to cry over them? Who has the strength to cry for them? — Elie Wiesel, March of the Living, 1990 Watch the address I Was There Tara Strong I was always proud to be a Jew. My grandfather was a Cantor, my mother and Bubby were the caterers at our synagogue. I sang in the children's choir every Rosh Chodesh at services, I went to Hebrew school. I loved traditions — my first job was singing in the Yiddish Theatre! At 13, I sang Papirosen and made all the Bubbies and the Zaydes (the elderly Jews) cry. This year is the 10th anniversary of the passing of Elie Wiesel, and I want share with you on experience I had hearing Elie Wiesel speak at the 1990 March of the Living, which I attended as part of the Canadian delegation. Standing amid the ruins of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wiesel told the students about a young girl he remembered seeing when he was interned in Auschwitz in 1944. “Children of the Jewish People,” he began, “Will you ever see what I see here? Years and years ago I saw…I cannot tell you what I saw. I am afraid if I told you - we would all break out in tears, and we would not stop.” He paused and then continued: “I see a young girl….” Read more

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In Memory of Harry Rozendaal z”l — A Final Act of Remembrance

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It is with deep sadness that the March of the Living mourns the passing of Harry Rozendaal z"l, a 95-year-old child Holocaust survivor and participant on the 2026 March of the Living, who passed away in Warsaw on April 22, 2026. Harry was born in Rotterdam in 1930. When the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940, his father Joop joined the resistance — and was captured, tortured, and executed in December 1942. Just three days after his father's murder, the family was forced to flee and go into hiding. Over the next two years, young Harry was moved between 21 different locations across the Netherlands, separated from his younger brother and sister. His mother, Catherina, was herself a member of the resistance. Harry's last encounter with her came at a safe house in Utrecht in 1943, where she shared with him a letter his father had written from prison, urging her to ensure their children received a Jewish education. Harry carried that charge for the rest of his life. Catherina was later captured, deported to Auschwitz, and murdered. After liberation, Harry learned that both his siblings had survived in hiding. In 1946, members of the Jewish Brigade visited his orphanage, and at 17 he left for British Mandate Palestine, where he joined the Haganah as a Machal volunteer and witnessed the birth of the State of Israel. He later returned to the Netherlands, reunited with his siblings, met his wife Lotty, and in 1958 emigrated to Canada — first to Montreal, then to Toronto. Harry at the 2026 March of the Living with his daughter, Dr. Betty Rozendaal, and son-in-law Sonny Goldstein. His Final Mission For years, Harry had expressed the wish to travel to Poland and say Kaddish for his mother at Auschwitz. COVID and health setbacks delayed his plans, but by 2025 — at 95 years old — he was undeterred. With his daughter, Dr. Betty Rozendaal, and son-in-law Sonny Goldstein by his side, he joined the Toronto March of the Living Adult Delegation. What began as a deeply personal pilgrimage became something far larger. Standing outside the gas chambers at Auschwitz on the delegation's first full day, Harry shared his testimony with hundreds of students, young adults, and adults. He spoke about his childhood, his mother, and his service in Israel's War of Independence — urging his audience to stand proud and never stop fighting for who they are. He not only spoke about his childhood and his mother, but he also spoke about how he went on to fight in the War of Independence, which was incredibly moving, given the climate that we currently live in. Witnee Karp, Director, March of the Living Canada His words moved the entire delegation. One student, Jillian Kivenko, was so inspired that she wrote a poem and turned it into a song, performing it on Shabbat in front of all the survivors and delegations. Harry was beaming. The day after the closing ceremonies, Harry suffered a serious cardiac event and was admitted to a hospital in Warsaw. He passed away on April 22, surrounded by the knowledge that he had fulfilled his lifelong mission — honouring his mother's memory in the very place she was taken from the world. Not only was he able to fulfil his last wish by paying his respects to his mother, he was also able to make a tremendous impact on so many people in his final days. Dori Ekstein, Co-Chair, Adult March of the Living Throughout his life, Harry was a tireless advocate for recognizing the non-Jews who helped Dutch Jews survive the war. He was instrumental in securing Righteous Among the Nations recognition at Yad Vashem for Andres van der Meer, the resistance fighter who once escorted him across a lake to safety in a boat full of German soldiers. Harry is survived by his daughter Betty and son-in-law Sonny Goldstein, his son Ed and wife Genia, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Lotty, his brother Dov, and his sister Liselotte. May his memory be a blessing.Baruch Dayan Emet. Honour Harry's legacy and the mission of Holocaust remembrance. Donate to the March of the Living → Read the full obituary in The Canadian Jewish News.

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In Memory of Daniel Luz z”l — A Survivor Twice Over

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Photo: Courtesy March of the Living It is with deep sadness that the March of the Living mourns the passing of Daniel Luz z"l, a Holocaust survivor and survivor of the October 7 massacre, who passed away on April 25, 2026, at the age of 92. Danny marched with us in 2024 and lit a torch at Birkenau in one of the most powerful moments of that year's ceremony — linking the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust with the memory of those murdered on October 7. A Childhood in Wartime France Daniel was born in France in 1934. When Nazi Germany occupied the country, his family was swept into the machinery of persecution. Daniel, his mother, and his sister were held in one internment camp; his father in another. For four years, the family was separated — Daniel was just ten years old at the time. The family survived by what Daniel called a miracle. But ten of his mother's siblings and two of his cousins were not as fortunate. They were murdered at Auschwitz. Building a Life in Israel In 1949, Daniel immigrated to the young State of Israel. "I began to breathe again," he would later say. He lived first on Kibbutz Nirim in the Negev, and in later years made his home at Kibbutz Be'eri. A man known for his bold spirit and irrepressible optimism, Daniel built a full life on the kibbutz — one that he regarded as the ultimate victory over the forces that had tried to destroy his family and his people. Top: Photo by Tomer Shunam Halevi. Bottom: Photo by Ronen Zvulun October 7 On October 6, 2023, Daniel and his neighbours celebrated the 78th anniversary of Kibbutz Be'eri. The next morning, he awoke to sirens and gunfire. Together with his partner Edna, he locked himself in their safe room as Hamas terrorists stormed the kibbutz. Of Be'eri's roughly 1,200 residents, 101 were murdered that day and 30 were abducted. It was mortal fear — more frightening than anything I remember as a child during that war. Daniel Luz Daniel spoke openly about the enduring trauma of that day. He described himself as a Holocaust survivor twice — once from wartime France, and again from Be'eri. In the months that followed, with the kibbutz destroyed and its residents displaced, Daniel moved to a nursing home at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai. Lighting the Torch In May 2024, Daniel travelled with the March of the Living to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where he lit a torch and delivered testimony that moved all who heard it. Standing at the site where his family members were murdered, he spoke with a steady voice and an unshakable conviction: We, the Holocaust survivors, who built a home and a state — our greatest victory over the Nazis and over antisemitism — light this torch in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, and in memory of those murdered on October 7. Daniel Luz, Auschwitz-Birkenau, May 2024 Shortly before his passing, Daniel lit a torch once more — this time at the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai. Speaking to those gathered, he said he had not recovered from the events of October 7, and expressed his hope for peace — not for himself, but for his grandchildren. Daniel Luz lighting a torch at Auschwitz-Birkenau, 2024 March of the Living. May his memory be a blessing.Baruch Dayan Emet.   בָּרוּךְ דַּיַּן הָאֱמֶת Honour Daniel's legacy and the mission of Holocaust remembrance. Donate to the March of the Living →

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Booklet Featuring Biographies of Holocaust Survivors Participating in the 2026 March of the Living

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font-size: 16px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); margin-bottom: 28px; line-height: 1.6; } .btn-donate { display: inline-block; font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; color: var(--navy); background: var(--yellow); padding: 14px 40px; border-radius: 100px; transition: all 0.25s ease; box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(253,208,0,0.3); } .btn-donate:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(253,208,0,0.45); } /* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */ @media (max-width: 768px) { .hero { padding: 60px 20px 48px; } .hero-content { padding: 0; } .intro { padding: 56px 20px 40px; } .flipbook-embed { padding-bottom: 75%; } .flipbook-header { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; } .cta-banner { padding: 48px 20px; } } 2026 March of the Living Biographies of Holocaust Survivors A tribute to the survivors participating in the 2026 March of the Living, preserving their stories for generations to come. A special booklet featuring the personal stories of Holocaust survivors who participated in the 2026 March of the Living. This publication serves both as a tribute and a tool for education, ensuring the survivors' stories endure long after they are gone. It was distributed to the survivors and many of the participants who attended the 2026 March. Interactive Booklet Open Full Screen Help Fund Survivors & Students Your donation supports Holocaust survivors and students participating in the March of the Living, and our ongoing Holocaust education programs. Donate Now

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Fifty Holocaust Survivors from Around the World to Lead the 2026 March of the Living

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