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Archives: Survivor Stories

  • We Survived: Survivor Spotlight on Arek Hersh

    on June 4, 2023

    “I survived the selection. I was saved from the gas chambers. Fate, luck, or both, kept me alive.” Arek Hersh, 95, Prisoner…

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  • “We Survived” – Special International March of the Living Publication in honor of Holocaust Survivor Day

    on June 1, 2023

    International March of the Living is proud to join organizations around the world commemorating Holocaust Survivor…

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  • We Survived: Survivor Spotlight on Nate Leipciger

    on May 18, 2023

    We Survived. The last of the survivors retrace their journeys of survival on the 2023 March of the Living in Poland. Prisoner…

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  • JPost Special Issue on the 2023 March of the Living

    on April 28, 2023

    In partnership with The Jerusalem Post, International March of the Living has produced a special magazine supplement marking 35 years since the first March of the Living was held…

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  • Remembering Alex Buckman z”l

    on April 24, 2023

    International March of the Living mourns the passing of Alex Buckman z’l, Holocaust survivor and educator. He passed away in Warsaw…

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  • Survivor Spotlight: Nate Leipciger, Canada

    on March 29, 2023

    There is no more impactful way to tell the story of the Shoah than on the site where it took place As…

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  • Remembering William (Bill) Kugelman z”l

    on March 26, 2023

    International March of the Living deeply mourns the loss of William (Bill) Kugelman, beloved Holocaust survivor and educator who travelled with Western Region in 2012.

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  • Survivor Spotlight: Rosette Goldstein, Florida, USA

    on March 26, 2023

    Marching in Auschwitz – Birkenau is vital to show the world that we are still here I was born in Paris in…

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  • Survivor Spotlight: Gabor Kovacs, Hungary

    on March 23, 2023

    The March of the Living creates a bridge between the past and the future I am Gabor Kovacs. I was born in…

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  • “Everything is important. Nothing is unimportant. Write down everything you see.” Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum who initiated the secret archives “Oneg Shabbat”

    on March 13, 2023

    Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum was a historian, politician, social activist, and public figure in Poland during the WWII era. He initiated the…

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