International March of the Living
Welcome to the
Alumni Network
Once you march, you are part of this community for life. Wherever your path has taken
you since, the Alumni Network keeps you connected — to one another, to new
opportunities to learn and remember, and to the mission we carry forward together.
Join us, revisit the stories of those who have marched, and add your own voice to the record.
Stay Connected
Join the Alumni Network
Sign up to receive alumni news, reunion invitations, event announcements, and
opportunities to stay involved in the March of the Living community.
Now Reading
Alumni Book Group
Books connect us. Stories inspire us. Together, we learn.
Join us as we read and discuss
The Gift
12 Lessons to Save Your Life
A powerful memoir and guide to healing from internationally renowned psychologist
and Holocaust survivor, Dr. Edith Eger. Through her unforgettable story and
12 transformative lessons, Dr. Eger shows us how we can transcend our past,
choose freedom, and live with purpose.
In Their Words
Alumni Reflections
Across the years, the March has meant something different to everyone who walked it —
and something the same. These are the stories of our alumni.
Featured Reflection
Standing at Auschwitz Changed Me
Memory is not the opposite of the future. It is its foundation.
A historian who thought she knew the Holocaust discovers, on the walk from Auschwitz
to Birkenau, that memory is an inheritance to carry — marching in the names of
the family her grandfather, Sidney Handler, could never lay to rest.
Read her reflection →
Essay Contest
Passing the Torch
Four alumni, spanning three decades of marching, on how the experience reshaped their sense of memory, identity, and responsibility.
Read the winners →
The Archive
More Reflections
Read reflections from alumni across the years — a living record of what it means to march, remember, and carry the story forward.
Browse reflections →
Add Your Voice
Share Your Experience
Marched with us? Tell us what the experience meant to you. Your story may be featured among our alumni reflections.
Share your story →