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March of the Living Book Group – Session 1: The Gift of Life by Edith Eger
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Alumni Reflection: Tara Strong, 1990 Toronto Student
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(Lloyd Wolf)Elie Wiesel & Rabbi Israel Meir Lau — March of the Living, 1990 (Yad Vashem) 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 was always proud to be a Jew. 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. Children of the Jewish people — will you ever see what I see here?— Elie Wiesel 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….” Toronto students — March of the Living, 1990 (Tara Strong, second from right). (Lloyd Wolf) Suddenly he shook his head and left the stage, unable to continue his story - it was just too heartbreaking for him to go on. A few moments later, the Toronto March of the Living student choir which I was part of began to sing Hannah Senesh’s Eli, Eli. Soon, thousands of participants – survivors and students, educators and political leaders, from Israel and countries around the world – all joined in, amid the ruins of the crematoria, filling the void with song where words could not It really was such an incredibly moving moment, during what was already the most moving trip of our lives. Elie Wiesel, a world renowned speaker, who spoke for millions, and yet in this moment - in this very moment - he could not speak. His silence said so much: the idea that he could vividly still see that little girl, and was so overcome. It was all so moving - and I WAS THERE. There’s a new silence now, a different kind of silence. Silence from my colleagues and friends in the entertainment business. People afraid they’ll lose followers, people afraid others won’t like them, or it may cost them a gig. The cost to post on social media (compared to not posting) is so relevant right now. Yes, it may “cost” you some followers, but the real world cost is our kids’ safety at colleges, Jewish lives around the world,...why was it controversial to post for our hostages?? To post indisputable historical facts? To beg others online to understand we deserve to live!! I touched the shoes ripped from my people’s feet. Well, I remain UNAFRAID to use my voice. To use all my voices. I care not about losing followers, or having trolls online, people who don’t know me, or know my heart, yelling at me. If asking for the return of my people and praying for peace means I would lose a gig? That means there’d probably be some antisemites at that gig anyway. I am unafraid to use my voice today because I WAS THERE. I sat in the children’s barracks. I remember the paintings on the walls so vividly. I touched the shoes ripped from my people’s feet. I marched with four thousand strong from Auschwitz to Birkenau - I can picture how it looked, how it felt, the chill in the air, the drizzling rainfall. Holding hands with members of my global mishpacha, each and every one of these beautiful souls alive today because… one of our ancestors survived being hunted. I was always proud to be a Jew, but never prouder, than on that day, the day of the March. The solidarity, the idea that we are one, that we were one with Hashem, who that day smiled on us by making the rain stop and the sun come out, when we began to sing “Eli Eli” on top of that crematorium. There wasn’t a dry eye. No one could ever deny the Holocaust to me ever again, because I WAS THERE. No one could ever deny the Holocaust to me ever again, because I WAS THERE. I remember every moment of that trip in Poland, both the comforting ones and the challenging ones. I remember stones thrown at our bus. I remember swastikas painted on the bus. I remember Polish teenagers laughing as they tossed cigarette butts into the massive pit of Jewish ashes at Majdanek. I remember the inscription carved in stone at Majdanek saying “Our future is a warning to you.” But I also remember on Shabbat, we were singing and dancing outside in the courtyard of an ancient synagogue, somehow left standing in the heart of the city, and a very old Polish man, walking painstakingly slowly with his cane, came towards us, his head bowed with age and seemingly some hardships. He began to cry and our tour guide translated for us that he had said, “It’s been so long since I’ve seen the Jewish people here, and it’s so nice to see them come home”. It is heartening to note, and should be pointed out as well, that in the years since 1990, one of the largest delegations joining the March each year has been comprised of Polish high school students. I remember the feeling when we DID come home, when we landed in Eretz Yisrael. It’s an overwhelmingly powerful feeling, on a cellular level of being safe, of being home, of true connection. I remember all the beautiful places we went, all the beautiful people we met. I remember dancing in the streets of Tel Aviv, being on an army base, floating in the Dead Sea and even having time to visit with my cousins. I remember EVERYTHING from this trip, this incredibly important trip. Never Again Is Now. The goal of the March of the Living is to make sure we NEVER FORGET, and NEVER AGAIN. Well, NEVER AGAIN IS NOW. The amount of people, my colleagues, my friends, people I once looked up to, people I respected, people I marched with, while their people were being threatened, marginalized communities I have spoken out for in person, at rallies and marches, and posted for them online, raised money for their causes. Because I truly believe we are one. Hating an entire group of people will never make any sense. Toronto Students — March of the Living, 1990 (Tara Strong, third from left) Tara Strong— Singing at March of the Living event honoring Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beverly Hills, California, February 10, 2005Tara Strong (right) — Speaking at March of the Living event at the home of artist Yishai Jusidman, Brentwood, California, September 8, 2024 And yet now: Silence. Where are they? Why are they afraid to use their voices to speak up for my people. And many Jews, also afraid to speak up for their own people, deafening silence. Where are the countless women’s organizations we all marched together with? In solidarity against all sexual violence? Believe all women, right? Why don’t you believe mine? And although their silence is different from Elie Wiesel’s, the message is loud and clear. In Hebrew the word for enough is Maspeek. Maspeek being silent, Maspeek being afraid to use their voice. Maspeek denying the atrocities our people suffered on Oct 7th. Everyone MUST SPEAK!! If all are afraid to use their voices, if all stay silent while our people are being tortured, stolen, slaughtered, if no one will speak truth, the Jew hating propaganda machine grows, faces no fact checkers, the hostages had no voices, the mourning families, the thousands injured, the hundreds of thousands displaced in Israel, have NO ONE speaking for them. Because it’s hip to hate Jews again. I get death threats and despicable messages on my social media EVERY single day. The brazenness of today’s Jew haters is mind boggling. When I go to Comicons, I meet kids clutching their hidden Stars of David and whispering to me, “Thank you for using your voice to speak up for our people.” Of course I will because I WAS THERE. I saw firsthand what happens when this hate goes unchecked. Unchallenged, when kind, compassionate voices are silenced. For the founders and supporters of the March of the Living, thank you for empowering me, and kids like I was, and others, and future generations. For helping others like me toBe There.
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International March of the Living mourns the passing of Abraham Foxman, extraordinary Jewish leader, Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), for almost 3 decades
For nearly 30 years, as national director of the ADL, Abe Foxman was the American Jewish community’s public face and voice…
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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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Statement from Scott Saunders, CEO of International March of the Living, Founder & Chairman of March of the Living UK
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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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50 Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world to lead the 2026 March of the Living alongside survivors of antisemitic shooting attacks from the U.S., UK, and Australia
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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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