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Holocaust survivors, tech leaders and March of the Living executives closed trading yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange during a special bell ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, bringing remembrance and responsibility to one of the world’s most influential financial institutions.
Four Holocaust survivors rang the bell from the NYSE balcony: Nate Leipziger (97) from Toronto, Celia Kenner (90) from New York, Eva Kuper (85) from Montreal, and Sara Weinstein (90) from Israel. The ceremony marked the close of global trading on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The four survivors will take part in this year’s March of the Living in Poland on the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 14), as part of a global delegation of 81 Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world.
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Holocaust survivors Nate, Sara, Celia and Eva together with Scott Saunders CEO of March of the Living International and Revital Yakin Krakovsky CEO of March of the Living Israel
(Photo: Ohad Kab)
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The presence of the global tech community at the NYSE is part of a broader initiative known as the High-Tech Delegation to the March of the Living, which brings business leaders and employees together in direct engagement with Holocaust survivors.
Micha Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Fiverr, said: “Standing alongside the dear survivors on the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange, the heart of the global economy, is a historic, emotional, and extraordinary moment. As they ring the trading bell for the first time in their lives, the survivors deliver a human and universal message about resilience, compassion, and courage. This year, survivors and high-tech professionals will march together in Auschwitz for the second time, in an especially large delegation, as a demonstration of strength and renewal to the entire world. High-tech embraces this memory not as a symbol, but as a commitment to shaping a future that connects values with responsibility and action.”
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Micha Kaufman receiving the medal from the NYSE together with the Survivors.
(Photo: Ohad Kab)
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The event at the NYSE was convened by the High-Tech delegation to the March of the Living. The collaboration between high-tech leaders and the March of the Living followed last year’s march, when the tech sector committed to enabling the participation of the largest survivor delegation to date. This coming April, leaders and employees from across the high-tech ecosystem will march alongside survivors, together with approximately 200 representatives from the sector.
Participating companies include Fiverr, Wix, Matrix, JFrog, Monday.com, Riskified, NEWERA, Papaya Global, Check Point, Pitango, CrazyLabs, Claroty, Ctera, Minute Media, Bringg, Qumra Capital, Glilot Capital, PICO Venture Partners, Merit Spread Foundation, NextGen philanthropic, ELAL, TLV Partners, Adir, Israeli Mapped In NY.
Holocaust survivor Eva Kuper was the keynote speaker at this meaningful event. She said to the high-tech leaders: “It is a privilege to be here with you today, with the leadership of the high-tech industry. The fact that we are here today, at the New York Stock Exchange, is meaningful and historical. It is only in partnership, only with leaders like you, that we can assume the responsibility of carrying the torch of the survivors, those like us who are with you today, and the thousands who are sadly no longer with us forward to the future. I anticipate, with hope seeing many of you, marching alongside the survivors at the March of the Living 2026”.
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Final Opportunity to Sponsor Holocaust Survivors on the 2026 March of the Living
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This is the final opportunity to sponsor Holocaust survivors to the 2026 March of the Living.
With just two days remaining, we are just a few donations away from reaching our $50,000 goal.
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Holocaust survivors are a rapidly diminishing generation. For many, each March of the Living may be their last opportunity to walk with students, to testify in Auschwitz, and to ensure their voices are not lost to time.
This Yom HaShoah, the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, many survivors hope to march alongside students at the International March of the Living in Auschwitz, bearing witness, one final time, in the very places where history unfolded.
The International March of the Living asks you to help sponsor a Holocaust survivor’s journey. Bearing witness to their stories is a sacred responsibility, and a vital link between the past and the future.
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