2024 March of the Living Hungary followed by Train of the Living to Auschwitz

Marking 80 years since the destruction of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, a March of the Living was held in Budapest today, on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. It ended at the Keleti train station from which the first transports embarked to Auschwitz in the spring of 1944. Some

2024 March of the Living: Together We Remember

2024 March of the Living Together We Remember: 55 Holocaust Survivors from around the world, including Holocaust survivors who were victims of October 7, to march at Auschwitz in Renewed Cry of ‘Never Again’ WATCH LIVE The March of the Living from Auschwitz to the Birkenau Death Camp to Highlight

Wreath laying ceremony in memory of Hanna Szenesh in Budapest

Jewish heroine Hannah Senesh grew up in Hungary, immigrated to the land of Israel and  embarked on a mission to save Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. 80 years after Hannah was captured, tortured and murdered, Rakefet Senesh Shekiler, granddaughter of Giora Senesh, Hannah’s brother, stood by the monument in her

Spotlight on Argentina

Argentina joined the March of the Living in 1992 at the initiative of Gilbert Lewi Z”L, who was president of Hebraica Argentina. Since then, more than 5,000 young people and adults from more than 20 institutions participated from Argentina. The first group of MOTL from Argentina was a large one formed

Spotlight on Northeast USA

The Jewish Community of Greater MetroWest’s involvement with March of the Living began in 1990 with Dr. Howard Chaim Lauer the then director of the Jewish Education Association of MetroWest. I was brought in to help with recruitment and staffing in 1996, however was not able to join the group

Australian March of the Living Enters 23rd Year

A delegation of 30 adults, young adults and Holocaust survivors from Australia will be joining the 2024 March of the Living. Since 2001, the first year Australia sent a delegation to the March, approximately 2,000 participants from Australia have taken part in the March. These include 1200 students; 450 adults;

March of the Living alumni feature prominently in new ad combatting antisemitism

New Ad Combatting Antisemitism Released by FCAS – Foundation to Combat Antisemitism: March of the Living Alumni Feature Prominently in Moving Piece Please see link to “Neighbors”, a moving ad about antisemitism that recently screened at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10. The ad is drawn from a true account

Jewish Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Remarks by Eli Rubenstein Director of Education, International March of the Living International March of the Living Leadership Meeting Thursday, March 28, 2024   Jewish Resilience in the Face of Adversity   Good morning, afternoon and evening to all: This week, I received an email from a representative of ANU

From Budapest to Auschwitz

2024 March of the Living Commemorates 80 Years Since Destruction of Hungarian Jewry in the Shoah At this year’s March of the Living, participants will mark 80 years since the annihilation of Hungarian Jewry during the Holocaust which began in the spring of 1944. Image: Holokauszt Emlékközpont, Budapest Prior to

Joint March of Remembrance and March of the Living Thessaloniki

The Joint March of Remembrance, 81 years after the departure of the first deportation train from Thessaloniki to the death camp Auschwitz – Birkenau, took place on Sunday, March 17, 2024 with 1,200 marchers from Eleftherias Square to the Old Railway Station. This Joint March of Remembrance was organized by