Mourning the Passing of Marion Wiesel Z”L

International March of the Living mourns the passing of Marion Wiesel. Marion Wiesel was the wife and driving force behind Elie Wiesel Z”L, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Holocaust Survivor, celebrated author, and moral conscience of the world. Marion Wiesel, herself a Holocaust Survivor from Vienna, translated her husband’s writing from

Holocaust Survivor Marianne Miller Addresses UN General Assembly on International Holocaust Remembrance Day [FULL SPEECH]

“I represent today the six million Holocaust victims who were murdered just because they were Jewish. I demand the world remember what happened only 80 years ago” New York, NY – January 27, 2025 – Holocaust survivor and educator Marianne Miller delivered a speech today at the United Nations General

“Sabotage” Film Presentation

INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MONDAY JANUARY 27, 7:30PM EST SPECIAL MARCH OF THE LIVING FILM PRESENTATION SABOTAGE On Jan. 5, 1945, less than two weeks before the evacuation of Auschwitz, 4 female Jewish prisoners were publicly hanged for their courageous role in the

Holocaust Survivor Marianne Miller to Address the UN

President Herzog, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon and Holocaust survivor Marianne Miller will represent the State of Israel at UN events this coming week. Marianne Miller: “I speak not only in my name, but in the name of the six million Jews who were murdered and who

80 Years Since Liberation: Holocaust Survivor Marie Doduck Finds Hope in the Next Generation on the March of the Living.

“Holocaust Memory Will Not Die With Our Generation” Marie (Mariette) Rozen Doduck was five when the Nazis invaded Brussels in 1940. Hiding with non-Jews during the war, she served in the resistance as a messenger. She lost her mother and two brothers in Auschwitz. After liberation, she immigrated to Canada

Hope & Legacy: Holocaust Survivor Finds Hope in the Next Generation Through March of the Living

Holocaust survivor Hershel Greenblat’s journey from war-torn Europe to finding hope with young people on the March of the Living is a testament to resilience and the importance of remembrance. Born near Krimitchuk, Russia, in 1941, Greenblat’s family endured hardship during the German invasion. His father was imprisoned, leaving his

80 Years Since the Liberation of Auschwitz: Holocaust Survivor Nate Leipciger: “We Managed to Survive the Impossible – The Jewish world was saved”.

Nate Leipciger, born in Poland in 1928, endured the horrors of Auschwitz at just 15 years old. He was sent there with his family; his mother and sister were murdered. He and his father survived Auschwitz’ participated in a death march, and was liberated with his father, in a subcamp

A Scream in Auschwitz: How One Survivor’s Grief Transformed a Student’s Understanding of the Holocaust

During the 2023 March of the Living, Florida student Adam Sobel experienced a defining moment in Auschwitz alongside Holocaust survivor Mary Eckstein Adam: “I was walking through the camp and past a section with a pile of baby’s shoes. Suddenly, Mary was letting out a scream and began to cry. ‘One

The Jewish boy who had to flee Germany after Kristallnacht received the Federal Order of Merit from the German President

Award presented to George Shefi by German Ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert Holocaust survivor George Shefi, who had to flee Germany at the age of 7 on the Kindertransport to Britain after the “Kristallnacht” pogrom just before the outbreak of the WWII, received the Federal Order of Merit from German

March of the Living Alumni Perform Songs Celebrating Chanukah & in Solidarity with the Hostages

On December 15, 2024 at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Site in Toronto’s Earl Bales Park, community members assembled for an early Hanukkah gathering to shine a light on the plight of the hostages still being held captive in Gaza. See https://youtu.be/HqS_QMEmu6Y?si=0XofB8HEqQmEmkXz Singing three songs live at the event were