‘Holocaust survivor anthem’ to be performed at UN by 3 Israelis

David D’or, Amir Benayoun and Miri Mesika will perform ‘The last survivor’ at UN on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.  “I stand, the last one of them all, but all of them are still living in my soul.” These stirring words will be sung at the March of

RIVLIN TO LEAD 2018 MARCH OF THE LIVING

Although he frequently makes the point that the founding of the State of Israel was not by way of compensation for the Holocaust, President Reuven Rivlin will have a more difficult time than usual in presenting this argument when he leads the 30th-anniversary March of the Living on April 12,

Story of the Fork

Every year when I am in The Netherlands I visit Dirkje ( Ditte) Spronk. My sister Rita and I were being hidden by Mr and Mrs Hendrik Spronk on their farm in Oldebroek. We arrived there in the summer of 1942. In January 1944, Hendrik Spronk passed away. His wife

Prosecuting Eichmann: An Interview with Israeli Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Bach

Justice Gabriel Bach, Eichmann trial prosecutor and Israeli Supreme Court Justice (ret.), fled Nazi Germany at the age of 18. Two decades later, Bach, then a deputy state attorney in Israel, served as the deputy chief prosecutor of Adolf Eichmann, one of the principal architects of the Final Solution. He

March of the Living Statement on Extremism

International March of the Living expresses its concern with the rising tide of far right and extremist sentiment in Europe and elsewhere. While not all extremist groups focus their efforts against Israel or the Jewish people, we firmly oppose any movement that advances the demonization of minorities and immigrants –

Seeking Justice After Atrocity: The 2017 Paul S. Miller Distinguished Lecture

On Tuesday September 12, 2017 in New York, the International March of the Living, in partnership with Rutgers Law School, hosted The 2017 Paul S. Miller Distinguished Lecture “Seeking Justice After Atrocity” featuring presentations by John Q. Barrett and Eli M. Rosenbaum, followed by a video conversation specially produced for

March of the Living Event in Sighet in Memory of Elie Wiesel

On September 10, 2017, the International March of the Living co-sponsored an event in Sighet, Romania in memory of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, in partnership with Limmud FSU. Learn more about the event HERE

Hundreds march in memory of Elie Wiesel in his Romanian hometown

“This was the will of Elie Wiesel and we had to see it through,” FSU Limmud Founder said about the Holocaust honor march. Jerusalem Post – Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel did not live to see his countrymen march in honor of the memory of the 14,000 Jews

March of the Living is thinking of our friends in Texas during Hurricane Harvey

The Board, Officers, Staff, and Leadership of the International March of the Living send thoughts and wishes for the safety of our friends, participants, alumni and all those in harm’s way in Texas as you face the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Adding Depth to Holocaust Classes

Jewish Standard – One of many anti-Jewish laws the Nazi regime enacted between 1933 and 1945 prohibited Jews from owning dogs, cats, and birds. So what were German Jewish families to do with their beloved pets? This question seems to resonate especially strongly among juniors and seniors in Heather Lutz’s