2024 International March of the Living Photos

The March of the Living, now entering its 36th year, took place in Poland on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 6th, 2024. The March renewed the call of “Never Again,” a vow which was broken on October 7, when the State of Israel endured the most severe Jewish pogrom

“It Could Happen Again, Even Here”, Holocaust Survivor, Dr. Martha Greenblatt

New York Yankees and International March of the Living team up to fight antisemitism and racism on Holocaust Remembrance Day On May 5, 2024, on the afternoon before the onset of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, child Holocaust survivor Dr. Martha Greenblatt was honoured for her courage and resilience in

Bring Him Home by Shai Abramson at MOTL 2024 Erev Yom HaShoah

The song “Bring Him Home” from the musical “Les Misérables,” is a moving prayer expressing a deep yearning for the return of our loved ones. As we gather, our hearts are united with those held captive in Gaza and we pray for their release and safe return home. Watch the

Shmuel Rosenman, 2024 Erev Yom Hashoah Ceremony

https://youtu.be/1e_tT4YBTu8 I want to begin this evening, this Erev Yom Hashoah program, by making a very short statement: For many years, it has been a common position to state that one should never compare any event, any other tragedy, to the Holocaust. And that statement is still valid today –

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 International March of the Living The 2024 March of the Living took place against the backdrop of the 80th anniversary of the destruction of Hungarian Jews during the Shoah, the October 7th attack on Israel, and the dramatic rise in antisemitism across the globe. On the eve of Holocaust

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;