Growing up the “shadow of the Shoah” can never be described as a life unaffected. During my youth I often felt I carried the responsibility

A SUITCASE OF PERSPECTIVE By Valerie Greenfeld April 29, 2017 To remember the heroes who resisted the Nazis and to mourn for those who were

We find it quiet hard to write in simple words what we had to witness in those 3 hours at Auschwitz. We started our journey

How can I write about about the 21st of April that we spent in Poland? I don’t think there is really an answer because to

  No words. Today was a day like no other. Eleven-thousand strong, from all over the world. There’s nothing like walking from a concentration camp

After witnessing the brutality of concentration camps, the sadness of memorials and the vibrant atmosphere of Warsaw, it was time to experience the beauty and

Dear Child, You were torn from your mother’s arms before you could speak. You were shot and killed by animals. You were stripped of your

For two weeks, I alongside several other Beverly students took part in the 2017 March of the Living program (MOTL) with the Los Angeles Delegation. The

In the spring of 2011, David Benson, found himself walking with his grandmother, Holocaust survivor Sidonia Lax, down the “black path” that once led to

Poland is a sad city because the people living there every day have to wake up mindful of the past (the ones that acknowledge the

Times of Israel – Imagine that your best friend is having a nightmare. He thrashes about in his sleep; crying and screaming hysterically. Naturally, you would

Since I was a child, They taught me about the holocaust, they told me what happened, but it was not the same studyng the history

In this lifetime, according to basic societal norms, we have a responsibility to acquire as much knowledge as we have access to, and in turn,

SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION: El 24 de Abril del 2017 marché, Marché por la vida, Marché para no olvidar, Marché para transmitir, Marché por

Times of Israel – The feeling of exiting an ElAl plane in Poland is difficult describe. I felt like I was leaving a protective cocoon

SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION… Siempre me interesó todo el tema de la Shoa, desde chica que me hago la misma pregunta, que todavía nadie

Hair made the unthinkable hit home. Ariel Shatz, 17, touches her long curls as she describes the feeling. It came last month, in a Nazi

More than 100 Broward County adults and teens met recently at the Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie to discuss their emotional reactions and observations

The March off the Living experience doesn’t end when participants return home. The experience in Poland and Israel continues to impact our participants as they

How do you answer when people ask you how the trip was? I’m not sure that I can quite put it into words or if

We waited in line to enter one of the most efficient murder camps ever built, Auschwitz. It pains me to write the word “efficient,” knowing

There are experiences that mark you forever, experiences that fill your skin just remember them and you think you’ll never feel the same way again

SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION … Semanas atrás marchamos junto a nuestros compañeros panameños a través del portón de Auschwitz, culminando una experiencia que cambió

I had the privilege to be a part of BBYO’s recent March of the Living delegation. In addition to this, I was also given the

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH. SCROLL DOWN FOR ORIGINAL GERMAN VERSION… Mrs. Hoffman, you and your singing partner Eric Hunker took part in the “March

Cynthia Sedlezky, a 2015 participant in the March of the Living, reflects on an experience she wishes all Jewish youth could share. Ottawa Jewish Bulletin

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This year I was in Auschwitz-Birkenau on Holocaust Remembrance Day as part of the March of the Living (MOL) contingent from North and South Carolina

During the 2017 March of the Living, participants from Western Region each wrote one line reflecting on their experience traveling through Poland: Poland was a roller

Auschwitz. I know this word from pictures, videos, and the literary documentation of the events that took place at this concentration camp active during 1940