2026 Erev Yom Hashoah: Passing the Torch of Memory

50 Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world to lead the 2026 March of the Living alongside survivors of antisemitic shooting attacks from the U.S., UK, and Australia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Survivors to light torch against antisemitism with U.S. Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun and Sylvan Adams President of the World Jewish Congress – Israel; Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar and former hostages to light torch dedicated to the State of Israel New York – April 12, 2026 – Despite […]

2026 March of the Living

Booklet Featuring Biographies of Holocaust Survivors Participating in the 2026 March of the Living

2026 Holocaust Survivors Booklet – March of the Living 2026 March of the Living Biographies of Holocaust Survivors A tribute to the survivors participating in the 2026 March of the Living, preserving their stories for generations to come. A special booklet featuring the personal stories of Holocaust survivors who participated in the 2026 March of […]

Fifty Holocaust Survivors from Around the World to Lead the 2026 March of the Living

Fifty Holocaust survivors aged 80–100 will lead the march from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Yom HaShoah. Their presence has never been more urgent. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​   Marching Against Antisemitism 2025 Holocaust Survivors Delegation with MOTL President Phyllis Greenberg Heideman, Chairman Dr. Shmuel Rosenman, and Deputy CEO Revital Krakovsky. (Yossi Zeliger) 2026 March of the Living Fifty Holocaust […]

Alumni Essay Contest Winners: Passing the Torch

Essay Contest Winners Passing the Torch:The March That Changes Everything Four alumni — three decades of marching — reflect on the experience that transformed their understanding of memory, identity, and responsibility. In advance of the 2026 International March of the Living — taking place this year on Yom HaShoah, April 14 — we invited March […]

Standing at Auschwitz changed me

Essay Contest Winner Standing at Auschwitz Changed Me Marching the three kilometers from Auschwitz I to Birkenau reshaped my understanding: the Holocaust was no longer a subject I taught; it was a living inheritance I was responsible for transmitting. Jessica Handler 2024 March of the Living Alumnus Before my Bat Mitzvah, I remember sitting at […]

How the March of the Living Changed Me

Essay Contest Winner How the March of the Living Changed Me You can study gas chambers. You can read testimony. But stepping inside one erases the distance between history and reality. Stephen B Sokolow 1994 March of the Living Alumnus I went on the March of the Living in 11th grade, in 1994. Until then, […]

God Wears a Blue Jacket

Essay Contest Winner God Wears a Blue Jacket I came on the March of the Living as a student and returned 20 years later to close a personal circle. Jon Warech 1998 March of the Living Alumnus As a Miami high school kid who couldn’t afford to do all of the things in life, I […]

Between Ashes and Tomorrow

Essay Contest Winner Between Ashes and Tomorrow How the March of the Living transformed my identity and purpose. Jonathan Thull 2003 March of the Living Alumnus I grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a small Southern city where Jewish life was quiet and sparse. In my religious school class there were only six of us. […]