My father was a witness, and now I will be a witness

Op-ed: My father, Elie Wiesel, was a witness to the worst atrocity that man has ever unleashed on fellow man. Each Friday night, my wife and I become witnesses that the enemy has failed; that we, the Jewish people, live. YNet/Elisha Wiesel – “But beware and watch yourself very well, lest you forget the things that […]

Israeli officials and youth from around the world ready for March of the Living

Young people from 50 countries, including a delegation from Morocco, accompany Israeli officials such as IDF Chief of Staff Eisenkot and Minister of Education Naftali Bennett for the 29th annual March of the Living. YNet – More than 10,000 young people from around the world will take part in the 29th annual March of the […]

ILTV Coverage of 2017 March of the Living

March for the Future

If we are to believe, as many great philosophers do, that we are products of our experiential knowledge, it is then imperative to analyze and accept our life experiences as integral to who we are, what we believe and how we behave. It is with this philosophy in mind that I believe it is of […]

‘Each participant becomes an agent of change’

Arutz Sheva sat down for a talk with March of the Living World Chair Dr. Shmuel Rosenman. The “March of the Living” Holocaust educational programs combine a visit to the Nazi extermination camps with a trip to Israel. Arutz Sheva will be present during the current trip to cover the march. Rosenman explains that the […]

The time has come for world leadership to stand up to antisemitism

Dr. Shmuel Rosenman has a clear and concise message to European and world leaders concerning the growing incidence of antisemitism – it is time to act. He has become increasingly alarmed over the last five or six years as renewed antisemitism has made news headlines and Jewish lives feel more precarious. It is impossible to […]

How the March of the Living began by Holocaust Survivor, Noah Klieger|

His name was Henri Roques, and in 1987 he sparked an international scandal when the University of Nantes in France awarded him a doctorate for a thesis in which he denied the Holocaust. A young Knesset member decided at the time that something had to be done in “response” to that insult. A few years […]

Alumni Reflection: Jonathan Kier, South Africa, 2017

DAY 1: How does one experience the horrors, violence – and fear – that is the Holocaust? The word experience does not only mean to witness and feel – but to place YOURSELF in the burnt shoes of those who perished. We arrived in Warsaw, Poland via Amsterdam at 5 in the afternoon. When flying […]

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on 2017 March of the Living

From 23-25 April the Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Ambassador Benno Bättig, and the IHRA Executive Secretary, Dr Kathrin Meyer, attended the International March of the Living in Poland at the invitation of Austrian Minister of Education, Sonja Hammerschmid. On 23 April, the IHRA Chair was invited to address the audience at […]

BEING JEWISH MEANS NOT GIVING UP HOPE

In February 1997, just over 20 years ago, headlines carried the news of the tragic crash of two helicopters over northern Israel, resulting in the deaths of 73 young Israeli soldiers. All of Israel, together with Jews around the world, mourned the loss of so many of Israel’s soldiers, most of them in their late […]