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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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SLAIN IDF SOLDIER’S LETTER TO HIS PARENTS TO BE READ IN AUSCHWITZ
“I am going to the State of Israel. My country and ours. And I understand, thanks to you, what my country gives me, but mainly – what I need to give of myself to the country.” 19 JPost – The parents of missing IDF soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin will read a letter written by their son […]
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I thought I knew my family’s Holocaust story — until I met this man
JewishJournal – I was in the middle of an email exchange with my Israeli cousin, Miriam, when she unwittingly dropped the bombshell. I had written to her early last year to tell her that I would be making my first visit to Poland. I knew she had traveled to the small town that was the […]
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Students meet survivors before March of the Living
(Sun Sentinel) In preparation for the two-week March of the Living trip that begins on April 20, the South Florida teenage participants met with Holocaust survivors who are joining them on this emotional journey. The March of the Living is an annual educational program which brings individuals from all over the world to Poland in […]
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The March of the Living Exhibit at Polin Museum in Warsaw
On the eve of Passover 2017, International March of the Living was honored to host the installation of our exhibition outside the Polin Museum and Rapaport Monument in Warsaw, Poland. The exhibition is visible by all Museum visitors and will consist of 16 units with each panel composed of photos and text in English, Polish […]
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Hungary remembers Holocaust victims amid calls for tolerance
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of Hungarians have taken part in a march remembering the 550,000 Hungarian Jews who died during the Holocaust. The March of the Living on Sunday was held on Hungary’s national Holocaust Memorial Day, which marks the mass detention and deportation of Hungary’s Jews in 1944. Speakers called for tolerance and […]
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DESPITE APOLOGY, SPICER GAFFE CONTINUES TO DRAW CONDEMNATION
(JPost) Despite an apology White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued over his comment that Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons, the International March of the Living on Thursday joined the chorus of voices condemning the remark. As thousands of people around the world prepare to travel to Poland next week to participate in the […]
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