March of the Living Statement on the Passing of Elie Wiesel

The International March of the Living Board of Directors, Staff, Global Leadership and Alumni around the world deeply mourn the passing of our mentor, our conscience and our inspiration, Professor Elie Wiesel. We had the privilege of working with him for many years and we will miss his passion, commitment and dedication to our mission […]

Leading Polish Lawmaker Honors Victims of 1941 Synagogue Burning

The leader of the largest political party in Poland took part in ceremonies commemorating the burning of a synagogue in Bialystok during the Holocaust. In his speech Monday at the Great Synagogue of Bialystok, Jaroslaw Kaczynski of the Law and Justice Party stressed German responsibility for the Holocaust, the dangers of anti-Semitism and the need for cooperation […]

Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Forever will I see the children who no longer have the strength to cry. Forever will I see the elderly who no longer have the strength to help them. Forever will I see the mothers and the fathers, the grandfathers and grandmothers, the little school children…their teachers…the righteous and the pious…. From where do we […]

Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Holocaust survivor, dies at 87

Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, prolific author and outspoken activist Elie Wiesel died Saturday at the age of 87. Wiesel was perhaps best known for his major role in promoting Holocaust education, and for perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust in the post-World War II era with his memoir “Night,” based on his experience as […]

New law requires lessons on Holocaust in R.I. public schools

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island schools will have to teach students about genocide and the Holocaust under a new law signed by the governor. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo announced last week that she signed the bill. Beginning in fall 2017, school districts will have to educate middle or high school students about the subject […]

Inspired by grandfather, boxer heads to Israel

When he makes his first trip to Israel this summer, Dustin Fleischer is anticipating “a great cultural journey.” He will be part of an Aug. 10-21 Birthright Israel trip sponsored by the Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ. In a June 20 interview with NJ Jewish News, the professional boxer from Monmouth Beach said […]

Memorial of the Lviv Ghetto Defaced by anti-Semitic Vandals

A monument to the victims of the Holocaust-era ghetto of Lviv in western Ukraine was vandalized in what police suspect is an anti-Semitic incident. Unidentified vandals on Friday through several gallons of green paint on the memorial, which was erected in 1992 in memory of tens of thousands of Jews who were kept in the […]

Alumni Reflection: Gregory Frank, UK, 2016

Alumni Reflection: Michelle Poler Stramwasser

“Since I was very little I’ve been hearing stories about the holocaust. These were not stories that a friend of a friend told me. These were my family stories. My grandmother used to tell me about the times she was separated from my grandpa, not knowing if he was alive. Whenever I wouldn’t eat she […]

NSU to open Holocaust room at library

Beginning in September, Nova Southeastern University in Davie will open its new Holocaust Reflection and Resource Room at its Alvin Sherman Library on campus. The room will be created as a result of a gift from Craig and Barbara Weiner presented to the University at the Alvin Sherman Library Circle of Friends gala event that […]