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Holocaust survivor Naftali Furst joins campaign to preserve memory of children murdered in Auschwitz, as world commemorates Jan. 27th liberation day
Holocaust survivor Naftali Furst: “I was sent to Auschwitz, together with my family, from a prison camp in Slovakia towards the end of the war, in November 1944, when I was 12 years old.The Death March was the hardest thing for us. We marched through hell, we walked for three days in the freezing cold, without food, without being able to stop, seeing so many who could not continue to march and died near us until we reached an open train in the snow, which took us on the days long, freezing cold journey to Buchenwald.”Last week Naftali visited Auschwitz conservation lab as part of the From Soul to Sole campaign to preserve some 8,000 children’s shoes. While holding the shoes of children who were murdered at Auschwitz, Naftali said:“I am alive thanks to my shoes, which by luck I managed to maintain while at Auschwitz. Without them I wouldn’t have survived the Death March. The children’s shoes at Auschwitz are the symbol of the tragedy of European Jewry. Preserving them is holy work. I am so moved to be here and to see how the work is being done, and I think about my family that was murdered – their shoes could be here.”Join the From Soul to Sole campaign to preserve the memory of the children murdered during the Holocaust. This form is currently closed for submissions.
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As world marks Jan. 27 commemoration, Holocaust survivor Angela Orosz supports effort to preserve Auschwitz children’s shoes
Angela Orosz was born in Auschwitz on December 21, 1944, weighing only one kilogram, just over a month before the camp was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945. “I was too weak to cry, and this saved my life. Nobody thought that I would survive, but here am I, alive”.Angela is a Holocaust survivor and educator from Montreal who has joined several delegations on the March of the Living on their visits to Poland.Angela is advocating on behalf of the From Soul to Sole campaign to restore some 8,000 children’s shoes housed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and in desperate need of conservation.Join us to preserve the memory of the 1.5 million children murdered during the Holocaust and help protect the historical evidence of the heinous crimes of Nazi Germany.
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Remembering Martin Baranek, Z”L
International March of the Living deeply mourns the loss of Martin Baranek, beloved Holocaust survivor and educator. Martin Baranek shared his moving story on…
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35th Anniversary Gala of the International March of the Living (Photos)
The International March of the Living 35th Anniversary Gala was held on January 10, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Ambassador Ron Dermer and his wife Rhoda were recognized for their…
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Newly appointed Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer stresses focus on Iran in first appearance
Ambassador Ron and Rhoda Dermer received award from Dr. Shmuel Rosenman, Chairman, and Phyllis Greenberg Heideman, President, of…
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Mazal Tov Ambassador Dermer
International March of the Living congratulates Ambassador Ron Dermer on his recent appointment as Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs. Ambassador Dermer, who served as Israeli Ambassador to the…
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Congratulations to Eli Rubenstein on his appointment to the Order of Canada
As we begin 2023, we are honored to congratulate International March of the Living’s Educational Director, Eli Rubenstein, on his appointment to the…
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Give to the Soul to Sole Campaign – Help preserve the children’s shoes at Auschwitz Everyone can play an active part in preserving the memory of the Holocaust
Seventy-seven years after the end of World War II, as the generation of Holocaust survivors is fast disappearing, what remains…
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