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Archives: Survivor Stories
  • Remembering Sidonia Lax Z”L

    on December 13, 2022

    International March of the Living deeply mourns the loss of Sidonia Lax, Z”L, beloved Holocaust survivor and educator who passed away…

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  • Soul to Sole Campaign – The Stories Behind the Shoes

    on November 29, 2022

    “If you had a pair of shoes in the concentration camps, you had the chance to survive. You had a place to…

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  • Kol Nidre in Auschwitz

    on October 4, 2022

    Holocaust survivor Judy Weissenberg Cohen’s Story about Yom Kippur at Auschwitz in 1944 Practicing Judaism or celebrating any Jewish Holiday was totally forbidden by the Nazis….

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  • Out of 185 orphans who were deported from the Lodz ghetto orphanage to Auschwitz just a handful survived. Arek Hersh was one of them.

    on September 24, 2022

    In the memory of Arek’s friends, The International March of the Living is asking the world to join the campaign to preserve and save 8,000 children’s shoes that still…

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  • I will never forget the moment I found shoes in Auschwitz. We must preserve the children’s shoes.

    on September 23, 2022

    Holocaust survivor Paula Lebovics asks the world to join the campaign to preserve and save 8,000 children’s shoes that still remain in Auschwitz By Monise Neumann

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  • “Auschwitz was the end of my family. Still today, when I close my eyes, I see the chimneys”.

    on September 23, 2022

    Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger asks the world to join the campaign to preserve and save 8,000 children’s shoes that still remain in Auschwitz By Eli Rubenstein

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  • “When I arrived in Auschwitz, I was entirely on my own.”

    on September 22, 2022

    Holocaust survivor Sidonia Lax, A-14821, asks the world to join the campaign to preserve and save 8,000 children’s shoes that still remain in Auschwitz By Monise Neumann

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  • Holocaust survivor Renee Salt was born in Poland in 1929. She arrived at Auschwitz at the age of 15. These are her memories:

    on September 18, 2022

    “I arrived at Auschwitz in cattle trucks, the doors were slammed shut and bolted and we were left without any food,…

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  • New Film: ‘Three Minutes: A Lengthening’

    on August 18, 2022

    The International March of the Living is proud to be a sponsor of various virtual and in-person film screenings and LIVE Q&A with Bianca Stigter, Director of the new, award-winning documentary about the Holocaust ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening’. On Monday, August 15, 2022, we hosted an interview with Bianca on Zoom, in advance of the film’s premiere on August 19th. The program was moderated by Jon Kean. Click on the video player to watch the recording. For information about all upcoming theatrical cities, please visit www.threeminutesfilm.com. Three minutes of home movie footage, mostly in color, shot by David Kurtz in 1938, are the only known moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland, before the Holocaust. Those precious minutes are examined in intricate detail to unravel the human stories hidden in the celluloid. Tracing the story of those three minutes begins with the journey of Glenn Kurtz to discover more about his grandfather’s film, ultimately leading to identifying people and places otherwise erased from history, and helping to connect a Holocaust Survivor with his lost childhood. Co-Produced by Steve McQueen (Director, 12 Years a Slave. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.The original footage was restored and archived at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum – Three Minutes Archival Film Footage.World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival followed by Telluride, Toronto and Sundance. Winner of the 2022 DocAviv inaugural Yad Vashem Award, the Brussels International Film Festival European Young Jury Award and a Special Mention, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Jury Award for Best Doc, and Virgin Dublin International Film Festival Award for Best Doc. Follow the film on Facebook here.For questions about the film, please email Tamar Simon at Mean Streets Management or 917-670-6824.

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  • Remembering Irene Mermelstein Z”L

    on August 11, 2022

    International March of the Living mourns the passing of Irene Hershkowitz Mermelstein Z”L, a Holocaust survivor who participated in several March…

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