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Int’l ‘March of the Living’ Honors 30 Years of Holocaust Education
On Monday evening, January 29, the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations hosted a special ceremony to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and honor the International March of the Living for 30 years of outstanding Holocaust education programming. The event also launched the March of the Living’s photo
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March of the Living Statement on Polish Government Bill Regulating Holocaust Speech
The International March of the Living, a leading Holocaust education program which brings people of all ages from communities around the world to Poland to learn the lessons of history, deeply regrets the passage today by the Polish government of a new bill regulating Holocaust speech. Historical veracity, academic freedom
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March of the Living 30th Anniversary at the United Nations
On January 29, 2018, Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, hosted a Holocaust Remembrance Day program marking the opening of the International March of the Living exhibit “Witness” at the United Nations Building. There were 380 attendees for the evening, including United Nations Ambassadors from over 40 countries.
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Israel’s UN Mission Hosts March Of The Living Event On Holocaust Remembrance Day
‘As the last of the Holocaust survivors slowly leave us, the experiences of young people who have joined them and visited the sites where unimaginable horrors took place are more important than ever’ Israel’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a special exhibit commemorating the International March of the
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March of the Living participation at the Holocaust Commemoration Official Ceremonies at the European Parliament in Brussels
Today at the Official Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels, the First Vice President of the European Parliament, Ms. Mairead McGuiness thanked the Holocaust Survivors who attended and also thanked the March of the Living International for the presence of a group of young students from the
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#WeRemember
Dear March of the Living Alumni and Friends, The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has launched its second annual #WeRemember campaign in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, March of the Living is supporting with WJC on this timely initiative. Through this initiative, WJC is reaching out to millions
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Alumni Reflection: Ariella Kimmel, Canada, 2017
This submission was chosen as the winner in the Golden Thread Contest, age 19-30 category. We continue to publish submissions to the Golden Thread Contest as well as general submissions to the Thread of 1000 Stories. I grew up in a Jewish home, raised with traditions and customs as a significant part of my
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‘Holocaust survivor anthem’ to be performed at UN by 3 Israelis
David D’or, Amir Benayoun and Miri Mesika will perform ‘The last survivor’ at UN on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. “I stand, the last one of them all, but all of them are still living in my soul.” These stirring words will be sung at the March of
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Recorder of Righteous Conversations
As Holocaust survivors age and die, how will younger generations continue their legacy? One 19-year-old, Tamar “Tammy” Shine, has invested her time in learning about and interacting with local survivors. A 2017 graduate and class valedictorian of Milken Community Schools, Shine is now a freshman at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.