Alumni Reflections: Jessica Shteremberg, Mexico, 2016

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Mexico Year(s) attended: 2016 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? The most memorable moment was in Treblinka when I was standing by the stone for Dr. Janush Korchack, who died

L’Chaim event to honor Cathy Friedman with the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center

At age 10, Cathy Friedman learned about the Holocaust at temple. She was shocked and asked her mother how something that horrific could happen. “My mother looked at me with tears streaming down her face and said, ‘I dreaded the day one of my three kids would ask me about

Alumni Reflections: Barbra Litwin-Cutler, Canada, 1990

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Montreal, Quebec, Canada Year(s) attended: 1990 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Driving down the street that my zaidie had lived on. It was the only information he gave me

Alumni Reflections: Marilyn DiPietro, NYC, 2016

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? NYC International Year(s) attended: 2016 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Just standing on the grounds and not believing that my parents were actually there and survived! What impact did

March of the Living is thinking of our friends in Texas during Hurricane Harvey

The Board, Officers, Staff, and Leadership of the International March of the Living send thoughts and wishes for the safety of our friends, participants, alumni and all those in harm’s way in Texas as you face the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Alumni Reflections: Judith Sands, Broward, 2005

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Broward County Year(s) attended: 2005 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Standing in the gas chamber followed by the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery What impact did Poland have on you? Fascinating

Adding Depth to Holocaust Classes

Jewish Standard – One of many anti-Jewish laws the Nazi regime enacted between 1933 and 1945 prohibited Jews from owning dogs, cats, and birds. So what were German Jewish families to do with their beloved pets? This question seems to resonate especially strongly among juniors and seniors in Heather Lutz’s

Alumni Reflections: Laura Novich, Haifa University Overseas Students, 1990

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Haifa University Overseas Students Year(s) attended: 1990 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Each camp was a different experience. As a young adult, the most impressive experience was looking at

March of the Living: Apology isn’t Enough, March for Racial Justice on Yom Kippur is Monumental Injustice Against Jews

Jewish Press – Responding to the recent public apology letter by the organizers of the progressive March for Racial Justice for holding its resistance event on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, which thus excludes Jews, the President and Chairman of the International March of the Living

March of the Living Statement on March for Racial Justice being held on Yom Kippur

International March of the Living expresses its profound disappointment with the organizers of the March for Racial Justice, which is being planned for this Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Especially in light of recent events in Charlottesville, where prejudice and hatred against Jews, African Americans and