I thought I knew my family’s Holocaust story — until I met this man

JewishJournal – I was in the middle of an email exchange with my Israeli cousin, Miriam, when she unwittingly dropped the bombshell. I had written to her early last year to tell her that I would be making my first visit to Poland. I knew she had traveled to the

Students meet survivors before March of the Living

(Sun Sentinel) In preparation for the two-week March of the Living trip that begins on April 20, the South Florida teenage participants met with Holocaust survivors who are joining them on this emotional journey. The March of the Living is an annual educational program which brings individuals from all over

The March of the Living Exhibit at Polin Museum in Warsaw

On the eve of Passover 2017, International March of the Living was honored to host the installation of our exhibition outside the Polin Museum and Rapaport Monument in Warsaw, Poland. The exhibition is visible by all Museum visitors and will consist of 16 units with each panel composed of photos

Hungary remembers Holocaust victims amid calls for tolerance

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of Hungarians have taken part in a march remembering the 550,000 Hungarian Jews who died during the Holocaust. The March of the Living on Sunday was held on Hungary’s national Holocaust Memorial Day, which marks the mass detention and deportation of Hungary’s Jews in 1944.

DESPITE APOLOGY, SPICER GAFFE CONTINUES TO DRAW CONDEMNATION

(JPost) Despite an apology White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued over his comment that Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons, the International March of the Living on Thursday joined the chorus of voices condemning the remark. As thousands of people around the world prepare to travel to Poland next

MARCH OF THE LIVING STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS OF WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN SEAN SPICER

As thousands of participants from countries around the globe prepare to travel to Poland to participate on the 2017 International March of the Living and commemorate Yom HaShoah on the grounds of Auschwitz and Birkenau, we find ourselves outraged, angered and ashamed by the totally erroneous and blatantly insulting comments

Europe prepares for Holocaust education with no survivors

Ynet – European Education Ministers are set to discuss the question of how to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and its lessons after all its survivors have passed away. Twelve European ministers will participate in a special conference held on Holocaust Remembrance Day, as part of the 29th March

ELIE WIESEL’S SON TO LIGHT TORCH AT MARCH OF THE LIVING

The son of the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel will light a torch in memory of his father during this year’s March of the Living, an annual educational program that brings people from all over the world to Poland and Israel to study the history of the

A celebrity photographer trains his lens on Holocaust survivors

JTA — Harry Borden is Britain’s Annie Leibovitz. Sort of. The American-born, U.K.-raised portrait photographer, 52, admits there “are some parallels” in their careers, though “obviously, I’m nowhere near as successful,” he told JTA. Still, Borden is England’s go-to photographer when a publication wants a celebrity portrait. Elton John, Paul

After Their Holocaust Survivor Parents Pass Away, Children Find a Treasure in Suitcase Left Locked Away for Decades

Haaretz – For decades the home movies from the wedding of a Dutch Jewish couple, Mimi Dwinger and Barend Boers, lay in a suitcase that no one was to open. The bride and groom, who miraculously survived the Holocaust, did not tell their children about the special keepsake from their