60 Holocaust Survivors Marched Alongside 5,000 Participants in the March of the Living in Hungary, Marking 80 Years Since the Liberation of Europe from Nazi Rule

Holocaust survivor Israel Shaked, a native of Hungary who lost 120 family members in the Holocaust, participated in a death march to Austria and was liberated from the Mauthausen camp said: “I Was a Witness to the Darkness. I Choose Hope. Do Not Let Hatred Win. Never Again—For Anyone, Anywhere,

80 Years Since Nazi Germany’s Defeat: From Victims to Defenders

Eighty years ago, on May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, marking the end of World War II in Europe. For most, it was a day of triumph. For Jews, it was the end of the greatest catastrophe in our history: the Holocaust, in which six million

March of the Living welcomes Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next Pope

International March of the Living warmly greets the news of Cardinal Robert Prevost being selected to serve as the next Pope, the first American pope to assume this position. We trust that Pope Leo XIV will continue the holy work of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who exemplified the values of

Yom Ha’atzmaut 2025

Remembering Eve Kugler BEM, z’l

International March of the Living mourns the passing of Holocaust survivor and educator Eve Kugler at 94 years of age. Born in 1931 in Halle, Germany, Eve Kugler experienced the horrors of Kristallnacht, before fleeing to France on a forged visa on the eve of the outbreak of World War

2025 March of the Living: Honoring Their Legacy

2025 MARCH OF THE LIVING SALUTING HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS & HEROIC WWII LIBERATORS 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration camps in Nazi-occupied Europe SURVIVORS BOOKLET WATCH IT AGAIN The 2025 March of the Living from Auschwitz I to Auschwitz II-Birkenau is dedicated

“Keep an Open Heart” International March of the Living Mourns the Passing of Pope Francis

“Together with people of many different faiths around the world, International March of the Living Mourns the passing of Pope Francis at 88 years of age. Pope Francis, the fourth pontiff to visit Israel in 2014,  was a strong supporter of the goals of the March of the Living. He

University Presidents’ Mission to Poland | March of the Living 2025

This April, an esteemed group of university presidents from across the US will gather in Poland for the 2025 University Presidents’ Mission to Poland, an intensive and emotionally powerful journey held in conjunction with the March of the Living. Taking place from April 22 to April 27, this special delegation

“We Kept Walking”: Death March Survivors Join 2025 March of the Living

In the final, brutal months of World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jewish prisoners were forced on death marches—long, punishing treks across freezing terrain, with little food, no shelter, and the constant threat of execution. These forced evacuations from concentration camps like Auschwitz, Stutthof, and Gross-Rosen were designed to

Rutgers and UVA Lead Largest Global Law Enforcement Delegation to March of the Living to Mark 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation

Rutgers Miller Center and UVA Center for Public Safety and Justice launch global initiative to train law enforcement in ethical leadership, community protection, and genocide prevention   New Brunswick, N.J. & Charlottesville, Va. – Rutgers University’s Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience and the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Center