March of the Living

Two museums, one mission: Preparing young leaders to confront antisemitism and racism

In Washington, a politically diverse cohort of students and interns encountered Holocaust and African American history - and left with a mandate to act.

Students from 14 colleges came together through the 2026 Two Museums Program
Elie Wiesel at 1990 March of the Living ceremony in Birkenau with Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Israel

When you listen to a witness, you become a witness

Elie Wiesel at the 1990 March of the Living

I was there

PAUL GOLDENBERG during his days as a police officer in Irvington, New Jersey, 1980.

Preparing for the storm: The police expert on a mission to keep Jewish communities safe


Marching across Europe to mark 80 years since the onset of the murder of European Jewry

 From left to right: Yacov Livne, Israel Ambassador to Poland, Monika Krawczyk (Director of JHI), Minister Wojciech Kolarski, Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of Poland, Ms. Rachel Kesselman (Radomsko Kesselman Museum), Michel Gourary (Director of EMOTL).

Holocaust in Latvia Marked with Special March of the Living

 March of the living Latvia

March of the Living: The ceremony in pictures

The March of the Living is happening this year, in-person, with 2,500 participants from 25 countries.

 March of the living

Holocaust denial still common in the Arab world, but views are changing

Almost a hundred Arab youth from Israel also took part in the March of the Living this year.

 Polish President Andrzej Duda and Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg attend the annual International "March of the Living" through the grounds of the former Auschwitz death camp, in Oswiecim, Poland April 28, 2022.

Arab-Israeli youth march with Holocaust survivors, fly Israeli flag

A delegation of the Atidna youth movement set out for Poland to march with Holocaust survivors and walk through the camps.

 Delegation of Arab-Israeli youth at Auschwitz, Poland, March 28, 2022.

Polish president to join March of the Living

This year's March of the Living is taking place in the shadow of the war in Ukraine.

 Poland's President Andrzej Duda attends a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupants in Warsaw, Poland July 31, 2021.

Next generation ready to bear Holocaust survivors’ memory at March of the Living

Only eight Holocaust survivors attended the March of the Living this year, causing concern that there may be none in the next few years.

Eitan Neishlos is seen hugging a Muslim man at the entrance gate the Auschwitz concentration camp on the day of March of the Living.

Youth movement to send first Arab-Israeli group on March of the Living

The Arab-Israeli teens, from grades 11 and 12, attended three preparation sessions for the trip to Poland.

 Cedric Gefen with the Australia delegation in March of the Living

Holocaust survivors pass the torch to third generation in March of the Living

March of the Living was put on a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, but this year it will take place on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

 HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR Mala Tribich, part of the UK March of the Living family.

Grapevine: Meet the Meridors

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Former ambassador Sallai Meridor 390 (R)