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PAULA LEBOVICS

Paula Lebovics remembers arriving to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Upon arrival she was asked to sing for everyone in her block. She was nervous, but felt obliged to do so. Luckily for Paula, everyone loved her voice and afterwards she was given special privileges. She remembers getting extra rations of food that she would take back to her mother.

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MAX ZILBERMAN z"l

MAX ZILBERMAN z”l

Lódz Ghetto, Buchenwald, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Auschwitz

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WOLF DEANE

Wolf, an only child, was born in Lodz, Poland on 3 September 1925. Though not religious, his family kept a kosher household. Wolf and his parents were moved to the Lodz Ghetto in May 1940. On 18 August 1944, they were transported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where tragically both parents perished. The American Army liberated Wolf from Wobbelin on 2 May 1945. Wolf rose from a state of…

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Auschwitz survivor Max Eisen: ‘Beware of hate’

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Southern Region March of the Living 2018

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This is Our Legacy Gala: Celebrating 30 Years

This is Our Legacy Gala: Celebrating 30 Years

On May 8, 2018, March of the Living celebrated its 30th anniversary by honouring Holocaust survivors who have participated in the March since 1988 and its National Director, Eli Rubenstein, for his 30 years of service.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the keynote speaker at the event. He thanked the survivors for their courage and contributions to Canada, as well as reaffirmed his government’s…

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RIVLIN TO LEAD 2018 MARCH OF THE LIVING

March of the Living particpants outside the gates of Auschwitz. (photo credit:AGENJCA GAZETA/ REUTERS) Although he frequently makes the point that the founding of the State of Israel was not by way of compensation for the Holocaust, President Reuven Rivlin will have a more difficult time than usual in presenting this argument when he leads the 30th-anniversary March of the Living on April 12,…

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Alumni Reflections: Yazmin Stern, Tarbut Argentina, 2016

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by Yazmin Stern #Argentina

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Tarbut, Argentina Year(s) attended: 2016 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? On the March, Poland was the most memorable moment for me when we crossed the bridge between Auschwitz and Birkenau and I saw all the people that were behind me and the ones that were ahead of me. The survivor…

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Alumni Reflections: Adam Workman, Broward, 2015

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by Adam Workman #Broward

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Broward Year(s) attended: 2015 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? The thing that got to me was back in Majdanek when we saw the blue remnants of the Zyklon B on the ceiling of the gas chamber What impact did Poland have on you? Poland was a relatively nice country aside from the rain and the…

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Alumni Reflections: Stephen Liebowitz, BBYO, 2011

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by Stephen Liebowitz #BBYO

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? BBYO Year(s) attended: 2011 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Walking out of the gas chamber in Majdanek, reflecting on what I saw within those four walls. What impact did Poland have on you? Poland is a memorial to dead Jews, and my dead family. What impact did Israel have on you? Israel,…

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Alumni Reflections: Murray Brown, The United Kingdom, 2017

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by Murray Brown from the #UnitedKingdom

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? The United Kingdom Year(s) attended: 2017 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Saying Kaddish at Majdanek. What impact did Poland have on you? My family fled to the USA and the UK many years before the Holocaust. Some left from Poland and to see a nation where they had to leave,where so many…

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Alumni Reflections: Hannah Schepps, Dallas, 2012

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by Hannah Schepps from #Dallas

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Southwest Region, Dallas Year(s) attended: 2012 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Just after the march, I was walking with a Rabbi around Birkenau listening to the wisdom he was sharing with me. As we were walking past the barracks I hear all of the MOTL participants break out into the…

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Alumni Reflections: N. Cohen, Southwest United States, 2012

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by N. Cohen from #SouthwestUnitedStates

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? Southwest United States Year(s) attended: 2012 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? The most memorable moment for me was when we visited a train station, and we were able to get into one of the cattle cars. There was a sign on the outside of it that said something like “for safety reasons, a…

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New Tech To Offer Virtual Conversations With Holocaust Survivors

New Tech To Offer #Virtual Conversations With #Holocaust Survivors

Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem November 15, 2007. (photo credit:REUTERS) JPost – With a slew of recent incidents clearly indicating that antisemitism is on the rise in the US and in Europe and the voice of Holocaust deniers resounding louder and louder, the need to preserve the memory of World War II’s atrocities has…

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Remembering My Father Elie Wiesel On The Eve of Rosh Hashanah

Remembering My Father #ElieWiesel On The Eve of #RoshHashanah #ShanaTova

Wikimedia/Forward Montage This time of year was a difficult time for my father. Did each September, or more precisely – each month of Elul in the Hebrew calendar – did each one get progressively more difficult for him as he got older? Or did I just get more attuned to his feelings as I got older? Perhaps it was both. As Rosh Hashana got closer each year, I could see his attention wander. I could…

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Alumni Reflections: Donna Dambrot, HMTC, Friends of MOTL, 2014-16

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by Donna Dambrot #HMTC

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? HMTC(2x), Friends of MOTL ( Mel Mann, 1x) Year(s) attended: 2014, 2015, 2016 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? The March itself and the presentations in Birkenau were touching, empowering and beautiful. What impact did Poland have on you? Visiting the camps, ghetto sites, mass graveyards…

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Alumni Reflections: Connie Strassberg, HMTC, USA, 2016

#MarchoftheLiving Alumni Reflection by Connie Strassberg from #USA #HMTC

What is the name of the March of the Living Delegation / Group that you traveled with? HMTC; and International Year(s) attended: 2016 What was the most memorable moment of your experience? Seeing a sea of blue shirts and Israeli flags march through the Arbeit Macht Frei gate at Auschwitz. What impact did Poland have on you? I feel sad that a culture that existed for centuries is no longer there.…