80 years after liberation, Holocaust survivors lead March of the Living in Hungary The march honored the memory of over 550,000 Hungarian Jews murdered during the Holocaust—437,000 of whom were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. JNS Staff May 13, 2025
Holocaust survivor dies after great-grandson KIA in Gaza Magda Baratz, 96, passed away while mourning IDF reservist Asaf Cafri, who was killed by a Hamas sniper in Beit Hanoun. Joshua Marks May 11, 2025
65 police officers march with survivors at Auschwitz The delegation from the U.S. and Europe was the largest to date organized by Rutgers' Miller Center on Policing and the University of Virginia. Canaan Lidor April 25, 2025
WATCH: Herzog leads March of the Living with freed hostages The Israeli president joined Holocaust survivors and former Hamas captives in Poland to mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. April 24, 2025
US embassy in Poland warns citizens ahead of planned pro-Palestine protest “Even peaceful demonstrations can turn violent without warning,” it cautioned. April 11, 2025
NJ governor visits new Holocaust center, plans to attend March of the Living The visit and the forthcoming march are “pretty solemn but pretty special” events “bound by history,” Phil Murphy told JNS. Jonathan D. Salant April 2, 2025
Eisenhower’s great-grandson to join Holocaust march in Poland Merrill Eisenhower will join Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Polish President Andrzej Duda alongside 80 Holocaust survivors, some of whom were liberated by U.S. and Allied forces led by his great grandfather. JNS Staff March 26, 2025
Nazi death camp survivor meets Eisenhower family ahead of March of the Living Great-grandson Merrill Eisenhower will participate in the 2025 March of the Living on Yom Hashoah, set to be marked on April 23-24. Akiva Van Koningsveld Feb. 27, 2025
Holocaust survivor, 93, who fled Berlin at 7 gets German Order of Merit The 93-year-old is also slated to take part in the annual International March of the Living in Poland on April 24. JNS Staff Jan. 14, 2025