Today was the actual March of the Living. We marched from Auschwitz
(the work camp) to Auschwitz II also known as Birkenau ( the death camp).
This was known in the time of the shoah as the "death march" because
thousands died walking that short distance - and those who didn't were sure
to face death within Birkenau.
As we marched, each one of us carried within ourselves 1000 of the souls
lost in the Holocaust. Together, we honoured and kept alive the memory of
the 6 000 000.
Our March was a vital affirmation of life and Jewish Continuity.
Once again, we'd like to let the pictures speak for themselves.
"Arbeit Macht Frei" - "Work Makes Free"
-the gates at Auschwitz
The electrified fence at Auschwitz
Roman Z., survivor, stands with Marcie G. and
Helen F.-G.
Solomon (Ross) F. stands outside Auschwitz with the
Israeli Flag
Yuval E., guide, talks to us at the prison blocks
Prisoner's uniforms
The wall of death - where people were shot in cold blood
Thousands gather for the ceremony at Birkenau
Rae B. Sings before a crowd of 5000+ at during the
Yom HaShoah ceremony at Birkenau
Emmanuel at Birkenau in Tallit
Rabbi Mordechai Smolarcik praying in the Birkenau crematorium
The canadian delegation
Orlie, Brooke, and Michelle C.
Barbara and Anita
Sketches, Poems, Prose
By March Participants from around the World
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