The International March Of The Living

OSWIECIM, POLAND - MAY 06: (L-R) Dylan Hanley, Executive Vice President of U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, Dr. Reynold Verret, President of Xavier University of Louisiana, Dr. Claudette Commanda, Chancellor of University of Ottawa, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, Dr. Mark Ginsberg, President of Towson University, David Machlis, Co founder and Vice chair of International March of the Living, and Dr. Kermit Bridges, President of Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) pose under the "arbeit macht frei" sign during the 36th annual 'March of the Living' between Auschwitz and Birkenau on May 6, 2024, in Oswiecim, Poland. 55 Holocaust survivors from around the world, including Holocaust survivors who were victims of the October 7th attack on Israel led this year’s International March of the Living which takes place on Yom HaShoah. Approximately 8,000 thousand people from marched the three kilometres between the prisoner of war camps, Auschwitz to Birkenau in memory of the holocaust victims of World War II. This year’s march also included a delegation of released hostages, family of hostages, as well as relatives of people killed on and since the start of October 7th. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)