The Report Issue 1, Winter 2018 כולנו מחויבים לשמר ולהפיץ את זיכרון השואה, כפי שנאמר: ושננתם לבניך Teach your children Israeli and Polish Heads of State to Lead March at Auschwitz Inside This Issue • Seeking justice after atrocity • Holocaust survivor Hank Brodt takes part in 10th MOTL • MOTL to figure prominently at NY’s Celebrate Israel Parade • Honoring Holocaust survivors at special event • New initiative with George Washington University fights Holocaust denial and ignorance • Warsaw’s Polin Museum blazes new trails with MOTL • Dates worth noting in 2018 Witness Attracts Attention in Budapest and NY after Warsaw MOTL Alumnus Shines a Light LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO Looking Back, Looking Forward March of the Living’s mandate is as valid today as it was when our program first began 30 years ago e are pleased to present the world on the March of the you with the inaugural Living, including the presidents Wissue of the Interna- of Israel and Poland. tional March of the Living’s As we look back on three new publication. It’s designed decades of achievement, we Amanda Brown to spotlight news of interest to want to express our gratitude to alumni, current participants, all our participants. We extend Seeking Justice After Atrocity staff, supporters and others. special thanks to the survivors, n New York on Sept. 12, 2017, the International March of the As one of the founders of who so courageously have ILiving in partnership with Rutgers Law School sponsored the the March of the Living pro- shared their stories of love and 2017 Paul S. Miller Distinguished Lecture titled Seeking Justice gram in 1988, it’s particularly loss, and to their students, who After Atrocity. It featured presentations by Eli M. Rosenbaum, (left), on US Justice Dept.’s efforts against Nazi war criminals, and gratifying for me listened to them Prof. John Q. Barrett, (middle), biographer of the late US Supreme that since the fi rst so faithfully and Court Justice and Nuremberg prosecutor Robert Jackson, and trip, more than committed to a video conversation between Prof. Barrett and Justice Gabriel 260,000 people – being the bearers Bach, deputy prosecutor in the prosecution of Adolf Eichmann. among them, stu- of their diffi cult Also in photo: Prof. John Farmer, Rutgers University. Program de- dents, survivors, memories. veloped by Prof. David Machlis, Adelphi University, with support educators and Of course, of Prof. Farmer, Eli Rubenstein and Ariana Heideman Tipograph. world dignitaries we are keenly and – have taken part painfully aware CALENDAR in this life-chang- that in only a few ing experience. years, most Hol- Dates Worth Noting As a result ocaust survivors A selection of relevant events taking place in 2018 of their March will be unable • January 9 – Warsaw, Poland experience, many Dr. Shmuel Rosenman to participate in Offi cial meeting of the Joint Steering Committee, Government of have become powerful and this arduous two-week jour- Poland and March of The Living for 2018 March • January 11-12 – Auschwitz, Poland eloquent ambassadors for Israel, ney. But the stories they have Bilateral meeting with Auschwitz and Polin Museums, planning the Jewish people and global shared with us over the last 30 2018 cooperation, seminars and ongoing educational projects human rights. years will accompany us, and • January 24 – Brussels, Belgium As we celebrate our 30th will continue to be shared on Participation of March of the Living delegation at EU International Holocaust Commemoration event at European Parliament anniversary this year, we again all future March of the Living • January 25 – Budapest, Hungary will welcome thousands of peo- journeys. Inaugural event at Dohani Synagogue to mark the transfer of ple of good faith from around Indeed, we promise, as March of the Living exhibition from Poland to Budapest • January 25 – Strasbourg, France long as there is a March of the Participation of March of the Living delegation at International Report Living, we will never forget the Holocaust Memorial Day event at EU Commission The stories of the survivors and pro- • January 27 - Auschwitz, Poland Participation of March of the Living offi cials at International Holo- Chairman and CEO found lessons each and every DR. SHMUEL ROSENMAN caust Commemoration at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland one of them has taught us. • January 29 – New York, USA President PHYLLIS GREENBERG HEIDEMAN After the Holocaust, the Ceremony at United Nations for the opening of the March of the Living exhibition, hosted by Israel’s UN Ambassador, Danny Danon Editor-in-Chief solemn oath of “Never Again!” AHARON (AHARALE) TAMIR • January 29 and 30 – New York, USA was pledged. It is the mission of 2018 March of the Living preparation and educational meeting Advisory Board ELI RUBENSTEIN the March of the Living to make • January 30 - February 7 – New York, USA ARIANA HEIDEMAN TIPOGRAPH this pledge a reality – never March of the Living exhibition on display in the 1B Corridor of the United Nations General Assembly Building Editor again should such a tragedy ROBERT SARNER • February 4 – Volos, Greece befall the Jewish people, or any March of the Living participation at Greek Orthodox Church and Design/Production AVIV SARNER-AFARGAN other group of innocent people. Jewish community conference • February 12 - Hiroshima, Japan The International March of the Living Please join us on this Righteous Among the Nations conference. Tribute to Japanese Report is published four times a year by sacred effort to create a better diplomat Chiune Sugihara who saved 6,000 Jews in WWII the International March of the Living. We world for the Jewish people and, • March 11 – Bitola, Macedonia welcome letters/comments from readers. indeed, for all members of the March of the Living march/ceremony, in cooperation with Jewish Please send them to [email protected] or community and Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry, commemorating International March of the Living, 2 West human family. deportation and mass murder at Treblinka of Macedonia’s Jews 45th Street, Suite 1500, New York, New Dr. Shmuel Rosenman • March 18 – Thessaloniki, Greece York 10036 USA. Tel: 212-869-6800 Chairman/CEO, International March of the Living participation in march and ceremony com- memorating deportation and murder of city’s Jews at Auschwitz www.motl.org March of the Living 2 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT The March’s Meaningful Legacy for the World Our alumni become witnesses of the witnesses n 1988, some 1,500 individ- the world. Aware that we hold uals from North America in our hands one of the greatest Iand Israel took part in the tools to ensure the future – fi rst March of the Living. In education – we are committed 2018, more than 10,000 people to relay to the next generation from 150 diverse communities the importance of collective Honoring around the globe will partici- memory and communal legacy. pate in the 30th March of the This is our path to continuity. Holocaust Living. Since its inception, this Our skilled educators and Survivors experience has provided an in- leadership undertake the daunt- n Oct. 14, 2017, the Next depth education for more than ing task to prepare the next OGeneration Board of 260,000 participants. generation to face the future the US Holocaust Memorial These numbers refl ect the with clear vision, passionate Museum in Washington, DC growth of this annual journey, Phyllis Greenberg Heideman preparation and detailed plan- hosted An Evening to Honor how meaningful it is and its tyranny. Equally constant is ning. As a result of their tireless Holocaust Survivors. It sa- enduring relevance to a new our boundless respect for those and creative educational efforts, luted 11 local survivors who generation. who survived the horrors of the March of the Living alumni have contributed to the life Theodor Herzl famously Holocaust. have a visible and meaningful of the Museum through their said: “If you will it, it is no It is an honor and privilege presence on the landscape of personal testimonies, their dream.” The founders of this to serve as President of the In- the world in which we live. warmth and commitment, and organization had a dream ternational March of the Living May 2018 bring us closer their inspired participation which we’ve transformed into and share my commitment to to the fruition of all our dreams in its educational programs. a vital reality. Through it all, remember the past with an eye as we march into the future. Co-Chairs were MOTL staff we’ve remained steadfast in our toward the future with our ded- Phyllis Greenberg Heideman member Ariana Heideman dedication to the memory of icated Board of Directors and President, International Tipograph and MOTL Alum those who perished under Nazi devoted leadership from around March of the Living Joseph Tipograph. LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Behind and Beyond the Creation of our New Newsletter Why this publication is an important step forward for our organization in sharing our stories haring relevant stories thing about this activities, goals Like any new publication, and information is gap by creating and future plans. The International March of The Scritical to any success- a newsletter. The At the same time, Living Report will evolve from ful organization or company. result is now it will highlight issue to issue. It will benefi t Indeed, it’s part of any healthy before you with many noteworthy from your input. That’s why relationship even between two the fi rst issue developments in I encourage you to send us people. of The Interna- the world of Hol- your feedback, comments and In today’s world, there are tional March ocaust education suggestions. of course multiple ways and of The Living and remembrance As we prepare plans for platforms for such communi- Report.