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March of the Living
Holocaust survivor Jack Meister, who accompanied Australia's 2019 March of the Living adult delegation, at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Photo: Yoav Lester.
May 30, 2022, 9:17 am
Adult programs to resume in 2023
"WE'RE anticipating an absolute bumper turnout to March of the Living in Poland and Israel in April 2023, after having not been there for the last three years due to the pandemic."
By Shane Desiatnik
Windows of a Jewish business shattered on Kristallnacht.
November 9, 2020, 9:48 am
‘Let there be light’
By AJN STAFF
Photo: Marcin Kozlowski/March of the Living
April 23, 2020, 11:20 am
‘Our collective obligation to remember’
'75 years after the Holocaust, Australia honours the memory of those killed and recommits to ensuring this darkest chapter in history is never repeated'.
By AJN STAFF
Fiona Harari spoke at the Yom Hashoah commemoration.
April 23, 2020, 6:20 am
Shoah survivors inspire online
'We must strive to learn from the past, and to ensure that such atrocities are never again perpetrated'.
By Sophie Deutsch
Photo: Peter Haskin
March 20, 2020, 12:15 pm
Third case of coronavirus confirmed
A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed at Melbourne’s Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Colleges, with a student, teacher and community member all testing positive for COVID-19.
By Rebecca Davis
Shoah survivor Jack Meister was among the Australian March of the Living participants last year.
March 12, 2020, 9:00 am
MOTL postponed for the first time in history
'Our primary concern is the health of the many participants and the Holocaust survivors who would be joining them'.
By Peter Kohn
From the WebMarch 10, 2020, 10:46 am
March of the Living postponed
Organisers of the March of the Living said the annual Holocaust commemoration in Poland has been postponed from its April date due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The MOTL 2019 Australasian student group at Auschwitz.
May 10, 2019, 12:00 am
A walk to remember
EACH year more than 10,000 people from around the world descend on Auschwitz to take part in March of the Living (MOTL). Coinciding with Yom Hashoah last week, together they took the three-kilometre walk to Birkenau – a silent tribute to all victims of the Holocaust. 
By Rebecca Davis
Kurt Brown lighting a menorah.
April 5, 2019, 3:52 pm
Kurt’s march for Judaism
Unlocking a family secret that was buried generations ago sent Kurt Brown on an unexpected journey.
By Sophie Deutsch
Ari Fuld. Photo: Facebook.
September 20, 2018, 12:01 am
‘Fearless lion’ mourned
MOMENTS after Ari Fuld was stabbed on Sunday night in Gush Etzion, in an attack that was to prove fatal, he rose to his feet, jumped over a fence, drew his pistol and shot the terrorist who had knifed him to prevent further innocent Israelis being assaulted.
March of the Living participants at Auschwitz. Photo: Emmanuel Santos
April 13, 2018, 11:29 am
‘We are still here’
This Yom Hashoah marks the 30th anniversary of March of the Living. Participants from over the years share their very personal highs and lows with Rebecca Davis.
By Rebecca Davis
From left: Elly Brooks (JHC executive member), Warren Fineberg (JHC executive director), Sue Hampel (JHC co-president), Lisa Phillips (JHC director of education), JHC director of education, Jayne Josem (JHC curator & head of collections) and Norman Seligman (Sydney Jewish Museum CEO).
November 20, 2017, 12:00 am
Holocaust organisations unite
A REGIONAL body to coordinate Holocaust commemorative and educational organisations in Australia, New Zealand and south east Asia, has been launched at a landmark conference.
By Peter Kohn
Year 11 students on the MOTL on Yom Hashoah. From left: Emma Stone, Shani Langer, Aimee Raitman, Jade Laishevsky, Indigo Penn and Jack Zuckerman.
May 20, 2016, 12:00 am
From sorrow to celebrations
THE Australian contingent of March of the Living (MOTL) returned home this week after an emotional journey that saw them shed tears for the victims of the Holocaust in Poland and then cheer for the Jewish State’s birthday a week later in Israel.
By ZOE KRON
A screenshot from Never Forget: A March of the Living Story.
May 6, 2016, 12:00 am
March of the Living film released
AS the 2016 contingent embarks on March of the Living (MOTL), filmmaker Adam Dostalek has chosen Yom Hashoah to release his documentary, Never Forget: A March of the Living Story, to the public.
By Phoebe Roth
April 23, 2015, 11:52 am
A meaningful March
By Phoebe Roth
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