March of the Living
Jacob Gormley (right) on March of the Living.
May 7, 2026, 11:37 am
Light and life in a death camp
This story does not belong to one community alone. It belongs to all of us.
By Jacob Gormley
The Australian delegation at March of the Living 2026. Photo: Facebook
April 23, 2026, 11:40 am
Bondi survivors march with Holocaust survivors
The annual march on Yom Hashoah is from Auschwitz to Birkenau, where Jews were murdered in gas chambers.
By Sharyn Kolieb and Times of Israel
Holocaust Jack Meister holding a photo from his wedding to his wife Nita.
November 18, 2025, 3:25 pm
Survivor’s ‘entire life was a victory’
For 30 years, Holocaust survivor Jack Meister shared his story with thousands at the Sydney Jewish Museum.
By Carly Adno
From left: Sue Hample, Nina Taylor, Ryan Batchelor, David Southwick, James Newbury, Rachel Westaway, Michael Galea and Gary Samovitz at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum on 6 August 2025.
August 12, 2025, 2:50 pm
March of the Living: First Australian bi-partisan delegation
The trip “changed our lives and it gave us some perspective at a time when we need to have leadership now more than ever.”
By Sharyn Kolieb
Mark Spigelman with his family at Auschwitz.
May 15, 2025, 9:54 am
‘It was good to be alive there’
Eighty years since the liberation of Auschwitz, Spigelman and his family partook in March of the Living.
By Carly Adno
Members of the Victorian Parliamentary delegation at the MHM with Sue Hampel (left).
April 17, 2025, 10:51 am
Bipartisan Victorian delegation heading to Poland
A bipartisan Victorian delegation will join March of the Living in Poland for the 80th anniversary.
By Bruce Hill
Gary Samowitz with Holocaust survivor Abe Goldberg.
June 6, 2024, 8:00 am
Samowitz a product of the program
For the past few years the focus has been on encouraging non-Jewish people to attend MOTL and Samowitz plans to continue that.
By Carly Adno
Olympics swimming champion Ian Thorpe at the Auschwitz memorial site in Poland.
October 15, 2023, 6:36 am
Fresh ideas on combating hate
Geffen told The AJN the launch will go ahead during the Hamas–Israel war, because it is apt to launch a program combating antisemitism during a war which represents "blind hatred of Jews and Israel".
By Peter Kohn
Australian MOTL participants in Poland.
April 20, 2023, 9:58 am
Embarking on a ‘journey of discovery’
Award-winning journalist Nick McKenzie is in Poland, where he is hoping to learn about his own family who perished in the Holocaust.
By Carly Adno
At Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors and delegations participate in the 35th March of the Living, April 18, 2023. Photo: Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel
April 19, 2023, 9:40 am
A sea of Israeli flags at Auschwitz
During the 35th annual three-kilometre march at the former extermination camp, sorrow, shock but also pride and gratitude are exhibited by 9,000 participants from all over the world.
By CANAAN LIDOR
Ian Thorpe. Photo: Facebook
March 23, 2023, 11:36 am
Australian identities to join Poland–Israel tour
With 50 Australians due to participate on MOTL for the first time in four years, three high-profile Australian identities will embark on the program next month.
By Mia Gardiner
Jemima Montag speaking in the webinar. Photo: Screenshot
December 1, 2022, 2:08 pm
How an Olympian is driven by her nana’s strength
'I’m sharing this tonight for the first time – I’ve told this story socially to family and friends, but never in such a formal setting'
By Shane Desiatnik
The audience at the event. Photo: Facebook.
November 9, 2022, 1:13 pm
‘Remarkable story’ of bravery and hope
The crowd heard the story about Haber and his parents, who were hidden by the Gelles family and survived the Holocaust as a result.
By AJN STAFF
Photo: Tali Natapov/Neishlos Foundation
October 6, 2022, 11:14 am
Shoes tell a story
'By preserving these iconic shoes, we are preserving the memory of Jewish children who were the victims of perhaps the Nazis’ most harrowing cruelty'
By AJN STAFF
A fence and barracks at Auschwitz. Photo: MOTL
August 11, 2022, 9:24 am
Driven by a final promise
“I’m strongly of the view that the lessons of the Holocaust are universal, not just about Jewish people. They’re lessons about the world, our universal history as human beings."
By Carly Adno
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