March of the Living

The March of the Living is an annual educational program that brings students from around the world to Poland to explore the remnants of the Holocaust, culminating in a silent march from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Holocaust Memorial Day. Founded in 1988 by Israeli politicians Abraham Hirchson and Baruch Adler, among others, the program has since been attended by nearly 300,000 participants, including world leaders, Holocaust survivors, and students. The march is a tribute to the values of loyalty, courage, and perseverance, and serves as a contrast to the death marches of World War II, highlighting the continued existence of the Jewish people despite Nazi attempts at their obliteration.learn more on wikipedia