March of the Living Ten thousand high school students from 35
countries will march from Auschwitz to Birkenau this week, to
mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. Every year, on April 19, the
March of the Living is held in honour of the survivors of the
Nazi camps in which millions perished, and of those who
liberated them at the end of the second world war. This year,
for the first time, representatives of both survivors and
liberators will take part in the march. Dr. Shmuel Rosenman,
chairman of March of the Living, said it was an important event
as the number of survivors and liberators was falling every
year. Dr Rosenman said: Liberators are among our most relevant
and credible witnesses. When our students listen to a witness,
they become a witness and are superbly equipped to carry the
message forward to future generations. Prior to the March, there
will be a celebration of liberators and survivors, at Krakow
Opera House, on April 18. Visitors should note that on the day
of the March, April 19, the Auschwitz Mu