The first March of Life in Baltic countries took place in Latvia on July 3-4, 2011. A memorial and reconciliation event at historical sites of the Holocaust was held in Riga and Daugavpils.
March Of Life in Daugavpils Latvia was initiated by Jobst and Charlotte Bittner and organized together with local Cristian pastors and Jewish community leaders. In Riga March of Life were participating to the memorial event among a few local Christians. Event was organized by the Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum, the memorial event “Dzīvo gājiens”.-
History unveils that
THE Silence of The majority
led to Holocaust
Our mission is to reconcile people by
breaking the veil
of silence
and resist antisemitism
Working through the past, giving survivors of the Holocaust a voice
Healing and restoration between descendants of the victims and perpetrators
For Israel and against modern antisemitism
History of The March of Life initiative
The March of Life is an initiative by Jobst and Charlotte Bittner and TOS Ministries from Tübingen, Germany. Together with descendants of German Wehrmacht soldiers and members of the SS and police force, they have organized memorial and reconciliation marches at sites of the Holocaust all over Europe.