Read what representatives of politics and Jewish life in Germany and globally have to say about the March of Life movement.
What Others Say about March of Life
President of the World Jewish Congress
For the last years, the participants in the ‘March of Life’ have shown their friendship and solidarity with Jews and with the Jewish state. As president of the World Jewish Congress, I know how critical such initiatives are to counter the avalanche of hatred that we often find in today’s world. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking such an important initiative, and I wish you much success with it.
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Speaker of the Knesset
I want to congratulate all the participants of the marches. I want to specifically mention, that many of you not just raise your voices for our country and against antisemitism, but also do practical things, like helping Holocaust survivors in and outside Israel.
President of Israel
We are so grateful for your support. You stand up for Israel! Your support is a sign of true friendship between our communities.
Photo: Avi Ohayon, Government Press Office (Israel) – Spokesperson unit of the President of Israel
Former President of the German Bundestag
The initiative “March of Life” is valuable and important. Transforming the former routes of deportations and death marches of the final months of the war into symbolic paths and Marches of Life is a public tribute to the victims and a tangible reminder of the — also public — deportation to certain death. [This makes us perceive our cities and streets as sites of history — and perhaps this is one of the most important aspects of this initiative. It makes memories tangible and encourages reflection of one’s own family history. It helps seeing familiar and unfamiliar places with fresh eyes.] The humble prayer initiative has long since become an international movement, including both eyewitnesses and those born later. I hope this idea will stir many people, and that there will be many “Marches of Life“ both with our feet and in our heads throughout the coming years.