Overview
- Thousands, including 80 Holocaust survivors and 10 freed Israeli hostages, participated in the March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau, honoring over 1.1 million victims killed at the camp.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Polish President Andrzej Duda led the march, emphasizing the importance of resisting antisemitism and intolerance globally.
- At Israel's Yad Vashem ceremony, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likened Hamas to Nazis, highlighting the ongoing war in Gaza and the threats facing Israel today.
- Holocaust survivor Gad Fartouk, 93, lit a memorial torch at Yad Vashem, calling for the return of hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.
- Global observances included events in over 175 Holocaust centers across North America, with leaders reflecting on the historical conditions that enabled the Holocaust and urging vigilance against hatred.