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Nate Leipciger, Holocaust survivor, marched in memory of his mother.
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Why I March, Why I Speak
Holocaust survivor David Shentow explains to students that when he first learned there were people today deny- ing the Holocaust – denying all the suffering he went through – “I said there and then, I would crawl on my hands and knees all the way to Auschwitz-Birkenau, or anywhere else, to tell my story to anyone who was willing to listen. This is why I march and why I still speak.”
We Will Walk In Together
We Will Walk Out Together
“Well, when we went to Auschwitz...it shook me up. Especially when I saw the big sign [Arbeit Mach Frei]. It brought back such painful memories. I just stood at the gate. I was mesmerized. [Then] one student came up to me, ‘David, David...we will walk in together, and we will walk out together.’
“They were holding on to me or I was holding on to them. I don’t remember anymore – the sympathy, the hugging...there are no words to describe it. It will be with me forever.”