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Leaving the
Gates of Auschwitz Blind delegates from Israel leave the gates of Auschwitz with their guide dogs. The Nazis murdered not only Jews, but also people with disabilities, often using viciously trained dogs to terrorize prisoners. The sign on the entrance gate above them reads: Arbeit Macht Frei (Work makes you free), the cynical Nazi slogan
used to deceive arriving prisoners about the ultimate purpose of the camp.
“It’s love, not work, that sets us free,” stated David Matlow, a 2015 March of the Living participant. He was referencing the last line of “Lay Down Your
Arms,” a peace song sung by the March of the Living students in Auschwitz, which concludes with
the words, “And love will someday set us free.”