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May 19, 2018 by Irv Kempner

Image of Jonathan Dorfman and IDF pilot — Jonathan Dorfman and IDF pilot

Image of MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp. — MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp.

Image of MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp. — MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp.

Image of MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp. — MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp.

Image of Students Visit Auschwitz — Students Visit Auschwitz

Image of Day 1 of our Poland student mission at the Treblinka death camp. — Day 1 of our Poland student mission at the Treblinka death camp.

Image of Day 1 of our Poland student mission at the Treblinka death camp. — Day 1 of our Poland student mission at the Treblinka death camp.

Image of Warsaw ghetto memorial — Warsaw ghetto memorial

Image of Day 1 of our Poland student mission at the Treblinka death camp. — Day 1 of our Poland student mission at the Treblinka death camp.

Image of April 2018 March of the Living Trip video — April 2018 March of the Living Trip video

Survivors and adult MOTL at Treblinka memorial.

Irv’s grandmother, Baylah

Irv at Majdanek crematoria.

IDF at Majdanek Mausoleum erected in 1969 contains ashes and remains of cremated victims, collected into a mound after liberation of the camp in 1944.

Irv with MOTL teens at Guard towers along the barbed-wire double-fence on the Majdanek camp perimeter.

MOTL teens in Majdanek Gas Chambers.

Irv and MOTL at Majdanek memorial service.

Kalisz picture of David Kempner before the war.

Picture of Irv and David Kempner.

Picture of David Kempner before the war.

I.D. Created by the US Army detailing every concentration camp David Kempner was in from 1939-45.

Irv in front of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva.

Survivor Sid Handler outside Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva.

Marchers inside the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue.

Image of Adult NE MOTL sitting in Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva. — Adult NE MOTL sitting in Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva.

Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue.

Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue.

Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue.

Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue.

Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue.

MOTL teens outside Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva

Image of Adult MOTL group leaving the steps of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue. — Adult MOTL group leaving the steps of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva synagogue.

Image of Lodz Texile factory — Lodz Texile factory

Image of The Lodz Textile factory — The Lodz Textile factory

Image of Box car used to transport Jews from the Lodz Ghetto to Chlemno Concentration Camp. — Box car used to transport Jews from the Lodz Ghetto to Chlemno Concentration Camp.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944. — Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Image of Lodz Holocaust memorial — Lodz Holocaust memorial

Image of Irv Kempner's cousins from Kalisz — Irv Kempner’s cousins from Kalisz

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family — USHMM presentation tracing the history of the holocaust and Kempner Family

Image of Irv at Warsaw Cemetery headstones of his great grandparents. — Irv at Warsaw Cemetery headstones of his great grandparents.

Image of Irv at Warsaw Cemetery headstones of his great grandparents. — Irv at Warsaw Cemetery headstones of his great grandparents.

Image of Map of trains to concentration camps — Map of trains to concentration camps

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Image of Irv and Mindy meet with Bibi and Sara Netanyahu — Irv and Mindy meet with Bibi and Sara Netanyahu

Image of Survivor Sid Handler with Adult Marcher in Israel — Survivor Sid Handler with Adult Marcher in Israel

Image of MOTL teens at the Kotel for Israeli Independence Day — MOTL teens at the Kotel for Israeli Independence Day

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent. — NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent. — NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent. — NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent. — NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent. — NE MOTL teens in Israel at Abraham’s tent.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence. — NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence. — NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence. — NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence. — NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence. — NE MOTL teens in Israel on Independence.

Image of NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv — NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv

Image of NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv — NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv

Image of NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv — NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv

Image of NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv — NE MOTL teens in Tel Aviv

Image of NE MOTL Teens in Jerusalem — NE MOTL Teens in Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL Teens in Jerusalem — NE MOTL Teens in Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL Teens in Jerusalem — NE MOTL Teens in Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem — NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem — NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem — NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem — NE MOTL Teens at Yad Vashem Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

Image of NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem — NE MOTL at Lifeline for the Old Jerusalem

NE MOTL in Tel Aviv

Image of Aaron in Tel Aviv — Aaron in Tel Aviv

Image of MOTL Teens in Masada — MOTL Teens in Masada

Image of MOTL at Laturn Tank Museum — MOTL at Laturn Tank Museum

Image of MOTL Teen sisters getting Bat Mitzvah on top of Masada — MOTL Teen sisters getting Bat Mitzvah on top of Masada

Image of Independence hall Tel Aviv — Independence hall Tel Aviv

Image of Independence hall Tel Aviv — Independence hall Tel Aviv

Image of IDF on Memorial Day — IDF on Memorial Day

Image of Irv and Mel Mann in front of the Kotel — Irv and Mel Mann in front of the Kotel

Image of MOTL praying at Masada — MOTL praying at Masada

Image of Mel Mann telling his families story how they were saved by Lithuanian gentiles in front of the righteous among nations. — Mel Mann telling his families story how they were saved by Lithuanian gentiles in front of the righteous among nations.

Image of MOTL teens at Latrun Tank Museum — MOTL teens at Latrun Tank Museum

Image of NE MOTL teens at Haas Promenade Jerusalem. — NE MOTL teens at Haas Promenade Jerusalem.

Image of MOTL trip to Jerusalem. — MOTL trip to Jerusalem.

Image of MOTL trip to Jerusalem. — MOTL trip to Jerusalem.

Image of MOTL trip to Jerusalem. — MOTL trip to Jerusalem.

Image of IDF soldiers who helped liberate Jerusalem in 1967 vs 2018. — IDF soldiers who helped liberate Jerusalem in 1967 vs 2018.

Image of MOTL trip to Jerusalem. — MOTL trip to Jerusalem.

Image of Harry Truman’s letter recognizing Israel in 1948. — Harry Truman’s letter recognizing Israel in 1948.

Image of Yom Haatzmut MOTL concert — Yom Haatzmut MOTL concert

Image of Yom Haatzmut MOTL concert — Yom Haatzmut MOTL concert

Image of Israel Independence Day at City Hall Jerusalem — Israel Independence Day at City Hall Jerusalem

Image of Israel Independence Day at City Hall Jerusalem — Israel Independence Day at City Hall Jerusalem

Image of Jerusalem market cobblestone street. — Jerusalem market cobblestone street.

Image of David’s City Jerusalem — David’s City Jerusalem

Image of Israeli Knesset surroundings — Israeli Knesset surroundings

Image of Israeli Knesset surroundings — Israeli Knesset surroundings

Image of Israeli Knesset surroundings — Israeli Knesset surroundings

Image of Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit — Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit

Image of Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit — Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit

Image of Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit — Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit

Image of Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit — Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit

Image of Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit — Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit

Image of Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit — Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit

Image of Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit — Latrun Tank Museum Memorial Day visit

Old city Jerusalem at night panorama

Image of Masada Israel — Masada Israel

Image of Masada Israel — Masada Israel

Image of Masada Israel — Masada Israel

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of MauthausenCrematorium — MauthausenCrematorium

Image of Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945. — Mauthausen concentration Camp Austria, the Camp that David Kempner was liberated from May 1945.

Image of KZ Mauthausen, Häftlinge bei der Desinfektion — KZ Mauthausen, Häftlinge bei der Desinfektion

Image of KZ Mauthausen, Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene — KZ Mauthausen, Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene

Image of MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of MOTL students visiting Tycochin in April 2018. — MOTL students visiting Tycochin in April 2018.

Image of MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — MOTL students visit Tycochin in April 2018, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of Tycochin, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — Tycochin, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of Tycochin, town and burial pits where Jews were shot. — Tycochin, town and burial pits where Jews were shot.

Image of MOTL teens in Auschwitz — MOTL teens in Auschwitz

Image of Warsaw Uprising Memorial Front Freeze — Warsaw Uprising Memorial Front Freeze

Image of Warsaw Cemetery — Warsaw Cemetery

Image of warsaw cemetery — warsaw cemetery

Image of MOTL students at Warsaw Cemetery. — MOTL students at Warsaw Cemetery.

Image of Map of trains to concentration camps — Map of trains to concentration camps

Image of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial — Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial

Image of Irv Kempner at his great grandfather's headstone. — Irv Kempner at his great grandfather’s headstone.

Image of MOTL Teens at Mila 18 HQ of Warsaw ghetto uprising memorial — MOTL Teens at Mila 18 HQ of Warsaw ghetto uprising memorial

Image of MOTL teens in Warsaw — MOTL teens in Warsaw

Image of Irv next to his Great Grandfather’s graves. — Irv next to his Great Grandfather’s graves.

Image of Irv next to his Great Grandfather’s graves. — Irv next to his Great Grandfather’s graves.

Image of Memorial to the underground resistance in Warsaw who crawled out of sewers to fight Nazis. — Memorial to the underground resistance in Warsaw who crawled out of sewers to fight Nazis.

Image of Warsaw outside Polin Museum Irv sitting with statue tribute to Jan Karski, underground courier for the Polish government-in-exile, informed the West in the fall of 1942 about Nazi atrocities against Jews taking place in Poland. — Warsaw outside Polin Museum Irv sitting with statue tribute to Jan Karski, underground courier for the Polish government-in-exile, informed the West in the fall of 1942 about Nazi atrocities against Jews taking place in Poland.

Image of Irv pointing to his Hebrew name Issac inscribed at Umschplatz Warsaw Ghetto Memorial. — Irv pointing to his Hebrew name Issac inscribed at Umschplatz Warsaw Ghetto Memorial.

Image of Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksanfer Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004. — Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksanfer Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004.

Image of Warsaw Ghetto workers round up WWII picture. — Warsaw Ghetto workers round up WWII picture.

Image of Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksanfer Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004. — Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksanfer Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004.

Image of Forum for Dialog in Presidential Place staircase. — Forum for Dialog in Presidential Place staircase.

Image of Warsaw outdoor café at night scene. — Warsaw outdoor café at night scene.

Image of Man hole cover memorial to the underground resistance in Warsaw who crawled out of sewers to fight Nazis. — Man hole cover memorial to the underground resistance in Warsaw who crawled out of sewers to fight Nazis.

Image of Warsaw outside Polin Museum Irv sitting with statue tribute to Jan Karski, underground courier for the Polish government-in-exile, informed the West in the fall of 1942 about Nazi atrocities against Jews taking place in Poland. — Warsaw outside Polin Museum Irv sitting with statue tribute to Jan Karski, underground courier for the Polish government-in-exile, informed the West in the fall of 1942 about Nazi atrocities against Jews taking place in Poland.

Image of MOTL students visiting Tycochin in April 2018. — MOTL students visiting Tycochin in April 2018.

Image of MOTL students visiting Tycochin in April 2018. — MOTL students visiting Tycochin in April 2018.

Image of Adults leaving Wasraw Ghetto Monument — Adults leaving Warsaw Ghetto Monument

Warsaw City sites

Old Town Warsaw

Old Town Warsaw

Old Town Warsaw

Old Town Warsaw

Warsaw City sites

Warsaw City sites

Presidental Palace

Presidental Palace

Warsaw Hotel

Warsaw City sites

Warsaw City sites

Warsaw City sites

Warsaw City sites

Warsaw City sites

Warsaw Ghetto Jews being loaded onto box xars heading for Treblinka

Image of People with Jewish star behind barbwire — People with Jewish star behind barbwire

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Irv in Warsaw Presidential Palace receptional hall — Irv in Warsaw Presidential Palace receptional hall

Image of Reunion at Auschwitz — Reunion at Auschwitz

Image of Today We Remember — Today We Remember

Image of MOTL trip to Auschwitz Birkeneau — MOTL trip to Auschwitz Birkeneau

Image of MOTL Students at Auschwitz Birkeneau — MOTL Students at Auschwitz Birkeneau

Image of Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland — Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland

Image of Participants in Treblinka from 2018 March of the Living trip — Participants in Treblinka from 2018 March of the Living trip

Image of Children boarding box cars to Auschwitz — Children boarding box cars to Auschwitz

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Micah Kantor — Micah Kantor

Image of MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp. — MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp.

Image of MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp. — MOTL New England students visit the Auschwitz death camp.

Image of Irv Kempner's cousins from Kalisz — Irv Kempner’s cousins from Kalisz

Image of Irv Kempner's cousins from Kalisz — Irv Kempner’s cousins from Kalisz

Image of Irv Kempner's cousins from Kalisz — Irv Kempner’s cousins from Kalisz

Image of Irv Kempner's cousins from Kalisz — Irv Kempner’s cousins from Kalisz

Image of Students at Kalisz school of dialogue — Students at Kalisz school of dialogue

Image of Students at Kalisz school of dialogue — Students at Kalisz school of dialogue

Image of Students at Kalisz school of dialogue — Students at Kalisz school of dialogue

Image of Kalisz high school — Kalisz high school

Image of Kalisz streets — Kalisz streets

Image of Irv at former Jewish girls' school in Kalisz — Irv at former Jewish girls’ school in Kalisz

Image of Kalisz street — Kalisz street

Sight of the old Kalisz Synagauge destroyed by the Germans, remaining brick are stored to my left with picture of the old temple before it was destroyed.

Picture of old Kalisz tributory before it was turned into a park using Jewish books and buildings as land fill.

Kalisz city streets

in front of my fathers old aprtment building on 17 Babina Street Kalisz

Students of dialog and Irv in front of my fathers old apartment building on 17 Babina Street Kalisz

Students of dialog and Irv in front of my fathers old apartment building on 17 Babina Street Kalisz

Students of dialog and Irv in front of my fathers old apartment building on 17 Babina Street Kalisz

Picture of old Kalisz tributory before it was turned into a park using Jewish books and buildings as land fill.

Picture of old Kalisz tributory before it was turned into a park using Jewish books and buildings as land fill.

Irv with Students of Dialog in old town Kalisz

Irv with Students of Dialog in old town Kalisz

saying goodbye to students of dialog Kalisz in front of their high school

saying goodbye to students of dialog Kalisz in front of their high school

Meeting Students at Kalisz school of dialogue

Meeting Students at Kalisz school of dialogue

Meeting Students at Kalisz school of dialogue

Lublin Old Town

Lublin Old Town

Lublin Old Town outdoor cafes

Lublin Old Town Cafes

Lublin Old Town Restaurant

Lublin Old Town Hotel

Image of Lublin Old Town Hotel — Lublin Old Town Hotel

Lublin Old Town

Lublin Old Town hotel

Lublin Old town

Lublin Old town

Lublin Old town with forum for dialog staff

Lublin Old town at night

Lublin Old town at night

Lublin Old town at night

Lublin Old town at night

Visiting Kalisz with school of dialog teens

Visiting Kalisz with school of dialog teens

Visiting Kalisz with school of dialog teens

Visiting Kalisz with school of dialog teens

Visiting Kalisz with school of dialog teens

Students of dialog wih our driver and Forum intern and photographer

saying goodbye to Kalisz students for dialog

Kalisz House of Mr Grossman

Image of 17 Babina Street Kalisz — 17 Babina Street Kalisz

interior of Kalisz Temple

Image of Irv's father's old apartment building on 17 Babina Street Kalisz. — Irv’s father’s old apartment building on 17 Babina Street Kalisz.

Image of 1946 Picture of Irv's Mom and Dad in Stuttgart Germany — 1946 Picture of Irv’s Mom and Dad in Stuttgart Germany

Picture of Irv and his dad at my Bar Mitzvah in 1963, Bronx NY

WWII picture of Nazi hanging warsaw ghetto partisans

memorial plaque to Sonderkommado Auschwitz uprising Oct 1944.

Nazi list of Lodz Ghetto Jewish inmates including my paternal grandparents Bayla and Meier Kempner.

Nazi list of Lodz Ghetto Jewish inmates including my paternal grandparents Bayla and Meier Kempner.

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Cemetery (Funeral Home)

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Lodz Holocaust memorial at Radegast train station where Approximately 200,000 Polish, Austrian, German, Luxemburg and Czech Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from January 16, 1942, to August 29, 1944.

Warsaw Cemetery

Warsaw Cemetery

Majdanek Plaque

Majdanek Cremetoria

Majdanek Cremetoria

Majdanek Cremetoria

Majdanek Cremetoria

Majdanek Mausoleum holding the ashes of cremated inmates.

Majdanek Mausoleum holding the ashes of cremated inmates.

saying Kaddish at Majdanek Mausoleum holding the ashes of cremated inmates.

saying Kaddish at Majdanek Mausoleum holding the ashes of cremated inmates.

saying Kaddish at Majdanek Mausoleum holding the ashes of cremated inmates.

saying Kaddish at Majdanek Mausoleum holding the ashes of cremated inmates.

Sid Handler at Majdanek

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial Boxcar

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial inside Boxcar

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial discussion with MOTL adults

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial records room

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial interior exhibits

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial interior exhibits

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial interior exhibits

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial interior exhibits

Radegast Lodz Ghetto Memorial interior exhibits

WWII pictures of Nazis harrassing Jews

WWII pictures of Nazis harrassing Jews

Pre WWII Kalisz Temple Choir

Image of Irv in front of his dad's apartment building with Kalisz Students of Dialog — Irv in front of his dad’s apartment building with Kalisz Students of Dialog

Kalisz Jewish life before the war

Kalisz Jewish life before the war

Kalisz Jewish life before the war

Image of Irv's dad's liberation papers — Irv’s dad’s liberation papers.

Image of Irv's dad's DP identification papers — Irv’s dad’s DP identification papers

Image of Irv's dad's post war picture — Irv’s dad’s post war picture

Image of Irv's dad's immigration papers — Irv’s dad’s immigration papers

Image of Irv's dad and mom 10 years after the war is over in NY Copa cabana night club. — Irv’s dad and mom 10 years after the war is over in NY Copa cabana night club.

Lodz Ghetto map

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Lodz Ghetto clandestine pictures taken during 1942

Poznanski Memorial in Lodz Cemetery

Poznanski Memorial in Lodz Cemetery

liberated children at Aushwitz showing their tatoos

map of concentration camps built by Nazis

Majdanek womens barracks

Warsaw Ghetto memorial

Nozyck Synaguage Warsaw interior

Nozyck Synaguage Warsaw interior

Nozyck Synaguage Warsaw interior

Nozyck Synaguage Warsaw interior

Warsaw city streets

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw city streets

Warsaw city streets

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw city streets

Warsaw city streets

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Old town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Church

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw dinner with the Forum for Dialog

Warsaw dinner with the Forum for Dialog

Warsaw dinner with the Forum for Dialog

Warsaw dinner with the Forum for Dialog

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Old Town

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Old Town

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Ghetto uprising memorial military Church

Warsaw Ghetto uprising memorial

Warsaw Park

Warsaw Park

Warsaw Park

Warsaw Park in old Jewish section

Warsaw Park in old Jewish section

Warsaw Park in old Jewish section

Warsaw Park in old Jewish section

Umshlagplatz Irv finds his Hebrew name on the Warsaw Ghetto memorial wall

Warsaw Jewish section

Warsaw Bishops Church

Warsaw Jewish section

Warsaw cultural building built by Soviets

monument map of Warsaw Ghetto borders

Warsaw cultural building built by Soviets

JCC Warsaw

JCC Warsaw

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Jewish section

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Warsaw Zoo zookeepers wife location

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Ghetto Memorial

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Old Town

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Exterior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Image of Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery — Warsaw , Warsaw Ghetto , Deportations , and cemetery

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Warsaw Presidential Palace Interior

Image of Warsaw Presidential Palace Exterior — Warsaw Presidential Palace Exterior

Image of Warsaw Presidential Palace Exterior — Warsaw Presidential Palace Exterior

Image of Warsaw Opera House reception exterior. — Warsaw Opera House reception exterior

Image of Warsaw Opera House reception exterior. — Warsaw Opera House reception exterior

Image of Warsaw Opera House reception exterior. — Warsaw Opera House reception exterior

Image of Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksander Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004. — Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksander Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004.

Image of Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksander Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004. — Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksander Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004.

Forum for dialog in Warsaw visiting former Polish President Alksander Kwasniewski who joined the EU in 2004.

Warsaw Presidential Palace Ceremony honring the Forum leadership

Warsaw Opera House reception exterior

Warsaw Opera House interior

Praying on the bus

Irv in the Presidential Palace with former solidarity leader

Nozyk Synagogue interior

Nozyk Synagogue interior

Image of Warsaw Umschlagplatz wall of first names of Ghetto victims — Warsaw Umschlagplatz wall of first names of Ghetto victims.

Changing of the guards in front of Warsaw Presidential Palace

Changing of the guards in front of Warsaw Presidential Palace

Changing of the guards in front of Warsaw Presidential Palace

Changing of the guards in front of Warsaw Presidential Palace

Polish protests for the EU in Warsaw

Polish protests for the EU in Warsaw

Polish protests for the EU in Warsaw

Irv in front of the Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum

Warsaw Ghetto Wall reminants

Warsaw Ghetto Wall reminants

Warsaw Ghetto Wall reminants

Changing of the guards in front of Warsaw Presidential Palace

MOTL adults in front of Warsaw Ghetto Memorial

Warsaw Ghetto Wall reminants

Warsaw Ghetto Wall reminants

Jewish advocate article about my finding my great grandfathers headstone in Warsaw Cemetery

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Cemetery

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Polin Jewish Museum interior

Image of Irv pictured with Great Grandfather's headstone Warsaw Cemetery — Irv pictured with Great Grandfather’s headstone Warsaw Cemetery

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806 Janus Korczak Memorial

Warsaw Ghetto Memorial

Warsaw Ghetto Memorial

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Irv with Forum President Andrzej Folwarczny

Jewish-Fighters-during-Warsaw-Ghetto-Uprising-1943

Boxcar used to transport Jewish victims to Concentration Camps

Nazi Guards on a picnic

Nazi and Polish Guards harassing Jews

Warsaw Mila 18 Ghetto resistance HQ

Warsaw Ghetto Umshlagplatz Memorial

Warsaw Mila 18 Ghetto resistance HQ

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Warsaw Jewish Cemetery established 1806

Lighting Shabbat Candles

Warsaw Ghetto wall remains

Warsaw Ghetto wall remains

Warsaw Ghetto wall remains

Warsaw Ghetto wall remains

Warsaw Ghetto wall remains

Warsaw Ghetto wall remains

Warsaw Ghetto wall remains

Warsaw Nocyk Synagogue

Treblinka Extermination Camp memorial

Treblinka Extermination Camp memorial with survivors and second generation Marchers

Treblinka Extermination Camp memorial

Image of Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland — Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland

Image of Trebljinka concentration camp — Trebljinka concentration camp

Image of Trebljinka concentration camp — Trebljinka concentration camp

Image of Trebljinka concentration camp — Trebljinka concentration camp

Image of Trebljinka concentration camp — Trebljinka concentration camp

Image of Trebljinka concentration camp — Trebljinka concentration camp

Image of Trebljinka concentration camp — Trebljinka concentration camp

Image of Trebljinka concentration camp — Trebljinka concentration camp

Image of Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland — Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland

Image of Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland — Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland

Image of 2018 MOTL Trip to Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland — 2018 MOTL Trip to Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland

Image of Tycocin Shtel and Shul Poland — Tycocin Shtel and Shul Poland

Image of 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland — 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland

Image of 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland — 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland

Image of 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland — 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland

Image of 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland — 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland

Image of 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland — 2018 MOTL Trip to Tykocin synagogue Poland

Image of Tycocin Shtel and Shul Poland — Tycocin Shtel and Shul Poland

Image of Marchers from Morocco — Marchers from Morocco

Image of Mayjanik Death Camp — Mayjanik Death Camp

Image of Lublin Yeshiva — Lublin Yeshiva

Image of Members of the 2018 March of the Living trip visit Tykocin Synagogue. — Members of the 2018 March of the Living trip visit Tykocin Synagogue.

Image of Members of the 2018 March of the Living trip visit Tykocin Synagogue. — Members of the 2018 March of the Living trip visit Tykocin Synagogue.

Image of Participants in Mila 18 from 2018 March of the Living trip. — Participants in Mila 18 from 2018 March of the Living trip.

Image of Participants in Treblinka from 2018 March of the Living trip — Participants in Treblinka from 2018 March of the Living trip

Image of Umschlagplatz memorial square — Umschlagplatz memorial square

Umschlagplatz memorial square

Image of 2018 Marchers boarding the bus from Aaron kischel's house — 2018 Marchers boarding the bus from Aaron kischel’s house

Image of 2018 Marchers boarding the bus from Aaron kischel's house — 2018 Marchers boarding the bus from Aaron kischel’s house

Image of 2018 Marchers boarding the bus from Aaron kischel’s house. — 2018 Marchers boarding the bus from Aaron kischel’s house.

Image of Picture of Irv Kempner's parents in their Rego Park home — Picture of Irv Kempner’s parents in their Rego Park home

Image of Irv & Malka Freidenreich Kempner — Irv & Malka Freidenreich Kempner

Image of Auschwitz Tattoo — Auschwitz Tattoo

Radom Poland in front of my grandfathers store 61 Zermskeigo Street

Radom Poland in front of my grandfathers store 61 Zermskeigo Street

Radom Poland in front of my mother high school with school of dialog students

Image of Radom Poland in front of Irv's aunt's and uncle's store 9 Zermskeigo Street — Radom Poland in front of Irv’s aunt’s and uncle’s store 9 Zermskeigo Street

Image of Israeli President Rivlin and Polish President Duda lead the 2018 MOTL — Israeli President Rivlin and Polish President Duda lead the 2018 MOTL

Image of March of the Living's James Slovin — March of the Living’s James Slovin

Image of March of the Living New England collage — March of the Living New England collage

Image of MOTL parents teens and donors — MOTL parents teens and donors

Image of MOTL parents teens and donors. — MOTL parents teens and donors.

Image of NE 2014 Marchers at the Kotel — NE 2014 Marchers at the Kotel.

MOTL MA TEENS 2016

Image of Radom Poland Luncheon with Teachers and student from School of dialog — Radom Poland Luncheon with Teachers and student from School of dialog

Irv meeting with Radom high school students and telling his family history

MOTL Teens enjoy Israeli Independence Day celebration

MOTL Teens at Abrahams tent in Israel

Image of 2017 NE Marchers at Auschwitz — 2017 NE Marchers at Auschwitz

Image of Lodz cemetery — Lodz cemetery

March to Auschwitz

Irv with 2016 Marchers at Hebrew College Orientation before they left for Poland

Destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto after the uprising

Irv Kempner on March of the Living to Auschwitz

Survivor with Israeli soldier at Auschwitz

Israeli soldier marching at Auschwitz

Children of survivors at Auschwitz

Image of Survivor surrounded by marchers at Auschwitz — Survivor surrounded by marchers at Auschwitz

Image of March to Birkenau — March to Birkenau

Image of Teenagers at Birkenau — Teenagers at Birkenau

Image of Adult marchers at Warsaw ghetto memorial — Adult marchers at Warsaw ghetto memorial

Image of Start of adult March of the Living from Auschwitz, led by survivor Sid Handler — Start of adult March of the Living from Auschwitz, led by survivor Sid Handler

Image of 1967 liberation of Kotel — 1967 liberation of Kotel

Image of Israeli flag flying at Berlin music festival — Israeli flag flying at Berlin music festival

Image of AuschwitzMarch2013 — AuschwitzMarch2013

Liberation of concentration camp

Radom ghetto

Irv’s mom’s memoirs book as a survivor…. Always Good with a Needle

Liquidation of Warsaw ghetto

Radom Poland in front of my grandfathers store 61 Zermskeigo Street

Radom Poland Memorial to the Jewish victims at the site of a destroyed synagogue

House to house fighting in Poland

Image of Adult Marchers in Ponari forest Lithuania — Adult Marchers in Ponari forest Lithuania

Warsaw ghetto memorial

Image of 911 Memorial Israel — 911 Memorial Israel

memorial day in Israel

MOTL post-2017 Irv & Haimes 0617

Post-2017 mtg Salzbergs 0617

Train tracks at Treblinka

Marchers staging at Auschwitz

Killing field at Majdenak

Image of Shalom Magazine features March of the Living New England. — Shalom Magazine features March of the Living New England.

Image of Shalom Magazine MOTL — Shalom Magazine MOTL

motl teens at Birkeneau

Kotel Israel

Image of Abrahams Tent Israel — Abrahams Tent Israel

Image of Abrahams Tent Israel — Abrahams Tent Israel

Image of Abrahams Tent Israel — Abrahams Tent Israel

Majdanek steps

Kalisz with school of dialog

Image of Micha Salzberg — Micha Salzberg

Image of MOTL teens sit on tracks to Auschwitz that carried millions to their deaths. — MOTL teens sit on tracks to Auschwitz that carried millions to their deaths.

Image of Jewish Life in Poland — Jewish Life in Poland

Image of Worshipers leaving the Altshtot (Old City) Synagogue on Wolborska Street, Lodz, 1937. — Worshipers leaving the Altshtot (Old City) Synagogue on Wolborska Street, Lodz, 1937.

Image of Exterior of the famed eighteenth-century wooden synagogue in Wolpa. — Exterior of the famed eighteenth-century wooden synagogue in Wolpa.

Image of Interior of the magnificent seventeenth-century wooden synagogue in Zabludow — Interior of the magnificent seventeenth-century wooden synagogue in Zabludow

Image of Exterior of the Eighteenth-century wooden synagogue in Jeziory. — Exterior of the Eighteenth-century wooden synagogue in Jeziory.

Image of Moyshe Pinczuch, a shames (sexton) for forty years. Wysokie Litewskie, 1924 — Moyshe Pinczuch, a shames (sexton) for forty years. Wysokie Litewskie, 1924

Image of Jewish Life in Poland — Jewish Life in Poland

Image of Dovid Elye, the soyfer (scribe). Annopol, ca. 1912. — Dovid Elye, the soyfer (scribe). Annopol, ca. 1912.

Image of The Gerer rebe Abraham Mordecal Alter (d. 1948) — The Gerer rebe Abraham Mordecal Alter (d. 1948)

Image of Hasidim outside a house of prayer on Saturday. Cracow, 1938. — Hasidim outside a house of prayer on Saturday. Cracow, 1938.

Image of Hasidim and others at Krynica-Zdroj, the most famous spa in Poland, in the 1930s. — Hasidim and others at Krynica-Zdroj, the most famous spa in Poland, in the 1930s.

Image of Sholem David Unger (d. 1923), the Zhabner Rebbe, of Zabno. — Sholem David Unger (d. 1923), the Zhabner Rebbe, of Zabno.

Image of Yitskhok Erlich, the belfer (helper of the melamed), carries youngsters to kheyder in Staszow. — Yitskhok Erlich, the belfer (helper of the melamed), carries youngsters to kheyder in Staszow.

Image of Galician Jew. — Galician Jew.

Image of Kheder boy. Warsaw, 1938. — Kheder boy. Warsaw, 1938.

Image of Boys' kheder. Lublin, 1924. — Boys’ kheder. Lublin, 1924.

Image of Girls' Kheyder in Laskarzew. — Girls’ Kheyder in Laskarzew.

Image of Yeshivah students on Nalewki Street. Warsaw, 1928. — Yeshivah students on Nalewki Street. Warsaw, 1928.

Image of Men studying the Talmud in the bethmedresh of a home for the aged at 17 Portowa Street, Vilna, 1937. — Men studying the Talmud in the bethmedresh of a home for the aged at 17 Portowa Street, Vilna, 1937.

Image of Women's executive board of the Orla Talmud Torah, 1930s. — Women’s executive board of the Orla Talmud Torah, 1930s.

Image of "Very good and beautiful hallahs for the Sabbath. Egg hallahs also." Cracow, 1938. — “Very good and beautiful hallahs for the Sabbath. Egg hallahs also.” Cracow, 1938.

Image of Housewives in Bialystok carry "tsholnt", a dish of meat, potatoes, and beans, to the baker's oven on Friday afternoon. — Housewives in Bialystok carry “tsholnt”, a dish of meat, potatoes, and beans, to the baker’s oven on Friday afternoon.

Image of Ezrielke the shames (sexton) was also athe shabes-klaper. — Ezrielke the shames (sexton) was also athe shabes-klaper.

Image of The interior of the old mikve (ritual bath) in Zaleszczyki. — The interior of the old mikve (ritual bath) in Zaleszczyki.

Image of Blessing the Sabbath candles. — Blessing the Sabbath candles.

Image of Reading the Tsenerene, a Yiddish version of the Pentateuch. Vilna. — Reading the Tsenerene, a Yiddish version of the Pentateuch. Vilna.

Image of Returning from the synagogue. Chodorow, 1938. — Returning from the synagogue. Chodorow, 1938.

Image of Reform Jew wishes a Hasid a happy New Year. — Reform Jew wishes a Hasid a happy New Year.

Image of On Rosh Sashanah, Jews pray at a stream and, according to custom, empty the contents of their pockets into the water, symbolically casting away their sins. — On Rosh Sashanah, Jews pray at a stream and, according to custom, empty the contents of their pockets into the water, symbolically casting away their sins.

Image of Shlogn kapores- a rite performed on the day before Yom Kippur. — Shlogn kapores- a rite performed on the day before Yom Kippur.

Image of On Sukkot, Jews eat, sleep, and study in temporary dwellings. — On Sukkot, Jews eat, sleep, and study in temporary dwellings.

Image of Examining the etrog (citron) for imperfections. — Examining the etrog (citron) for imperfections.

Image of Buying flags for children to carry in the Torah procession on the eve of Simhat Tora — Buying flags for children to carry in the Torah procession on the eve of Simhat Tora

Image of Khanike- gelt -- coins are given to children on Hanukkah — Khanike- gelt — coins are given to children on Hanukkah

Image of Purim- shpiler in Szydlowiec, 1937. — Purim- shpiler in Szydlowiec, 1937.

Image of Airing the bedding and cleaning house for Passover. — Airing the bedding and cleaning house for Passover.

Image of Rabbi Binyomin Graubart, with teachers and students of the Mizrachi Talmud Torah on Lag ba'Omer, Staszow. — Rabbi Binyomin Graubart, with teachers and students of the Mizrachi Talmud Torah on Lag ba’Omer, Staszow.

Image of Naftole Grinband, a clockmaker. Gora Kalwaria (Yiddish: Ger), 1928. — Naftole Grinband, a clockmaker. Gora Kalwaria (Yiddish: Ger), 1928.

Image of Khone Szlaifer, 85-year-old grinder, umbrella maker, and folk doctor. Lomza, 1927. — Khone Szlaifer, 85-year-old grinder, umbrella maker, and folk doctor. Lomza, 1927.

Image of Yisroel Lustman, weaver of peasant linen in Wawolnica. — Yisroel Lustman, weaver of peasant linen in Wawolnica.

Image of Zelig, the tailor in Wolomin. — Zelig, the tailor in Wolomin.

Image of Shoemaker. Warsaw, 1927. — Shoemaker. Warsaw, 1927.

Image of Chairmender in Vilna. — Chairmender in Vilna.

Image of Watecarrier in Stoszow, ca. 1935. — Watecarrier in Stoszow, ca. 1935.

Image of Khayim, an old ferryman, on the Vistula River near Kaszimierz nad Wisla. — Khayim, an old ferryman, on the Vistula River near Kaszimierz nad Wisla.

Image of Sime Swieca, a feather plucker, in Kosow. — Sime Swieca, a feather plucker, in Kosow.

Image of Women spinning cord, 1938. — Women spinning cord, 1938.

Image of C. Nachumowski, the Jewish propietress of an inn. Lubcza, 1930s. — C. Nachumowski, the Jewish propietress of an inn. Lubcza, 1930s.

Image of Jews and peasant on market day in Otwock, 1937. — Jews and peasant on market day in Otwock, 1937.

Image of Zisl, the street musician. Staszow, 1930s. — Zisl, the street musician. Staszow, 1930s.

Image of Klezmorim - traditional musicians, most of them members of the Faust family. — Klezmorim – traditional musicians, most of them members of the Faust family.

Image of Berl Cyn, age 87, the oldest blacksmith in the town. Nowe Miasto, 1925. — Berl Cyn, age 87, the oldest blacksmith in the town. Nowe Miasto, 1925.

Image of The Jewish quarter in the old section of Lublin, 1938. — The Jewish quarter in the old section of Lublin, 1938.

Image of Market day in Kremieniec, 1925. One of the oldest settlements in eastern Poland. — Market day in Kremieniec, 1925. One of the oldest settlements in eastern Poland.

Image of Sale of clothing at the market in Krazimierz nad Wisła (Yiddish: Kuzmir), ca. 1920. — Sale of clothing at the market in Krazimierz nad Wisła (Yiddish: Kuzmir), ca. 1920.

Image of Jews praying at the tombstone of REMA (Rabbi Moses Isserles) o Lag ba'Omer, the anniversary of his death. — Jews praying at the tombstone of REMA (Rabbi Moses Isserles) o Lag ba’Omer, the anniversary of his death.

Image of The tomb of Elijah (1720-1797), the Bilna Gaon. — The tomb of Elijah (1720-1797), the Bilna Gaon.

Image of Tombstone of Jacob Meshullam ben Mordecai Ze'ev Ornstein (1775-1839) — Tombstone of Jacob Meshullam ben Mordecai Ze’ev Ornstein (1775-1839)

Image of Tombstones in the old Jewish cemetery in Stryj. — Tombstones in the old Jewish cemetery in Stryj.

Image of Family gathered at a tombstone in the Wloszczowa — Family gathered at a tombstone in the Wloszczowa

Image of Professional Mourners (klogerins) in the cemetery in Brody. — Professional Mourners (klogerins) in the cemetery in Brody.

Image of Interior of the Old Synagogue of Kazimierz (Cracow). — Interior of the Old Synagogue of Kazimierz (Cracow).

Jewish Life in Poland

Image of The synagogue in Orla. Originally a Calvinist church, the building was sold to the Jews of Orla in 1732. — The synagogue in Orla. Originally a Calvinist church, the building was sold to the Jews of Orla in 1732.

Image of The Tlomackie Synagogue in Warsaw. — The Tlomackie Synagogue in Warsaw.

Image of The store and home of Yankev and Perl Rebejkow on a street in Jeziory, ca. 1900. — The store and home of Yankev and Perl Rebejkow on a street in Jeziory, ca. 1900.

Image of Zablludow, 1916. A town famous for its seventeenth-century wooden synagogue. — Zablludow, 1916. A town famous for its seventeenth-century wooden synagogue.

Image of Market day in Hrubiesz, 1925. — Market day in Hrubiesz, 1925.

Image of Water pump in the fish market in Otwock, twenty-eight kilometers southeast of Warsaw. — Water pump in the fish market in Otwock, twenty-eight kilometers southeast of Warsaw.

Image of Entrance to the Jewish quarter in Cracow, 1938. — Entrance to the Jewish quarter in Cracow, 1938.

Image of Jatkowa (Meatmarket) Street in the old Jewish quarter of Vilna. — Jatkowa (Meatmarket) Street in the old Jewish quarter of Vilna.

Image of Mountain Jews in Rosachacz, a village in the Eastern Beskid range of the Carpathian mountains. — Mountain Jews in Rosachacz, a village in the Eastern Beskid range of the Carpathian mountains.

Image of Jew and peasants in a village in the Carpathian mountains, 1921. — Jew and peasants in a village in the Carpathian mountains, 1921.

Image of An elderly wanderer and his grandson en route between Warsaw and Otwock — An elderly wanderer and his grandson en route between Warsaw and Otwock

Image of Wooden foot bridge in Maciejowice, one of the oldest Jewish settlements in Lublin province. — Wooden foot bridge in Maciejowice, one of the oldest Jewish settlements in Lublin province.

Image of The store and home of Yankev and Perl Rebejkow on a street in Jeziory, ca. 1900. — The store and home of Yankev and Perl Rebejkow on a street in Jeziory, ca. 1900.

Image of The store and home of Yankev and Perl Rebejkow on a street in Jeziory, ca. 1900. — The store and home of Yankev and Perl Rebejkow on a street in Jeziory, ca. 1900.

Image of Mountain Jews in Rosachacz, a village in the Eastern Beskid range of the Carpathian mountains. — Mountain Jews in Rosachacz, a village in the Eastern Beskid range of the Carpathian mountains.

Image of A well in a rural area of Volhynia — A well in a rural area of Volhynia

Image of Wysock, a tiny village in Volhynia, 1937. — Wysock, a tiny village in Volhynia, 1937.

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Image of March of the Living trip to the Old City — March of the Living trip to the Old City

Image of MOTL 2017 Trip Memory — MOTL 2017 Trip Memory

Image of Israel's 69th concert event — Israel’s 69th concert event

Image of Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański — Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański

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Image of Tzfat & Ari Synagogue — Tzfat & Ari Synagogue

Image of Yom Hazikoron community commemoration in Haifa. — Yom Hazikoron community commemoration in Haifa.

Image of Yom Hazikoron community commemoration in Haifa. — Yom Hazikoron community commemoration in Haifa.

Image of Yom Hazikoron community commemoration in Haifa. — Yom Hazikoron community commemoration in Haifa.

Scenes in Yafo

Scenes in Yafo

Scenes in Yafo

Scenes in Yafo

Scenes in Yafo

Scenes in Yafo

Image of Friday at the Kotel — Friday at the Kotel

Image of Friday at the Kotel — Friday at the Kotel

Image of Friday at the Kotel — Friday at the Kotel

Image of Friday at the Kotel — Friday at the Kotel

Image of Starting at the Kotel to camel rides and making pita bread outside. — Starting at the Kotel to camel rides and making pita bread outside.

Image of Friday at the Kotel — Friday at the Kotel

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Image of 911 memorial — 911 memorial

Image of Abrahams Tent Israel — Abrahams Tent Israel

Image of Abrahams Tent Israel — Abrahams Tent Israel

Image of Abrahams Tent Israel — Abrahams Tent Israel

Image of Aaron Kischel — Aaron Kischel

Image of 2017 on the train tracks of Birkeneau — 2017 on the train tracks of Birkeneau

March of the Living 2017 Begins

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Image of March of the Living 20167 Begins — March of the Living 20167 Begins

Image of Beginning the March from Auschwitz to Birkenau — Beginning the March from Auschwitz to Birkenau

Image of Warsaw Jewish Cemetery — Warsaw Jewish Cemetery

Image of Janusz Korczak Memorial — Janusz Korczak Memorial

Image of Warsaw Ghetto uprising memorial from Florida 2017 Adult March of the Living trip. — Warsaw Ghetto uprising memorial from Florida 2017 Adult March of the Living trip.

Image of Headstone iconography of a Cohen mitzavah headstone Cohen priestly blessing hands arrangement — Headstone iconography of a Cohen mitzavah headstone Cohen priestly blessing hands arrangement

Image of Yom Ha'shoah Eve — Yom Ha’shoah Eve

Treblinka with survivors and the decendents

Treblinka entrance

Treblinka memorial stones

Image of Treblinka memorial stones — Treblinka memorial stones

MOTL on the plane returning home

Image of MOTL Group in Warsaw — MOTL Group in Warsaw

March of the Living arrives in Plonsk in the heart of Poland – birthplace of David Ben Gurion – YouTube 2017-04-13 08-07-30

Image of izzybrothers — izzybrothers

MOTL teens sit in front of an Auschwitz bunk

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Image of “Holocaust Remembrance: Educating for a Better Future” — “Holocaust Remembrance: Educating for a Better Future”

Image of "Lay Down Your Arms" — “Lay Down Your Arms”

Image of Irv Kempner is chair of the Massachusetts chapter of March of the Living — Irv Kempner is chair of the Massachusetts chapter of March of the Living

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MOTL Journey

Image of Irv Kempner is a the chair of MOTL New England. He is the CEO of the Kempner Family Foundation and serves on many nonprofit boards, including World Boston and American Jewish Committee of New England. — Irv Kempner is a the chair of MOTL New England. He is the CEO of the Kempner Family Foundation and serves on many nonprofit boards, including World Boston and American Jewish Committee of New England.

study of the life long impact of the motl on alumi

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Jerusalem of Gold

Israeli Ambassador to the USA Ron Dermer with his friend Mark Baranek and father Martin Baranek, Holocaust survivor.

Irv Kempner, Mindy Kempner, Sara Netanyahu and PM Bibi Netanyahu

Mel Mann with Chief Rabbi of Israel Lau at march

Irv Kempner with Ron Prosor, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations at march

Image of Adult March of the Living Group in Front of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Monument — Adult March of the Living Group in Front of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Monument

Image of 2016 Teens at Birkenau — 2016 Teens at Birkenau

Image of 2016 New England Teen Marchers — 2016 New England Teen Marchers

Crematoria in Auschwitz

Image of 2016 Adult Marchers — 2016 Adult Marchers

Image of Leading the way to Birkenau from Auschwitz 2016 — Leading the way to Birkenau from Auschwitz 2016

Image of March of the living participants marching through Jerusalem on the way to the Kotel, the Western Wall, on Yom Haatzmauth, Israeli Independence Day. — March of the living participants marching through Jerusalem on the way to the Kotel, the Western Wall, on Yom Haatzmauth, Israeli Independence Day.

Visit to Stuthoff concentration camp in May 2016.

Image of Visit to Stuthoff concentration camp in May 2016. — Visit to Stuthoff concentration camp in May 2016.

Visit to Stuthoff concentration camp in May 2016.

Visit to Stuthoff concentration camp in May 2016.

Image of Visit to Stuthoff concentration camp in May 2016. — Visit to Stuthoff concentration camp in May 2016.

Radom Poland

Radom Poland Passover seder

Radom Poland Passover seder

Radom Poland Lunch with School of dialog

Radom Poland site of former synagogue destroyed by Nazis

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Image of 2016 NE Marchers at Orientation at Hebrew college — 2016 NE Marchers at Orientation at Hebrew college

Image of 2016 NE Marchers at Orientation at Hebrew college — 2016 NE Marchers at Orientation at Hebrew college

Image of 2016 NE Marchers at Orientation at Hebrew college — 2016 NE Marchers at Orientation at Hebrew college

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Image of Irv Kempner with two MOTL teenager girl marchers witness the Nazi guard towers and electrified fences of Majdanek death camp near Lublin. — Irv Kempner with two MOTL teenager girl marchers witness the Nazi guard towers and electrified fences of Majdanek death camp near Lublin.

Image of Irv with Israeli and American motl teens preparing for a memorial service at Majdanek. — Irv with Israeli and American motl teens preparing for a memorial service at Majdanek.

Image of Irv Kempner with two motl boy marchers discussing the crematoria of Majdanek used to dispose of the corpses. — Irv Kempner with two motl boy marchers discussing the crematoria of Majdanek used to dispose of the corpses.

Image of Shalom Magazine — Shalom Magazine

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Image of Come hear about this extraordinary two week trip to Poland and Israel! — Come hear about this extraordinary two week trip to Poland and Israel!

Image of Teens wrapped in Israeli flags — Teens wrapped in Israeli flags

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Image of Kalisz Students of Dialogue — Kalisz Students of Dialogue

Image of Trip to Kalisz — Trip to Kalisz

Irv near Radom Memorial Stone, my moms town

Image of Majdanek Gas Chambers explained to kids. — Majdanek Gas Chambers explained to kids.

Image of Mel Mann and Irv Kempner in front of the Kotel western wall — Mel Mann and Irv Kempner in front of the Kotel western wall

Image of March of the Living teenagers rest on top of Masada — March of the Living teenagers rest on top of Masada

Image of MOTL Teens near the Western Wall — MOTL Teens near the Western Wall

On the road to Birkenau

Planting in Israel

Planting in Israel

March of the Living at Auschwitz

March of the Living at Auschwitz

Inside Birkenau concentration camp

Planting in Israel

New England delegation at Auschwitz

New England teen delegation at Auschwitz

electric fences at Auschwitz

Resting at Auschwitz

New England teen delegation at Auschwitz

preparing for the March of the Living Auschwitz

preparing for the March of the Living Auschwitz

preparing for the March of the Living Auschwitz

MOTL Teens Haas Promenade Jerusalem

MOTL Teens in Israel

MOTL Teens in Jersalem Israel

MOTL Teens in Israel independence hall

Negev

planting in Israel

planting in Israel

Image of The March from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Yom Hashoah. — The March from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Yom Hashoah.

MOTL staging for the March to Birkeneau

Image of Marchers studying Talmud at the Chachma Yeshiva in Lublin — Marchers studying Talmud at the Chachma Yeshiva in Lublin

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MOTL happy to be in Israel

MOTL happy to be in Israel

MOTL happy to be in Israel

The March of the Living is an annual educational program, which brings students from all over the world to Poland, in order to study the history of the Holocaust and to examine the roots of prejudice, intolerance and hate.

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Marchers at Auschwitz

Marchers at Auschwitz

MOTL New England Staff

MOTL New England Staff

Image of March of the Living Open House — March of the Living Open House

Image of March of the Living — March of the Living

About Irv Kempner

Irv Kempner is the chair of MOTL New England. He is the CEO of the Kempner Family Foundation and serves on many nonprofit boards, including World Boston and American Jewish Committee of New England.