BOSTON, MASS. — Massachusetts high school juniors and seniors interested in participating in the 2016 March of the Living (MOTL) trip to Poland and Israel must submit their applications by November 15, 2015. The 2016 trip is scheduled for May 1 – May 15, 2016.
Now in its 28th year, ‘March of the Living’ annually brings some 15,000 Jewish teens from around the world on a once-in-a-lifetime, life-changing trip that gives them a rare opportunity to explore their heritage and history. The trip coincides with Holocaust Remembrance Day which is marked in Poland, followed a week later in Israel with Israel Memorial Day and Israel Independence Day.
For 2016, there are 15 scholarships of $2,000 each to put toward the trip cost that will be awarded to applicants on a first- come, first served basis. Participants are responsible for the balance of the trip cost.
Participants (ages 17-18) are carefully chosen and acceptance is based upon emotional maturity and community involvement. Online applications include short answer questions including an essay. Students are also required to attend and interview in order to qualify for the program.
Scholarship funds have been raised by MOTL Massachusetts Chair Irv Kempner of Sharon, with additional funds from the Kempner Family Foundation.
Anyone interested in the adult group of the 2016 MOTL trip, or to make donations toward teen scholarships, should contact Irv Kempner: [email protected].