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Posted on 05/05/2023 @ 06:00 AM
This past Sunday, 64 students in 12th grade from throughout Miami-Dade returned from aย transformational journeyย to Poland and Israel on the March of the Living.
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Miamiโs Leo Martin March of the Livingย programย shaped many of the participant's worldviews, perceptions and connection to their Judaism and Israel.
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Students shared how the journey has changed them and what they hope for our Jewish future:
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โWe as Jewish people bear the responsibility of carrying on this information to our future generations in order to assure it doesn't happen again.โ
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โI have become stronger in my identity of being a Jewย and I think that the Holocaust should be learned about and witnessed by everyone the way that I have.โ
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Students also feel aย responsibility to make a difference in this world, reflecting on the importance of how to stand up and speak out:
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โI learned how important it is to let your voice be heard! Fight for whatโs rightย and donโt let yourself be silenced by shyness or hate or anything, because lives depend on you taking action. Donโt stop, you can always keep going.โ
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The main transformation we see is thatย after the March, teens โownโ their own Judaism and connection to Israel.
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That means that theyย finally grasp that they are now decision-making adults, not just the children of their parents or the students of their teachers.
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Participants recognize that they have a role to play within the Jewish people, which is whyย the mission of the Marchย is to:ย
- Educateย the next generation of leaders to strengthen their Jewish identity
- Rememberย the Holocaust
- Stand upย for Israel
- Actย as witnesses
- Respondย to intolerance and antisemitism
- Ensureย a strong Jewish future in America, Israel, and around the world.
If you would like to assist us in helping to provide scholarshipsย or subvent the cost of this very impactful program, or you know someone who would like to help, please contact Debbie Brodie Weiss:ย DebbieBWeiss@caje-miami.orgย or 305-979-2276.
