Former hostages to attend March of the Living alongside Holocaust survivors

Former hostages who were kidnapped in the October 7, 2023, onslaught will take part today in the March of the Living at the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau alongside Holocaust survivors.

Ori Megidish, who was rescued in an IDF operation, and soldier Agam Berger, who was released in a deal earlier this year, visited the site yesterday alongside Berger’s mother and Holocaust survivors Irene Shashar and Gita Kaufman.

Rescued Gaza hostage Ori Megidish, left, with Holocaust survivor Gita Kaufman at Auschwitz on April 23, 2025, a day before March of the Living. (Yossi Zeliger/March of the Living)

President Isaac Herzog has also arrived in Poland and will take part alongside his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in the march, which is set to start at 2 p.m. Israel time.

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