A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Associated Press

KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — Israel will start marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday evening. But this year, after the unprecedented Oct. 7 attack by the militant Hamas group, the somber commemoration carries a heavier weight than usual for many Holocaust survivors. Judith Tzamir is a Holocaust survivor from Germany now living in Israel, and she will join 55 other survivors for a memorial march in Poland, called March of the Living. The event recreates the 2-mile march from Auschwitz to Birkenau death camps. The event usually draws Holocaust survivors, Jewish participants, students, leaders and politicians from Israel and around the world. This year, Israeli hostages released from captivity in Gaza and families whose relatives are still being held captive will also march.