March of the Living takes place at Auschwitz<\/a><\/h4>\nLaw enforcement leaders joined the 2026 International March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Tuesday. The global delegation marched alongside thousands to honor Holocaust victims and vow to combat modern hate. (Video: Amelie Botbol.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nNEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\nAUSCHWITZ:<\/strong> Some 130 police leaders<\/a> from across the globe converged on Krak\u00f3w, Poland this week for a first-of-its-kind initiative amid rampant antisemitism.\u00a0<\/p>\nThe event is aligned with the March of the Living, which brings thousands of participants to Germany and Poland each year to provide a first-hand look at the Nazi death camps and to teach the lessons of the Holocaust through engagement with survivors.<\/p>\n
Paul Goldenberg, a law enforcement veteran of 37-years, deputy director of the Rutgers Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience, which organized the initiative alongside the University of Virginia\u2019s Center for Public Safety and Justice, spoke of the importance of the trip.<\/p>\n
“Being here is a testament to who these officers are and to the oath they have taken to protect all communities, regardless of identity,” he told Fox News Digital. “It is a commitment not only to ourselves, but to the people we serve. These are very challenging times, and the police, in all their forms, can play a significant role in sustaining democratic values.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n\n\nMembers of the International Police delegation tour Auschwitz on April 12, 2026.<\/span> (Yossi Zeliger)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n“This initiative is about learning, professional development and remembrance. It is also about reminding ourselves who we are, why we hold these positions and what we must do to ensure people are kept safe \u2014 no matter who they are or where they are,” he said.<\/p>\n
The three-day program included a walking tour of Kazimierz, the Jewish Quarter in Krak\u00f3w, a guided tour of Auschwitz on Monday; a press conference and testimonies by a Holocaust survivor and survivors of antisemitic shootings, culminating on Tuesday’s participation in the March of the Living and a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau.<\/p>\n
Goldenberg said the Holocaust was unique<\/a> in that it was a state-directed campaign in which police forces played a role, and that a central lesson is how the Nazis\u2019 dehumanization of Jews and other targeted groups enabled the system to function. He added that the goal of the initiative is for participants to return to their departments with a deeper understanding that will help them better train officers, support victims of hate crimes and appreciate the importance and critical nature of their responsibilities.<\/p>\nHe pointed to the urgency of the situation, noting that armed military units are now guarding synagogues in Western countries and that both the United States and Canada have deployed specialized police forces to protect Jewish institutions<\/a>.<\/p>\nNETANYAHU SOUNDS ALARM ON ANTISEMITISM AT HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY GATHERING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n![\"Mourners](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1200\/675\/bondi-beach-memorial-mourners-flowers-dec-18.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n\n\nPeople add to a floral tribute outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.\u00a0<\/span> (AP Photo\/Steve Markham)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n“What is striking is that these are not foreign entities \u2014 they are integral parts of the societies in which they exist. A synagogue in Belgium is Belgian. A synagogue in London belongs to London. A synagogue in New York City is part of the fabric of that city,” he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n
“From a policing perspective, what is deeply concerning is the erosion of safety and security for vulnerable communities. It is a deeply alarming scenario \u2014 one that, in some respects, echoes patterns seen in the 1930s,” he added.<\/p>\n
The theme of this year’s March is combating antisemitism<\/a>, which has surged to unprecedented levels since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel.<\/p>\nSIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nAbbie Talmoud, director for Jewish Community Affairs at the Embassy of Israel<\/a> to the United States, survived a terror attack<\/a> outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May 2025, in which two Israeli embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were killed.<\/p>\nSpeaking to Fox News Digital in Auschwitz, Talmoud said that amid rising antisemitism, feeling safe in the United States “is really difficult” and would require “systematic change,” adding that she has stopped attending some events where she does not feel adequate security precautions are in place.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n\n\nMembers of a global law enforcement delegation attended the March of the Living in Auschwitz on April 13, 2026.\u00a0<\/span> (J.V. Katz)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n“There needs to be an understanding that the way we don\u2019t allow racism for other races and ethnicities, we can\u2019t allow antisemitism. It needs to come from the top \u2014 the school system, parents, governments,” Talmoud said.<\/p>\n
Catherine Szkop, director of public affairs at the Embassy of Israel to the United States, who focuses on interfaith relations and engagement, carpooled with Talmoud, Lischinsky and Milgrim to the event that evening and also survived.<\/p>\n
“I have a family history tied to the Holocaust. In the Book of Names, I looked up \u2018Szkop\u2019 and saw a page taller than me filled with that name, along with dates and locations of those who were murdered. I realized my own name could have appeared there, with \u2018murdered in Washington, D.C.\u2019 written next to it,” she told Fox News Digital at Auschwitz.<\/p>\n
Szkop said she has never been this vigilant or fearful of potential attacks.<\/p>\n
RABBI ATTACKED ON NYC STREET ON INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n“I wear headphones less; it makes me more aware of my surroundings. It\u2019s a mix of fear and wanting some peace of mind after what happened. I don\u2019t let it stop me from living, but it\u2019s made me a little more afraid,” she said.<\/p>\n
Jeanne Hengemuhle, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, told Fox News Digital in Krak\u00f3w that her agency, which includes 3,500 sworn members and 1,500 civilian staff, works closely with community leaders across the state to address hate-related concerns<\/a> before they escalate into crises, emphasizing that early engagement, information-sharing and collaboration are key to preventing issues before they arise.<\/p>\n“We are law enforcement, but we are also part of the communities we serve, and we must recognize that role as the first line of defense,” she said.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n\n\nA photo taken 27 May 1944 in Oswiecim, showing Nazis selecting prisoners on the platform at the entrance of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.<\/span> (Photo by -\/Yad Vashem Archives\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHengemuhle said that, as human beings, there is a responsibility to do everything possible to combat hate, which requires understanding and educating one another, as well as drawing on different policing and professional backgrounds.<\/p>\n
“This is my first year, and I am very humbled to have been invited to take part in the march and learn more. To me, it is about coming together and learning from what happened in the past so we do not allow it to happen again in the future,” she said.<\/p>\n
“The Holocaust did not happen overnight,” she continued. “There were small, incremental changes that ultimately led to what took place. I think it is important that, by coming together and having these discussions, we ask whether we are seeing the kinds of early indicators that could lead us down a dangerous path \u2014 and how we intervene before it goes too far.”<\/p>\n
JEWISH SUMMER CAMPS RAMPING UP SECURITY MEASURES AMID RISING ANTISEMITISM \u2014 AND PARENTS ARE FOOTING THE BILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nTo this end, senior police officials and associations from Europe<\/a> and North America signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Berlin earlier this month, formally launching a new transnational initiative titled “Not on Our Watch \u2013 The Democratic Policing Initiative.”<\/p>\nThe agreement brings together the German Police Union (GdP), the European Federation of Police Unions (EU.Pol), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Sheriffs\u2019 Association (NSA), the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association (SRLEEA) and the International Police Delegation, in collaboration with leading academic institutions.<\/p>\n
The MOU formalizes a shared commitment among participating organizations to strengthen early threat detection and intelligence-sharing across borders, including establishing coordinated operational responses to emerging extremist threats, among other things.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n\n\nAn anti-Israel protester’s high-vis jacket during a march against the Jewish state by the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia. Aug. 2025.<\/span> (Ayush Kumar\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n AUSCHWITZ:<\/strong> Some 130 police leaders<\/a> from across the globe converged on Krak\u00f3w, Poland this week for a first-of-its-kind initiative amid rampant antisemitism.\u00a0<\/p>\n The event is aligned with the March of the Living, which brings thousands of participants to Germany and Poland each year to provide a first-hand look at the Nazi death camps and to teach the lessons of the Holocaust through engagement with survivors.<\/p>\n Paul Goldenberg, a law enforcement veteran of 37-years, deputy director of the Rutgers Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience, which organized the initiative alongside the University of Virginia\u2019s Center for Public Safety and Justice, spoke of the importance of the trip.<\/p>\n “Being here is a testament to who these officers are and to the oath they have taken to protect all communities, regardless of identity,” he told Fox News Digital. “It is a commitment not only to ourselves, but to the people we serve. These are very challenging times, and the police, in all their forms, can play a significant role in sustaining democratic values.<\/p>\n UK COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE PROBE ANTISEMITIC ARSON ATTACK AS IRAN-LINKED GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Members of the International Police delegation tour Auschwitz on April 12, 2026.<\/span> (Yossi Zeliger)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “This initiative is about learning, professional development and remembrance. It is also about reminding ourselves who we are, why we hold these positions and what we must do to ensure people are kept safe \u2014 no matter who they are or where they are,” he said.<\/p>\n The three-day program included a walking tour of Kazimierz, the Jewish Quarter in Krak\u00f3w, a guided tour of Auschwitz on Monday; a press conference and testimonies by a Holocaust survivor and survivors of antisemitic shootings, culminating on Tuesday’s participation in the March of the Living and a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau.<\/p>\n Goldenberg said the Holocaust was unique<\/a> in that it was a state-directed campaign in which police forces played a role, and that a central lesson is how the Nazis\u2019 dehumanization of Jews and other targeted groups enabled the system to function. He added that the goal of the initiative is for participants to return to their departments with a deeper understanding that will help them better train officers, support victims of hate crimes and appreciate the importance and critical nature of their responsibilities.<\/p>\n He pointed to the urgency of the situation, noting that armed military units are now guarding synagogues in Western countries and that both the United States and Canada have deployed specialized police forces to protect Jewish institutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n NETANYAHU SOUNDS ALARM ON ANTISEMITISM AT HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY GATHERING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n People add to a floral tribute outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.\u00a0<\/span> (AP Photo\/Steve Markham)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “What is striking is that these are not foreign entities \u2014 they are integral parts of the societies in which they exist. A synagogue in Belgium is Belgian. A synagogue in London belongs to London. A synagogue in New York City is part of the fabric of that city,” he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n “From a policing perspective, what is deeply concerning is the erosion of safety and security for vulnerable communities. It is a deeply alarming scenario \u2014 one that, in some respects, echoes patterns seen in the 1930s,” he added.<\/p>\n The theme of this year’s March is combating antisemitism<\/a>, which has surged to unprecedented levels since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel.<\/p>\n SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Abbie Talmoud, director for Jewish Community Affairs at the Embassy of Israel<\/a> to the United States, survived a terror attack<\/a> outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May 2025, in which two Israeli embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were killed.<\/p>\n Speaking to Fox News Digital in Auschwitz, Talmoud said that amid rising antisemitism, feeling safe in the United States “is really difficult” and would require “systematic change,” adding that she has stopped attending some events where she does not feel adequate security precautions are in place.<\/p>\n Members of a global law enforcement delegation attended the March of the Living in Auschwitz on April 13, 2026.\u00a0<\/span> (J.V. Katz)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “There needs to be an understanding that the way we don\u2019t allow racism for other races and ethnicities, we can\u2019t allow antisemitism. It needs to come from the top \u2014 the school system, parents, governments,” Talmoud said.<\/p>\n Catherine Szkop, director of public affairs at the Embassy of Israel to the United States, who focuses on interfaith relations and engagement, carpooled with Talmoud, Lischinsky and Milgrim to the event that evening and also survived.<\/p>\n “I have a family history tied to the Holocaust. In the Book of Names, I looked up \u2018Szkop\u2019 and saw a page taller than me filled with that name, along with dates and locations of those who were murdered. I realized my own name could have appeared there, with \u2018murdered in Washington, D.C.\u2019 written next to it,” she told Fox News Digital at Auschwitz.<\/p>\n Szkop said she has never been this vigilant or fearful of potential attacks.<\/p>\n RABBI ATTACKED ON NYC STREET ON INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “I wear headphones less; it makes me more aware of my surroundings. It\u2019s a mix of fear and wanting some peace of mind after what happened. I don\u2019t let it stop me from living, but it\u2019s made me a little more afraid,” she said.<\/p>\n Jeanne Hengemuhle, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, told Fox News Digital in Krak\u00f3w that her agency, which includes 3,500 sworn members and 1,500 civilian staff, works closely with community leaders across the state to address hate-related concerns<\/a> before they escalate into crises, emphasizing that early engagement, information-sharing and collaboration are key to preventing issues before they arise.<\/p>\n “We are law enforcement, but we are also part of the communities we serve, and we must recognize that role as the first line of defense,” she said.<\/p>\n A photo taken 27 May 1944 in Oswiecim, showing Nazis selecting prisoners on the platform at the entrance of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.<\/span> (Photo by -\/Yad Vashem Archives\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Hengemuhle said that, as human beings, there is a responsibility to do everything possible to combat hate, which requires understanding and educating one another, as well as drawing on different policing and professional backgrounds.<\/p>\n “This is my first year, and I am very humbled to have been invited to take part in the march and learn more. To me, it is about coming together and learning from what happened in the past so we do not allow it to happen again in the future,” she said.<\/p>\n “The Holocaust did not happen overnight,” she continued. “There were small, incremental changes that ultimately led to what took place. I think it is important that, by coming together and having these discussions, we ask whether we are seeing the kinds of early indicators that could lead us down a dangerous path \u2014 and how we intervene before it goes too far.”<\/p>\n JEWISH SUMMER CAMPS RAMPING UP SECURITY MEASURES AMID RISING ANTISEMITISM \u2014 AND PARENTS ARE FOOTING THE BILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n To this end, senior police officials and associations from Europe<\/a> and North America signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Berlin earlier this month, formally launching a new transnational initiative titled “Not on Our Watch \u2013 The Democratic Policing Initiative.”<\/p>\n The agreement brings together the German Police Union (GdP), the European Federation of Police Unions (EU.Pol), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Sheriffs\u2019 Association (NSA), the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association (SRLEEA) and the International Police Delegation, in collaboration with leading academic institutions.<\/p>\n The MOU formalizes a shared commitment among participating organizations to strengthen early threat detection and intelligence-sharing across borders, including establishing coordinated operational responses to emerging extremist threats, among other things.<\/p>\n An anti-Israel protester’s high-vis jacket during a march against the Jewish state by the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia. 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