March of Living raises $500,000 to conserve 8,000 shoes at Auschwitz museum – Part of one of the most powerful displays at the former concentration camp, the varied footwear of children has fallen into disrepair. | JNS.org

(February 20, 2023 / JNS) The International March of the Living announced meeting the first “Soul to Sole” crowdfunding goal to conserve 8,000 shoes belonging to Jewish children who perished at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The group is partnering in the endeavor with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland. The Nazis murdered more than 1.1 million people, including more than 200,000 Jewish children, at the concentration camp and death camp.