As a participant in the March of the Living, together with Jewish students across Canada, I will embark on a journey into the past and future of the Jewish people.

Together, we will encounter the remnants of our tragic past in Poland. Together we will experience the hope of our future when we visit the land of Israel.

In Eastern Europe we will pay tribute to the memory of our martyrs who never lived to see redemption. In Israel we will witness the miraculous rebirth of a brave and valiant nation attempting to fulfill a 2,000 year old dream. In Israel we will also learn about the many challenges that still face this young nation and of the role that we, as Canadian Jewish students, can play in ensuring that Israel continues to flourish as a strong, independent and just nation.

Upon my return...

I pledge to keep alive and honour the legacy of the multitudes of our people who perished in the Holocaust.

I pledge to fight anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, Holocaust denial and all other forms of hatred directed towards the Jewish People and Israel.

I also pledge to fight every form of discrimination manifested against any religion, nationality or ethnic group.

I pledge to actively participate in the strengthening of Jewish life in the Diaspora and Israel.

I pledge to increase my knowledge of our Jewish heritage and to give of my time to increasing Jewish awareness in my school and in my community.

At a time when so many of our Jewish brothers and sisters - in our own community, in Israel and in other parts of the world - need our assistance, I pledge to contribute, in whatever way I can, to worthy Jewish charitable causes in Canada and Israel.

This is my solemn pledge to the Jewish People, to those who came before me, to those of my generation, and to those who will follow in future generations.