Check out our calendar of upcoming events, speaking appearances, and historical remembrances, including appearances by the Schonwetter family and events hosted by the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation.
If you are interested in booking a speaker from our Foundation, please submit a speaker request here. We are honored to share Mark Schonwetter’s story of survival and tolerance with adults and students across the United States.
May 2026
Walk, run, or ride at least 15 miles in one month to represent the journey that Mark Schonwetter (a Holocaust survivor) walked in one night, along with his sister and mother, to escape the Nazis.
MAY 3, 2026
Tri-state area residents are encouraged to join us at the Livingston Oval in Livingston, New Jersey, at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 3rd, for our kickoff event to symbolically walk alongside our Foundation’s namesake, Mark Schonwetter.
NOVEMBER 1, 2026
The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation (MSHEF) is proud to be an official charity partner of the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon—celebrating the 50th anniversary of the five-borough marathon.
Through this partnership, ten incredible Team MSHEF runners will represent our foundation during their 26.2-mile journey, raising awareness and funds to provide Holocaust education grants to teachers nationwide.
NOVEMBER 21 & 22, 2026
The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation is proud to be an Official Charity Partner of the 2026 Philadelphia Marathon Weekend.
This year, you can run the Marathon, Half Marathon, or 8K as part of Team MSHEF — raising critical funds and awareness for Holocaust education.
August 27, 2024
6:30pm EST / 3:30pm PT
Join Co-Founders, Ann Arnold & Isabella Fiske for their third annual resource webinar, where they discuss the opportunities available to educators and teachers nationwide. Learn more about MSHEF and JFTL.
November 3, 2024
The world’s largest marathon is one of the city’s most anticipated and iconic annual sporting events, attracting the sport’s top professional athletes and runners of all ages and abilities from around the world. As an official Charity Partner of TCS New York City Marathon, MSHEF has been allocated 5 guaranteed entries at the Community Level.
