Nate Leipciger (born 28 February 1928 in Chorzów, Poland) is a Holocaust educator, public speaker and author.
[1] Forced to leave their home in Chorzów when the Germans invaded Poland, Leipciger and his family were moved to the Sosnowiec Ghetto.
"The Weight of Freedom presents a well-written description of life and death at Auschwitz-Birkenau and other slave labour and concentration camps.
[6] In July 2016, Nate Leipciger guided Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau through Auschwitz Birkenau.
[7] After, Leipciger reflected: "When Prime Minister Trudeau and I shed tears together in Auschwitz-Birkenau, never have I been more grateful for the welcome given to me by my adopted land, never have I been prouder to be a citizen of our beloved country, Canada.
In his book Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations[10] author Eli Rubenstein quotes an exchange between Leipciger and one of the young Toronto students on the March of the Living.
"[11] On May 26, 2019, Crestwood Highschool did an extensive interview with Leipciger about his childhood, the War beginning and ghettos being created, his deportation to Auschwitz, his imprisonment, liberation, and his views on using the lessons of the past to build a stronger future.
"[13] Leipciger has travelled and taken part in the March of the Living over twenty times alongside Holocaust educator and religious leader, Eli Rubenstein.
When Rubenstein asked how he, as a survivor compared the Holocaust with October 7, 2023, Leipciger said, “I think it is a situation which we as human beings have never seen.
[14] Leipciger has been interviewed numerous times about his thoughts and feelings on the events of October 7 attack in 2023 and the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine.
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and International March of the Living featured Leipciger one month after the October 7th attack.
"[15] In 2024 Leipciger was interviewed on the Arvum Rosensweig Show with Eli Rubenstein about the response of Jewish people around the world and how they respond to the level of antisemitism today.