During the preparation of the Hadassah Neurim annual mission to Poland Nachum Katz, the village director is explaining the family tree and the stories of his numerous family members who perished during the Holocaust.

Katz, whose family lost 106 members, is taking part the fourth year in the preparation and sending of a large group of Hadassah Neurim students with the annual March of the Living sponsored by the Hadassah Ladies of America.

The mission, 160 strong from several youth villages and educational institutions is led for the last twelve years by Yossi Krothammer, director of youth aliyah village Ben Yakir.

Neurim send sthis year 40 participants, all eager and ready for the heavy task. Preparation are going on under the leadership of Asher Kaso, the boarding school principal at Neurim.

Nachum explained, with tears in his eyes, the sad stories of his dear family members that were killed by the Nazis during the war, and the students asked many questions, touched by his stories.