Ride For The Living (RFTL), first held in 2014, is a comprehensive educational, social, and spiritual fitness experience. RFTL provides participants a chance to immerse themselves in Krakow’s Jewish past and present while generating support to help build Krakow’s Jewish future. From the 60 Holocaust survivors in Krakow to the kids learning in the preschool, from the aid received by 400,000 Ukrainian refugees to the displaced Israelis receiving support, the full range of services offered at JCC Krakow are made possible by money raised by our riders.
This in-person, annual commemorative event takes place over four days and boasts a full schedule of activities, including privately guided tours of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Krakow, participation in Poland’s largest annual Shabbat dinner, and an inspiring one-day, 60-mile (97 km) bike ride from Auschwitz-Birkenau to JCC Krakow. RFTL takes place in conjunction with the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow.
If travel to Krakow is infeasible for whatever reason, RFTL offers alternative, accessible options. Communities across the world can organize Ride For The Living Satellite Events, during which individuals complete a shared recreational activity. Reach out to your local Jewish Federation to see if an event exists near you; if not, you can help create one!
Participants can even join remotely from home through the Ride For The Living Global Challenge, an alternative experience where participants can remotely cycle, run, or walk 60 miles in their own communities alongside thousands of international participants over the course of a month, week, or even day and keep in touch with teammates and friends to share progress and stories from the road.
GET INVOLVED!
Ride For The Living
in Krakow
Registration for the 2025 Ride For The Living is now open!
Be a part of the 'Ride of the Decade' and celebrate with us for the 10th edition!
The RFTL
Global Challenge
Register for the RFTL Global Challenge for free and ride, run, walk, or hike the symbolic 60-miles from anywhere in the world!
Organize RFTL in your community!
Our partners around the world organize Ride For The Living Satellite Events to support our mission. Be one of them! Join us!
Support Our
Community
Support our community and the rebirth of Jewish life in Krakow by donating today!
"It was an amazing event riding with two survivors 73 years after the Holocaust. It is something that everyone should experience. We should never forget!"
- Three-Time Tour de France Winner Greg LeMond, 2018 RFTL Participant
