Beth Am Temple will screen the first installment of “The Last Survivors: Never Again is Now” on Sunday, January 25 at 3 pm. The documentary features witness testimony of Holocaust survivors, including that of survivor Evelyne Appel, who will share her personal history.

The free screening is being held in connection with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, which commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camps and is in remembrance of the six million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust and the other victims of Nazi persecution.

The public is welcome to attend. Advance reservations are requested and can be made at [email protected]. The program will begin with Evelyne Appel giving her testimony, followed by the 40-minute screening, remarks from Beth Am Temple Board President Sid Slotnick about his family’s experiences during the Holocaust and a question and answer session. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Last Survivors is a three-part docuseries that chronicles the stories of survivors told alongside their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The docuseries tracks the rising tide of antisemitism through the personal retrospective of different generations. The second and third installments are currently being completed and may be presented by Beth Am Temple in the future. Watch the film trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jM3iBXarUM.

Beth Am Temple is a reform temple, which embraces tradition and draws its congregation from throughout Rockland County, NY and northern Bergen County, NJ. It is located on the New York/New Jersey border at 60 East Madison Ave in Pearl River, NY. Its website is: https://www.bethamtemple.org.