Beth Am Temple will screen the first installment of “The Last Survivors: Never Again is Now” on Sunday, April 12 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 Yom HaShoah also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day which falls on April 14. It commemorates the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and is in remembrance of the six million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust and the millions of other victims persecuted by the Nazis.

The public is welcome to attend. Advance reservations are required by Friday, April 10 and can be made at [email protected]. The program will begin with Evelyne Appel giving her testimony, followed by a brief question and answer session, the 40-minute film screening, remarks from Beth Am Temple Board President Sid Slotnick about his family’s experiences during the Holocaust and a second question and answer period. 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 being completed and may be presented by Beth Am Temple in the future. Watch the first 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.