The Migdal Chapter of Hadassah at North Shore Towers presents…
“The Last Mentsch: A Film about Forgetting
the Past and the Power of Remembering It”
On Wednesday evening,
March 20 at 7:30 p.m.,
Migdal/Hadassah will
show, “The Last Mentsch,” German
film, in the Large Cardroom below
the Arcade. The film has English
subtitles. All are welcome.
This acclaimed film tells the story
of an aging German Auschwitz
survivor trying to come to terms
with his past. Born as Menachem
Teitelbaum, Marcus Schwarz
escaped Auschwitz with his life,
only to exterminate his Jewishness.
With no synagogue, Jewish friends
or family, the hardened old man
has done such an effective job of
creating a new identity that, when
faced with his own mortality, the
rabbis refuse his about-face appeal
to be buried in a Jewish cemetery
in Cologne.
Determined to return to his
birthplace and establish his ancestry,
Marcus enlists the help of a
brash, chain-smoking Turkish
woman with a troubled history of
her own. The unlikely duo sets out
on a road trip to a small village on
the Hungarian-Romanian border, a
journey that will irrevocably change
them both.
“The Last Mentsch” has picked
up numerous awards, including
Best Film, San Diego Jewish Film
Festival, 2015 and Best Film,
St. Louis International Film
Festival, 2015.
HERE’S WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
ABOUT “THE LAST MENSCH:”
“Director Pierre-Henry
Salfati’s emotional narrative of
friendship and healing explores
the cost of forgetting the past, and
the power in remembering it.”
—Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
“Award-winning documentarian
Pierre-Henri Salfati’s
foray into feature narrative
filmmaking is a thoughtfully
rendered story of friendship
and healing, with nuanced
performances including a turn
by renowned German actor,
Mario Adorf, as the hardened,
yet lovable, Marcus. Poignant,
funny and deeply moving, ‘The
Last Mentsch’ is a powerful,
emotional journey.
—jewishfilmfestivals.org
The Hadassah Club
showing of
“The Last Mentsch”
Wednesday, March 20,
at 7:30 p.m.
Large Cardroom below the
Arcade
All are welcome.
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