Last witnesses: ABC to show doco featuring child survivors

ABC-TV’s Compass is to screen a documentary about child survivors of the Holocaust now living in Sydney and Melbourne.

All participants in Judy Menczel’s  documentary “Last Witnesses” currently work with Australian children providing education on bullying and life lessons through organisations such as The Sydney Jewish Museum, Courage to Care and Moving Forward Together Association.

The documentary  features Litzi Lemberg, President of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, Sydney, Paul Valent founder of Melbourne-based Child Survivors of the Holocaust, Tom Fleming, from Courage to Care and Sydney Jewish Museum, Emeritus Professor Konrad Kwiet, resident Historian from the Sydney Jewish Museum, Viv Parry Chair, Child Survivors of the Holocaust, Melbourne , Ernie Friedlander from Moving Forward Together Association and Eva Engel co-founder of Child Survivors of the Holocaust in Sydney and has recruited so many child survivors for Courage to Care and The Sydney Jewish Museum and Peter and Yvonne Halas.

Judy Menczel and Paul  Green filmed the program over a year with the cooperation of The Sydney Jewish Museum, Courage to Care , Moving Forward Together Association, NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and Child Survivors of the Holocaust groups in Sydney and Melbourne.

Last Witnesses

Produced and Directed by Judy Menczel
Co-produced and co-Directed by Paul Green
Editor: Michael Amoroso
Composer: Sam Weiss
Featuring special music tracks by Leone Cohen

The program will be screened on Saturday, September 2 at 6pm. and will be available on iView.