The Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee and the Monroe Township Library will present a screening of the 2014 documentary film “Defiant Requiem” 1 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Richard P. Marasco Theatre for the Performing Arts, Monroe Township Middle School, 1629 Perrineville Road.
A discussion session with Maestro Murry Sidlin, founder and president of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, will follow.
The feature-length documentary presents the account of the brave acts of resistance by Jewish prisoners at Theresienstadt (Terezin) during World War II. The film highlights the story of Rafael Schachter, a young Czech music conductor who, under brutal circumstances, demonstrated moral leadership and sustained the hope and courage of his fellow prisoners by creating a prisoner choir and “singing to the Nazis what they dared not say.”
Admission is free of charge. Reservations are not required. The program is sponsored by the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey.
For more information, email Renee at rbalaban485@comcast.net or Amy at hrco8831@gmail.com.
