This South Florida storyteller documents the last Holocaust survivors. The past is very much the present for Leslie Gelrubin Benitah. She lives with it every day as she catalogs the stories of the last living Holocaust survivors.
Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo talks about the influence of The Last Ones and recognizes the work and dedication of Leslie Gelrubin Benitah in giving a voice to the last survivors of the Holocaust.
Soon, there won’t be a soul left to tell the story of the Holocaust in the first person singular. Director Sophie Nahum has tracked down the last survivors, and her series of short films, entitled “Les Derniers” (“The Last”), is a jewel of intelligence and humanity that is attracting a large audience on social networks. ... [ + ]
Testimonies on the Shoah: “TikTok is a gateway to reach young people”.
They testify in front of the camera about what they experienced there… Months, years, of confinement, savagery as a rule, guards who make horror reign.
The filmmaker Sophie Nahum went to meet the last survivors in France. Between the duty to remember and fear for the future, they share their stories.
“At no point can you understand or imagine for two seconds what they’ve been through, so my role is very simple, it’s to repeat their words, there’s nothing else I can do”.
