FSWC November 10, 2006

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center
FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

  NEWS RELEASE

NEW DOCUMENTARY OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SIMON WIESENTHAL
Canadian Premiere in Toronto

TORONTO  -- I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, the newest film from the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Moriah Films, will hold it’s Canadian premiere on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts at 7:15pm.
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman, the feature length documentary examines the life and deeds of Simon Wiesenthal.
It features interviews with longtime associates, government leaders, friends and family members, many of whom have never discussed the legendary Nazi hunter on camera. What drove him to pursue this dangerous and thankless task? What kept him going when for years the odds were against his efforts? What is his legacy today?
Director Richard Trank, Moriah Films Executive Producer, and his crew traveled throughout Europe, Israel, North and South America, to film new interviews and obtain new and previously unseen archival materials to tell the complete Wiesenthal story. “In the coming months, I Have Never Forgotten You will become an important part of our understanding of a great man’s determined journey for justice and will be available on DVD at www.wiesenthal.com,” said Leo Adler.
In May 1945, when Simon Wiesenthal was liberated from Mauthausen Concentration Camp he weighed less than 100 pounds but he was determined to live. Before the war, he had planned his future as an architect but as he stumbled out of the death camp he said, “Who is there left to build homes for?”
 
Simon Wiesenthal never trained as an investigator but he made up for it through his sheer determination to bring Nazi murderers to justice, not for vengeance, but as an insurance policy to protect future generations from such crimes.
 

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ABOUT FRIENDS OF SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES 
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies is a Canadian human rights organization dedicated to fostering tolerance and understanding through community involvement, educational outreach and social action. With over 40,000 members of all faiths around the world, it confronts important contemporary issues including racism, anti-Semitism, terrorism and genocide. Friends is affiliated with the world-wide, Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, an accredited Non-Government Organization with status at international agencies, including the United Nations, UNESCO, OSCE and the Council of Europe, with offices in New York, Miami, Paris, Jerusalem, Buenos Aires, and Toronto.  Simon Wiesenthal died in 2005 after devoting his life to preserving the memories of the victims of the Holocaust, while simultaneously seeking justice for the war criminals. Visit: www.fswc.ca