Thursday, December 4 | 6:00 pm

at the Katz JCC Auditorium

Join us for an unforgettable evening as we present Defiant Requiem, the award-winning documentary that tells the remarkable true story of Rafael Schächter, a brilliant young conductor imprisoned in the Terezín Concentration Camp during World War II.

Arrested in 1941, Schächter refused to let brutality extinguish the human spirit. In a damp cellar, using only a single score, he taught 150 fellow prisoners Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem entirely by rote. After grueling days of forced labor, they rehearsed and ultimately performed the piece 16 times—most famously on June 23, 1944, for visiting Nazi officials and the International Red Cross in a performance staged to disguise the camp’s true horrors.

This moving film is both a tribute to artistic defiance and a testament to the resilience of the human soul.

Admission is free and seating is limited.

Reserve your spot now to be part of this inspirational experience.