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The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) is proud to headline the 10th anniversary of its Screening the Holocaust Series with a special free community screening of Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire, winner of the MJFF 2025 Torchbearer Prize. Presented in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, the event will take place on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the historic Miami Beach Bandshell, with acclaimed director Oren Rudavsky in attendance for an extended discussion. This milestone year marks a decade of featuring films that illuminate Holocaust history, remembrance, and moral courage.
The film offers unprecedented access to Wiesel’s family and personal archives, presenting an intimate portrait of the Nobel laureate whose words and actions transformed the global conversation on human rights and Holocaust remembrance. It traces Wiesel’s journey from his childhood in Sighet, Romania—a once-vibrant Jewish community devastated by the Holocaust—to his emergence as a moral beacon on the world stage. Through Wiesel’s own storytelling, the film highlights the enduring power of asking the right questions and the courage to confront injustice.
“This community event could not be more timely or more urgent,” said Igor Shteyrenberg, Executive Director of the Miami Jewish Film Festival. “At a moment when antisemitism is rising across the globe, gathering as a community to reflect on the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel is both an act of remembrance and a call to action. His words continue to remind us that silence in the face of hatred is not an option, and that the responsibility to speak out against injustice rests with each of us. We are deeply grateful to the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach for their leadership in hosting Holocaust Education Week, and to the Miami Beach Bandshell for opening their doors to ensure this story is shared with the widest possible audience. Together, we are making it possible for our community to come together, to learn, and to be inspired by one of history’s greatest voices for human dignity.”
The 10th anniversary Screening the Holocaust Series continues for a full year with several other powerful films. On Thursday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m. at O Cinema South Beach, the series presents The Last Ones of Auschwitz, which world premiered at the 2025 MJFF. The film shares the final onscreen testimony of David Schaecter, devoted philanthropist, community leader, and founder of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, who passed away earlier this month. The event honors his memory, and director Leslie Benitah will participate in a post-screening conversation.
On Tuesday, December 9, the series presents For the Living, co-directed by Marc Bennett & Tim Roper, a moving documentary that follows 250 cyclists retracing the 60-mile journey of a 10-year-old Holocaust survivor from Auschwitz to Krakow as part of Ride for the Living. Director Tim Roper will attend the screening and participate in an extended conversation after the film.
The Screening the Holocaust Series is presented in collaboration with the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, the Holocaust Teacher’s Institute, and The University of Miami’s Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies.
Reserve your spot today to join MJFF in honoring Elie Wiesel’s extraordinary legacy and celebrating a decade of impactful Holocaust storytelling at the Miami Beach Bandshell. Admission is free and open to all, but space is limited and registration in advance is required.
Event Details:
- What: Community Screening – Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire
- When: Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
- Where: Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33141
- Special Guests: Oren Rudavsky (Director)
- Admission: Free & open to the public (RSVP required)
For more information about this event and the Miami Jewish Film Festival, please visit www.miamijewishfilmfestival.org or contact MJFF at (305) 573-7304.
