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In recorded message, Rob Reiner urges resiliency for Holocaust survivors at Hanukkah event

On Thursday, Rob Reiner, Hollywood icon, urged Holocaust survivors to `be resilient` in a prerecorded message broadcast during a virtual candle-lighting ceremony on the fifth night of Hanukkah, while around 100 survivors gathered at the Western Wall, Jerusalem.
Organizers said rising antisemitism and recent attacks, including a Hanukkah shooting in Sydney, Australia that killed 15 people, highlighted the message’s urgency; Reiner recorded it in early October, noting his wife’s family was killed at Auschwitz.
The program featured tributes from well-known figures including Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal, Jason Alexander, Wolf Blitzer, and Dana Bash, while Reiner told viewers `If ever we needed to be resilient, it’s now,` warning the political climate feels frightening and reminiscent of the past.
Law enforcement officials said Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death Sunday at their Los Angeles home, and their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
This year, Hanukkah began on Sunday and marks an eight-day holiday recalling the Temple's oil lasting eight nights; Reiner's activism critiquing U.S. President Donald Trump framed his warning on democracy.

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Holocaust survivor event features a Rob Reiner video address — recorded just weeks before his death

(JTA) — At a virtual Holocaust survivor event on Thursday, beloved Jewish film director Rob Reiner gave a pre-recorded address where he urged those watching to be “resilient.” For the survivors, families and advocates who tuned into the virtual event hosted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, or Claims Conference, Reiner’s words carried added weight, having been recorded just weeks before he and his wife, Michele Singer …

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