In a final message delivered from beyond the grave, Hollywood icon Rob Reiner delivered a stirring plea for “resilience” to a global gathering of Holocaust survivors.
The pre-recorded video, filmed just weeks before he and his wife were fatally slain in their Brentwood home, was an emotional centerpiece of the annual International Holocaust Survivors Night.
In his final address, Reiner spoke of his aunt, who was in Auschwitz, and his wife Michele, whose “whole family died there,” with the exception of her mother.
“I know the theme of the evening is resilience, and if ever we needed to be resilient, it’s now,” Reiner said. “We’re living in a time where what’s happening in our country is scary and reminiscent of what we’ve seen happen in the past. And we just hope that we can all survive this and that we can hold on to our democracy.”
Nick Reiner, the couple’s son, is accused of killing his parents last weekend in a brutal slaying after displaying bizarre behavior for years.
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