Westport Library to host Dec. 12 screening of Munich Olympics Massacre documentary

The Westport Library is hosting a free screening of “The Survivor,” the new ESPN-produced documentary on the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre, on Dec. 12 at 7:00 p.m.

The Munich Olympics Massacre was the first terrorist attack broadcast live on television around the world, with Palestinian radicals murdering 11 Israeli athletes. “The Survivor” breaks down the tragedy through archival video and news reports, and central to the film is the testimony of 86-year-old Israeli race walker Shaul Ladany, a Holocaust survivor who escaped death at Munich.

In addition to Ladany, others interviewed for “The Survivor” include Zelig Shtroch, Ladany”™s roommate and a shooter on the Israeli Olympic team; Shlomo Levy, an Israeli photojournalist who was embedded with the team in Munich; and Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.

Emmy-winning ESPN broadcaster Jeremy Schaap, who narrated the film, will host a talk after the screening. “The Survivor” is produced and directed by Frank Saraceno.

The screening is free but advanced registration via the Westport Library website is recommended.