Never Forget is a 1991 American made-for-television drama film starring Leonard Nimoy and directed by Joseph Sargent. It originally aired April 8, 1991 on TNT.
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Plot
Mel Mermelstein and his wife Jane are a California couple thrown into the spotlight of judicial history in the 1980s. Mel is a Hungarian-born Jew, sole survivor of his family's extermination at Auschwitz, and Jane is a Southern Baptist from Tennessee. Their four children are good kids, typical Americans, with just enough orneriness to irritate each other, but enough love and class to pull together when it counts. When challenged by a hate group to prove that Jews were actually gassed at Auschwitz, Mel rises to the occasion with the support of his wife and children, in spite of the dangers to himself, his business, and his family. William John Cox, a Roman Catholic lawyer originally from Texas, provides pro bono legal help.
Cast
Leonard Nimoy as Mel Mermelstein
Blythe Danner as Jane Mermelstein
Dabney Coleman as William John Cox
Paul Hampton as Richard Fusilier
Jason Presson as Bernie Mermelstein
Juliet Sorci as Edie Mermelstein
Nicholas Fee as David Mermelstein
Benji Gregory as Kenny Mermelstein
David Margulies as Rabbi Hier
Thomas Bellin as Rabbi Cooper
Reception
Writing for The New York Times, John O'Connor found Never Forget was a "small, well-crafted movie". Slashfilm lists the film as Nimoy's best performance, outside the Star Trek universe.