Screening the Holocaust: You Only Die Twice

A riveting blend of mystery and history, this award-winning documentary takes audiences on a suspenseful journey into the aftermath of World War II. When filmmaker Yair Lev’s mother unexpectedly inherits a London home, a startling discovery emerges: two death certificates for her father, Ernst Bechinsky. Who was the real Ernst Bechinsky? And who was the man who stole his name? Unraveling this web of identity, family secrets, and moral reckoning, Lev confronts unsettling truths about his family’s past—while forging an unexpected bond with the grandson of the impostor. The result is a story as moving as it is thrilling, illuminating how the Holocaust continues to shape generations in ways both painful and redemptive.

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.