‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ Actor Amit Rahav Honors His Grandmother, a Holocaust Survivor, With Hulu’s WWII Drama
05.04.2024 - 19:39
/ variety.com
Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Growing up in Israel meant that “We Were the Lucky Ones” actor Amit Rahav was taught about the Holocaust at any early age. His childhood in Tel Aviv included a school trip to concentration camps in Poland. “It’s mandatory in the curriculum,” Rahav tells Variety.
Then there were the stories at home. “My grandma, who is the greatest and I love her so much, she is a Holocaust survivor,” says Rahav, best known for his breakout performance as Yanky Shapiro in Netflix’s 2021 series “Unorthodox.” “So the topic of the Holocaust was surrounding me and my family since I can remember.” Based on Georgia Hunter’s bestselling book about her own family’s experience, “We Were the Lucky Ones” tells the story of her grandfather Addy (Logan Lerman) and his siblings’ fight to survive the Holocaust and reunite. Rahav plays her grandfather’s lawyer-turned-photographer brother, Jakob.
Joey King stars as their sister Halina. Rahav sees his work in “We Were the Lucky Ones” as a way of honoring his grandmother. Before flying to Los Angeles from his home in Tel Aviv for the series premiere, Rahav showed her a trailer for the show.
“My dad was there. My sister was there. We were all very teary,” Rahav says.
“It was definitely a moment that I’ll never forget.” “We Were the Lucky Ones” shot in Bucharest, Romania, for several months. “Sometimes it was just hard to disconnect [at the end of the day] because you’re so engaged with the work and the sets were so incredible,” Rahav recalls. “They were so realistic.
It was painful to walk around the sets and see the extras. It was scary. You’re an actor and you know that you’re there to do a job, but at points it seemed so realistic.
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