B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany is screening “The Ritchie Boys,” the riveting, untold story of a group of young men who fled Nazi Germany and returned as soldiers in United States uniforms.

The movie will start at 7:30 p.m. and runs for an hour and a half on Saturday, March 14. It has English subtitles, translating Hebrew, English, and German. B’nai Sholom is located at 420 Whitehall Road.  Refreshments will be available. Suggested contribution is $5.

The young soldiers knew the psychology and the language of the enemy better than anyone. In Camp Ritchie, Maryland, they were trained in intelligence and psychological warfare.

Determined, bright and inventive, they fought their own kind of war; they were victors, not victims.  Some of these heroes, then in their 80s, were reunited in this 2004 documentary.

Directed by Christian Bauer, “The Ritchie Boys” was shortlisted for the 2005 Academy Award for “Best Documentary Feature,” garnered the Audience Favorite Award for Best Documentary at the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival and the Audience Award (Documentary) at the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival.  The Hollywood Reporter called “The Ritchie Boys” a “fascinating documentary with a high entertainment quotient.”