Finding Manny

A documentary film. The chance discovery of an article sended a Holocaust survivor on a trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war. Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. More than sventy years later , Manny was tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invited Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny revisited the places of his darkest memories in order to educate the future.