The Man Who Refused To Forget

Avraham Munk The Man Who Refused to Forget Hosted by Rabbi Paysach Krohn Hosted by Rabbi Paysach Krohn, this powerful short film highlights the timeless values of hakaras hatov and kibud av va’eim in a deeply moving way. Perfect for classroom and camp settings, it offers mechanchim a meaningful tool to inspire the next generation with a true story that resonates across ages. When a young Jewish soldier in the Polish army fell into German captivity, an influential German landowner first saved him from certain death at great personal risk, then helped him travel to his parents in the Lodz Ghetto. For as long as he lived, Avraham Munk never forgot the stranger who saved him from despair. Remembering kindness shaped Avraham and gave him a sense of purpose that invigorated his long life. But nowhere was that attachment more profound than in the bond he held with his father. When his father was murdered by the Nazis, Avraham risked his own life to grant him Kovod Acharon beneath the ominous clouds of the ghetto. But it wasn’t until the end of a fifty-year journey of improbable twists that he finally brought his father to eternal peace and honor.