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Otto & the White Dove chronicles the life of Otto Kruger an engineering professor at the University in Leipzing, Germany. A Holocaust survivor, he's tormented by flashbacks of the brutal deaths of his wife, children and parents at the hands of the Nazis. When WWII ends, Otto's released from concentration camp and stays in Germany opening a machine shop. Eventually he travels to the United States to pursue the American dream, but instead ends up with a sad and lonely life as the owner of a thrift shop in New York City. By God's miracle grace, a white dove appears at the front door of the shop. The bird explains to Otto the true purpose of his life and experiences a spiritual encounter with the living God. Otto becomes transformed and with a new lease on life; shares his personal knowledge of God's love to others.

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"""I am standing with Israel and my wonderful friend Ezra Mann. His timely and brilliant play Otto & the White Dove reminds us of the horror of the Holocaust so that we do everything possible to prevent history from repeating itself."" --Charlene Eber, contributing author to Redeeming the Screens ""Despite constant racial attacks, Otto, a Holocaust survivor, treats his customers with kindness and good humor each day. As an African American church leader, I wholeheartedly endorse Otto & the White Dove to stand for respect and inclusion against discrimination of any kind."" --Yvonnette O'Neal, founder, Ambassadors Network Ministries ""Ezra Mann's play Otto & the White Dove exposes the horror of his parents' experience in German concentration camps. I identify with this play because my Japanese American mother was forced into US internment camps during World War II. I am endorsing Otto & the White Dove to oppose discrimination of any kind and stand for respect and inclusion."" --Midori Arimoto, Japanese American actress"

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Ezra Mann, German-born American producer, writer, and director, is most probably best known for coproducing In the Region of Ice. This motion picture won an Academy Award (Oscar) for the best short live-action drama of 1977. Ezra is a former member of The Writers Guild of America West (WGA West) and Director's Guild of America (DGA) and a current member of Dramatist Guild of America in New York City.

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