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Send us Fan Mail Ep 337 Many Voices, One Community Guest: Angelina Stanco Stone In this heartfelt and deeply human episode, host Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews sits down with longtime community leader Angelina Stanco Stone for an intimate conversation about service, resilience, family, and the power of giving back. Angelina—known throughout Glen Cove and the North Shore for her work with veterans, scho...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 336 Many Voices, One Community Guest: Specialist Donna Zephrine In this powerful and deeply moving episode, host Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews sits down with Specialist Donna Zephrine , a two-tour Iraq War veteran whose courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment to service continue long after her military uniform came off. Donna shares her remarkable journey—from her childhood...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 335 Many Voices, One Community Guest: Dr. James Lentini, President of Molloy University In this inspiring episode, host Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews sits down with Dr. James Lentini , President of Molloy University , for a wide-ranging conversation about leadership, creativity, faith-driven values, and the changing landscape of higher education on Long Island and beyond. Together,...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 334 The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen Guest: Liana Meirom Asif** In this powerful and eye-opening episode of The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with educator, community leader, and social innovator Liana Meirom Asif for an intimate conversation about Arab-Jewish identity —what it means, how it was shaped, and why it matters now more than ever. Liana shares h...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 333 • The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen & Guest Lauren Chizner In this powerful episode of The Israeli Bond on hmTv, host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with longtime Jewish educator Lauren Chizner , Director of Jewish Life and Learning at the Sid Jacobson JCC. With nearly three decades of experience in synagogues, camps, and community leadership, Lauren offers a candid loo...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 332: Putting the Brakes on Bullying In this powerful and eye-opening episode of Putting the Brakes on Bullying , host Samantha Sosnik sits down with Bernie Furshpan for an unflinching conversation about the rising tide of cyberbullying and the real-world damage it leaves behind. Samantha shares disturbing recent stories involving body shaming, antisemitic harassment, and the ta...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 331 The Dana Download with Dana Arschin Guests: Arnie Podgorsky & Laura Bakst In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Dana sits down with two dear friends — attorney and 3G author Laura Bakst ( The Shoemaker’s Son ) and Masorti Foundation chair Arnie Podgorsky — to unpack their emotional return trip to Poland and the article they co-wrote for Moment Magazine : “Trave...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 329 Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz Guest: Joy D’Andrea — Part 1 In this deeply insightful and timely episode, Arnie Herz sits down with longtime friend and healer Joy D’Andrea for a powerful exploration of unity , wholeness , and the inner work required to stay grounded in a world that feels increasingly divided. Joy shares her transformative approach to healing—one r...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 330 Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz Guest: Joy D’Andrea — Part 2 In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Arnie Herz and healer Joy D’Andrea dive even deeper into what it means to reclaim inner unity in a world that feels increasingly chaotic and divided. Building on the themes of episode one, Joy unpacks the difference between judgment and discernment , and shows how...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 328: The Israel iBond with Gal Swisa Cohen and Emily Rahmilov In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode of The Israel Bondi , host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with Emily Rahmilov , a Shinshin from the Sid Jacobson JCC, whose life story spans the Caucasus, Ofakim, global Scout delegations, and now Long Island. Emily shares what it was like growing up in a city built by immigrant f...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Description – Ep. 327 of The Dana Download Guest: Yoel Levy, The Jewish Fitness Coach In this powerful and uplifting episode, Dana sits down with global fitness coach and marathon runner Yoel Levy , known to hundreds of thousands as The Jewish Fitness Coach . From running some of the toughest marathons in the world to honoring the memory of the Bibas family, Yoel has trans...

Send us Fan Mail Legacy Chronicles – Episode 326: “Carrying the Legacy: A Second Generation Speaks” Hosted by Donna Rosenblum | Featuring Dinah Kramer Produced by the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center (hmTv) In this moving episode of Legacy Chronicles , host Donna Rosenblum sits down with Dinah Kramer , a second-generation Holocaust survivor, educator, and docent at the Holocaust Memorial...

Send us Fan Mail Disrupting Hate with Ken Schachter  Guest: Scott Richman, Regional Director, ADL NY/NJ** In this unflinching episode of Disrupting Hate , host Ken Schachter sits down with Scott Richman , the Anti-Defamation League’s Regional Director for New York and New Jersey, for a wide-ranging conversation about the rising tide of antisemitism and extremist activity in America. Richman breaks...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 323 – History Repeats with Liam Carballal and Rich Acritelli (Part 2) In Part 2 of this deep-dive series, host Liam Carballal and historian Rich Acritelli turn their attention to two towering figures of American history—Abraham Lincoln and General George S. Patton—and the Hollywood films that shaped our modern understanding of them. From Daniel Day-Lewis’s haunting portray...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli  Guest: Dani Koulermos** In this gripping and deeply human episode, host Richard Acritelli sits down with veteran and creative arts therapist Dani Koulermos , whose journey from Northport, NY to the battlefields of Korea—and ultimately into the fight against veteran suicide—reveals the unseen cost of service and the power of resil...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 322 – History Repeats with Liam Carballal and Rich Acritelli (Part 1) In this episode, Liam Carballal and historian Rich Acritelli dive into the powerful intersection of film, television, and real-world history. From Netflix’s Death by Lightning and the new Nuremberg film to the iconic trio of Band of Brothers , The Pacific , and Masters of the Air , the conversation unpac...

Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes Ep. 320 Guest: Jill Santiago, Director, Center for Social Justice & Human Understanding, Suffolk County Community College In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes , host Bernie Furshpan sits down with educator and advocate Jill Santiago , a fierce champion for Holocaust education, tolerance, and human dignity at Suffolk County Community College. Together, th...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 321: Dr. Rick Lucash — Medicine, Memory, and Moral Courage In this riveting episode, host Dana sits down with Dr. Rick Lucash — board-certified surgeon, artist, author, and husband of a second-generation Holocaust survivor — for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation about healing, legacy, and the responsibility to remember. Dr. Lucash shares how his medical caree...

Send us Fan Mail History Repeats Ep. 316 (Part 1) In this powerful episode of History Repeats , host Liam Carballal sits down with educator, historian, and veteran Rich Acritelli to peel back the layers of Forrest Gump and examine the real history behind one of America’s most beloved films. From the deep-rooted rise and fall of hate movements in the United States to the realities of Vietnam, cultu...

Send us Fan Mail History Repeats Ep. 317 (Part 2) In Part 2 of this powerful History Repeats conversation, host Liam Carballal and historian Rich Acritelli continue their deep dive into Forrest Gump and the real history behind one of America’s most iconic films. This episode takes us beyond the battlefield and into the emotional terrain veterans faced when they came home. Rich brings history to li...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity with Rich Acritelli & guest Vanessa Pino Lockel In this thoughtful and inspiring episode, host Rich Acritelli sits down with Vanessa Pino Lockel , Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County, to explore community service, resilience, and the growing support network for Long Island’s veterans. Vanessa shares her remarkable jour...

Send us Fan Mail Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and Dr. Larry Altschul In this compelling episode of Raised by Survivors , host Bernie Furshpan sits down with Dr. Larry Altschul , whose family escaped Austria at the moment history turned dark. Larry shares the remarkable story of his father, who recognized danger the day Hitler marched into Vienna, secured visas before the world closed i...

Send us Fan Mail Echoes of the Past – Episode 313  Guest: Consolee Nishimwe Host: Zachary Graulich Produced by: Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County (hmTv) In this powerful episode of Echoes of the Past , host Zachary Graulich sits down with Consolee Nishimwe , a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. At just 14 years old, Consolee’s life was forever chang...

Send us Fan Mail Legacy Chronicles— Episode 314 Host: Zachary Graulich Guest: Consolee Nishimwe Produced by: Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center / hmTv In this deeply moving episode, Assistant Director of Education Zachary Graulich sits down with genocide survivor, author, and global human rights advocate Consolee Nishimwe . At just 14 years old during the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rw...

Send us Fan Mail Raised by Survivors — Episode 315 Guest: Gayle Saks Host: Bernie Furshpan Produced by HMTC / hmTv In this powerful episode of Raised by Survivors, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with writer, counselor, and mental-health advocate Gayle Saks , the daughter of a hidden child Holocaust survivor from Belgium. With honesty, humor, and unflinching courage, Gayle opens up about her mother...