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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 628 of It’s All About the Children , hosts Carin and Sami continue their conversation with retired New York City public school teacher and Zion Lioness author Gwen Jones-Cintron about education, language, identity, and the responsibility to challenge harmful narratives. In Part 2, the discussion explores how emotionally charged words such as “genocide,” “equity,” and “i...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 627 of It’s All About the Children , hosts Carin and Sami welcome Gwen Jones-Cintron, retired New York City public school teacher and author of the Substack Zion Lioness , for Part 1 of a powerful conversation about education, antisemitism, identity, and the influence of ideology in schools. Drawing on more than three decades in special education, Gwen reflects on what...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 626 of It’s All About the Children , hosts Carin and Sami continue their conversation with Daniel Rosen, co-founder and president of Impact, about organizing communities to combat antisemitism and influence the digital narrative. In Part 2, Sami challenges Daniel to explain how Impact plans to reach young people, counter indoctrination, and turn concern into sustained a...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 625 of It’s All About the Children , hosts Carin and Sami welcome Daniel Rosen, co-founder and president of Impact, for Part 1 of a timely conversation about combating antisemitism in the digital age. Daniel explains why social media and online influence have become what many call the “Eighth Front”—a rapidly changing battleground where algorithms shape beliefs, narrati...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Disrupting Hate on hmTv, host Kenneth Schachter speaks with Alan Scheiner, Senior Litigation Counsel at the National Jewish Advocacy Center, about the legal fight against antisemitism, anti-Zionist discrimination, and organized efforts to target Jewish communities and institutions. Scheiner discusses the mission of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, his transi...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful Part 2 episode of The Israeli Bond on hmTv, host Gal Swisa Cohen continues her conversation with Roni Raffeld Bluth, wife of wounded IDF soldier Pitzi Bluth, reservist, mother of four, and creator of the podcast Alumot Krav . Roni shares how her husband’s injury after October 7th revealed a larger, often unseen story: the emotional wounds carried by spouses, child...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful Part 1 episode of The Israeli Bond on hmTv, host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes Roni Raffeld Bluth, wife of a wounded IDF soldier, reservist, mother of four, and creator of the podcast Alumot Krav , which gives voice to the wives of wounded soldiers since October 7th. Roni shares her deeply personal story of life before the war, her family’s return to Israel after a mis...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Education in Motion on hmTv, host Donna Rosenblum, Director of Education at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, welcomes Mitch Bickman, Director of Social Studies for the Oceanside School District, for a thoughtful conversation about history, empathy, Holocaust education, and the evolving role of social studies in today’s classrooms. Mitch shares his jo...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 619 — Influential Origins with Alan Mindel Guest: Ramon Maislen — Part 2 hmTv at HMTC In Part 2 of Influential Origins , host Alan Mindel continues his conversation with Brooklyn real estate investor and community advocate Ramon Maislen about the growing tensions inside local community spaces after October 7th. Alan and Ramon examine the BDS movement, the difference between pe...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 620 — Influential Origins with Alan Mindel Guest: Ramon Maislen — Part 3 hmTv at HMTC In Part 3 of Influential Origins , host Alan Mindel concludes his conversation with Brooklyn real estate investor and community advocate Ramon Maislen with a powerful discussion about media, misinformation, antisemitism, and the dangerous blurring of news and opinion. Alan and Ramon examine h...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 618 — Influential Origins with Alan Mindel Guest: Ramon Maislen — Part 1 hmTv at HMTC In Part 1 of Influential Origins , host Alan Mindel sits down with Brooklyn real estate investor and community advocate Ramon Maislen for a powerful conversation about community, identity, antisemitism, and the dangerous shift he has witnessed in Brooklyn since October 7th. Ramon reflects on...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Israeli Bond on hmTv, host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes Michelle Herman and Rosanne Bogard, co-founders of Kadima B’Yachad, an organization created in the aftermath of October 7th to support those impacted by the war in Israel. Michelle and Rosanne share how their work began with sending supplies to Israel and quickly grew into something much deeper: emotional s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Voices of Diversity on hmTv, host Sherona Varulkar welcomes Dr. Jai Bansal for a thoughtful conversation about identity, coexistence, faith, and the immigrant experience. Dr. Bansal shares his journey from India to North America, reflecting on his distinguished scientific career, his work in social service through the Vishva Hindu Parishad of America, and his co...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 615 | The Fog of War and Humanity Guest: Andrea Nordquist, Military Blue Star Mothers NY Chapter 14 Part 3 | hmTv at HMTC In Part 3 of The Fog of War and Humanity , host Richard Acritelli concludes his conversation with Andrea Nordquist of Military Blue Star Mothers NY Chapter 14, highlighting the creative, personal, and deeply human ways the organization supports veterans, mi...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 614 | The Fog of War and Humanity Guest: Andrea Nordquist, Military Blue Star Mothers NY Chapter 14 Part 2 | hmTv at HMTC In Part 2 of The Fog of War and Humanity , host Richard Acritelli continues his conversation with Andrea Nordquist of Military Blue Star Mothers NY Chapter 14, exploring the urgent needs facing veterans and military families across Nassau County, Queens, an...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 613 | The Fog of War and Humanity Guest: Andrea Nordquist, Military Blue Star Mothers NY Chapter 14 Part 1 | hmTv at HMTC In Part 1 of The Fog of War and Humanity , host Richard Acritelli welcomes Andrea Nordquist, President of Military Blue Star Mothers NY Chapter 14, for a heartfelt conversation about service, sacrifice, family, and the ongoing responsibility to support Amer...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Israeli Bond on hmTv, host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes Gal Atia, Head of Delegation and Chief Program Officer for North America at the Jewish Agency for Israel. Gal shares his personal journey from serving as a basketball coach at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin to leading one of the Jewish Agency’s most important North American missions. Through stories from summer ca...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Many Voices. One Community on hmTv, host Gaitley Stevenson Mathews welcomes Kate Csillag, founder of Knit with Kate, for a warm and inspiring conversation about the power of knitting, crocheting, service, and human connection. Kate shares how fiber arts have been part of her life since childhood and how she now uses knitting and crochet to bring people together...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Many Voices. One Community on hmTv, host Gaitley Stevenson Mathews welcomes Dr. Gina Florio, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Molloy University, for a thoughtful conversation about education, leadership, mentorship, and the lasting value of a liberal arts foundation. Dr. Florio shares her personal journey from growing up in Middle Village, Queens, to d...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Disrupting Hate on hmTv, host Ken Schachter welcomes William G. Holst, former assistant county attorney in Suffolk County, longtime member of the Smithtown Anti-Bias Task Force, and author of Bicentennial Trifecta . Together, they explore how bias and hate can surface even in communities that see themselves as welcoming, and why early education is essential in p...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 608: The Dana Download with Dana Arschin and Guest Rhonda Fink-Whitman on hmTv In this episode of The Dana Download , host Dana Arschin welcomes author, educator, and Holocaust education advocate Rhonda Fink-Whitman for a powerful conversation about memory, responsibility, and action. Rhonda, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, shares the story behind her book 94 Maidens , w...

Send us Fan Mail The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen and Guest Kim Hadar on hmTv In this episode of The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes Kim Hadar, an Israeli Shinshin serving with the Long Island delegation through the Randy Wolff-Malinsky Center for Israel at Sid Jacobson JCC. Kim shares what it means to take a year of service before joining the Israel Defense Forces, and how her r...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins with Alan Mindel Guest: Jake Blumencranz — Part 3 hmTv at HMTC In Part 3 of Influential Origins , host Alan Mindel concludes his conversation with Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz with a powerful discussion about America, constitutional freedoms, redistricting, political extremism, free speech, media responsibility, and the future of civic life. Alan opens with a p...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 604 — Influential Origins with Alan Mindel Guest: Jake Blumencranz — Part 1 hmTv at HMTC In this episode of Influential Origins , host Alan Mindel sits down with Jake Blumencranz for a thoughtful conversation about family legacy, public service, education, identity, and leadership. Jake shares the multigenerational story of his family’s business roots, beginning with Lafayette...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins with Alan Mindel Guest: Jake Blumencranz — Part 2 hmTv at HMTC In Part 2 of Influential Origins , host Alan Mindel continues his conversation with Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz, focusing on the growing challenges facing New York, the future of families and businesses in the state, and the alarming rise of antisemitism in public life, education, and civic spaces....