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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 488 of Legacy Chronicles on hmTv, host Donna Rosenblum welcomes educator, author, and second-generation Holocaust survivor Elaine Culbertson for a deeply personal and thought-provoking conversation about family legacy, inherited trauma, and the responsibility to remember. Elaine reflects on her parents’ survival during the Holocaust, their lives in Poland, and the painf...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 485: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest Vivace Maxvictor In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes on hmTv, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with Vivace Maxvictor to explore an extraordinary story of resilience, healing, and transformation. Born into a Jewish family in Iran, Vivace grew up in an environment marked by fear, violence, and profound personal trauma. Des...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 486 Voices Illuminated with Judy Liman featuring Freida Rothman | hmTv In this inspiring episode of Voices Illuminated on hmTv, host Judy Liman welcomes celebrated jewelry designer and entrepreneur Freida Rothman for a powerful conversation about creativity, identity, resilience, and purpose. Freida shares the remarkable story behind building her globally recognized luxury jewe...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 484 of Raised by Survivors on hmTv, host Bernie Furshpan welcomes his longtime friend Eti Znamirowski LeMoullec for a moving and deeply personal conversation about growing up as the daughter of two Holocaust survivors. Eti shares how Holocaust stories were part of everyday life in her home from her earliest memories, told not through fear, but through love, resilience,...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of "Inheriting Memory," host Rebecca Saparacio continues her conversation with Degi Ruben, a third-generation Holocaust descendant. Degi shares how the legacy of her grandparents’ survival, as well as her mother’s experiences as a child of survivors, has shaped her worldview, sense of responsibility, and commitment to Jewish education. They discuss how inherite...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 482: Inheriting Memory (Part 1) Host: Rebecca Saparacio Guest: Degi Ruben In this episode of Inheriting Memory on hmTv, host Rebecca Saparacio speaks with Degi Ruben about what it means to grow up as a third-generation descendant of Holocaust survivors and how family history continues to shape identity across generations. Born in Israel and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Degi sha...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 481: Putting the Brakes on Bullying Host: Samantha Sosnik Guests: Allan and Janice Katz In this powerful and deeply moving episode of Putting the Brakes on Bullying on hmTv, host Samantha Sosnik welcomes Allan and Janice Katz for an extraordinary conversation about resilience, gratitude, and the life-changing impact of human kindness. Allan shares his remarkable journey of surv...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 480: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Sandy Pensak In this deeply personal episode of Raised by Survivors on hmTv, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with fellow second-generation Holocaust survivor Sandy Pensak to reflect on what it was like growing up as the child of parents who endured the unimaginable. Sandy shares the story of her parents, who survived multip...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 479: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest Adam Mazo In this episode of Ordinary Heroes on hmTv, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with filmmaker and educator Adam Mazo, co-founder of the Upstander Project, about the importance of standing up against injustice and the power of storytelling to inspire change. Drawing from the lessons of the Holocaust and other historical inju...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 477: The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen and Omri Goshen In this urgent and timely episode of The Israeli Bond on hmTv, host Gal Swisa Cohen speaks with Israeli security researcher and IDF reserve officer Omri Goshen to unpack the rapidly evolving war between Israel and Iran. Recorded just days after a coordinated U.S.–Israel military offensive against Iran, the conversation...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 478: Antisemitism and the United Nations and in Society with Dr. Suzanne Bleiberg-Sepperson and Jonathan Harounoff In this compelling episode of Antisemitism and the United Nations and in Society on hmTv, host Dr. Suzanne Bleiberg-Sepperson speaks with Jonathan Harounoff, international spokesperson and senior communications advisor for Israel’s mission to the United Nations an...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Legacy Chronicles on hmTv, Zachary Graulich speaks with Janet Horvath, second-generation Holocaust survivor, acclaimed cellist, author, and educator, about her family’s extraordinary story of survival, silence, discovery, and legacy. Janet reflects on her parents’ lives in Budapest during the Holocaust, their survival against impossible odds, and the ye...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 475 Voices Illuminated with Judy Liman featuring Judy Umansky hmTv – Humanity Matters Series In this lively and engaging episode of Voices Illuminated , host Judy Liman welcomes renowned Mahjong instructor Judy Umansky for a fascinating conversation about one of America’s most beloved and rapidly growing social games: American Mahjong. Known as the “Mahjong Queen,” Umansky has...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Description – Ep 473 It’s All About the Children with Carin Bail & Sami Steigman hmTv | Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of It’s All About the Children , co-host Carin Bail sits down with Holocaust survivor, educator, and motivational speaker Sami Steigman for an honest conversation about the next...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 474 Legacy Chronicles: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future Host: Donna Rosenblum | Guest: Gilda Zirinsky hmTv | Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County In this moving episode of Legacy Chronicles , Donna Rosenblum, Director of Education at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County, sits down with Holocaust survivor Gilda Zirinsky to exp...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | The Fog of War and Humanity Ep. 472 Rich Acritelli with guest Mai Pham (Part 3) In the concluding episode of this three-part conversation, host Rich Acritelli continues his discussion with author Kwan Mai Pham about her memoir A Bridge from Saigon and the lifelong impact of fleeing Vietnam as a child refugee. Moving beyond her escape and early adjustment to America, Mai ref...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | The Fog of War and Humanity Ep. 471 Rich Acritelli with guest Mai Pham (Part 2) In Part 2 of this compelling conversation, host Rich Acritelli continues his interview with author Kwan Mai Pham, exploring the complex family history and emotional aftermath behind her memoir, A Bridge from Saigon . Mai reveals that her relatives were split across both sides of Vietnam’s confli...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | The Fog of War and Humanity Ep. 470 Rich Acritelli with guest Mai Pham (Part 1) In Episode 470 of The Fog of War and Humanity , host Rich Acritelli welcomes author Kwan Mai Pham for a powerful and deeply human conversation about her memoir, A Bridge from Saigon . Mai begins by sharing one of her most vivid childhood memories: escaping South Vietnam at age seven aboard a car...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Influential Origins Ep. 469 Influential Origins with Alan Mindel and guest Simon Deng (Part 3) featuring Charles Jacobs In Part 3 of this gripping series, Alan Mindel is joined by human rights activist Charles Jacobs to explain how the world finally confronted the hidden reality Simon Deng described: modern-day slavery and mass atrocities in Sudan and beyond. Jacobs traces...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Influential Origins Ep. 467 Influential Origins with Alan Mindel and guest Simon Deng (Part 1) In this deeply powerful opening episode, Alan Mindel sits down with human rights activist and former Sudanese slave Simon Deng to explore his earliest memories growing up along the White Nile in South Sudan. Deng shares what life was like inside the Shilluk kingdom, a peaceful Chr...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Influential Origins Ep. 468 Influential Origins with Alan Mindel and guest Simon Deng (Part 2) In Part 2 of this extraordinary conversation, Simon Deng moves from witnessing violence to living through one of the world’s least-discussed realities: modern-day slavery. Deng explains the meaning of the word abid — a term used in Sudan to label Black Africans as “slave” — and de...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 4 of The Fog of War and Humanity , host Richard Acritelli sits with Vietnam veteran Clarence F. Simpson for a wide-ranging conversation that connects military service, family legacy, and the lifelong impact of war. Clarence shares a remarkable discovery about his Uncle Larry, a quiet family man who revealed late in life that he served with the Tuskegee Airmen as an Army Ai...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 5 of The Fog of War and Humanity , host Richard Acritelli concludes his extended conversation with Vietnam veteran Clarence F. Simpson by focusing on what has become Clarence’s “second mission” after the war: serving other veterans. Clarence discusses his long involvement with Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 11 in Suffolk County and the group’s guiding principle, never...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 3 of The Fog of War and Humanity , host Richard Acritelli continues his powerful conversation with Vietnam veteran Clarence F. Simpson as Clarence recalls landing in South Vietnam at just 19 years old and confronting a world of oppressive heat, relentless rain, and constant danger. He describes building a tent city near Dau Tieng and the Michelin rubber plantation, the rea...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv The Fog of War and Humanity – Episode 462 Host: Richard Acritelli | Guest: Clarence F. Simpson (Part 1) In this opening chapter of a powerful conversation, Richard Acritelli sits down with Vietnam War veteran Clarence F. Simpson to explore the life experiences that shaped the soldier long before he ever put on a uniform. Clarence reflects on his childhood growing up in Harlem...