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Send us Fan Mail Ep. 378 — The Fog of War and Humanity: Sgt. Joseph A. Cognitore (Part 2) In Part 2 of this conversation, host Richard Acritelli continues his discussion with Vietnam veteran Sgt. Joseph Cognitore — beginning with Joe’s arrival in South Vietnam and his abrupt initiation into the realities of combat life. Joe describes landing at Cam Ranh Bay, being shipped to the Central Highlands,...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 377 — The Fog of War and Humanity: Sgt. Joseph A. Cognitore (Part 1) In this episode, Richard Acritelli sits down with Sgt. Joseph A. Cognitore — drafted out of college at the height of the Vietnam War — to talk about the moment everything in his life turned upside down. Joe shares the difficult decision to serve, the quiet influence of his World War II–era father and uncles,...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Montgomery “Monty” Granger pulls back the curtain on life inside Guantanamo Bay following 9/11 — where ethics, fear, compassion, and national security collided in real time. Hosted by Richard Acritelli, this episode explores what it meant to care for detainees considered “unlawful combatants,” why the military chose to operate within the sp...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 376 — The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli & Montgomery “Monty” Granger (Part 3) Podcast Description In Part 3 of this gripping series, Montgomery “Monty” Granger takes us beyond Guantanamo and into the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan — where chaos, morality, and duty collide every single day. Hosted by Richard Acritelli, this conversation looks unflinch...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 374 — The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli & Montgomery “Monty” Granger (Part 1) Forward-looking, honest, and grounded — without glossing over the hard parts. Podcast Description In Part 1 of this three-part conversation, Montgomery “Monty” Granger takes us back to the weeks and months after September 11, when the U.S. military was suddenly thrust into unfami...

Send us Fan Mail The Israeli Bond Ep. 373 (Part 2) In this follow-up conversation, host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes back Beata Schulman to explore the complicated — and surprisingly hopeful — relationship between Israel and Poland . Together, they dig into: why Poland has become one of the safest destinations in Europe for Israelis and Jews how “Holocaust tourism” shaped perceptions — and how those t...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 372 | The Israeli Bond (Part 1) In this episode, Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with Dr. Beata Schulman to explore a childhood shaped by silence, survival, and rediscovery. Growing up in post-war Poland behind the Iron Curtain, Beata had no idea she was Jewish. Her family had hidden their identity for safety — like so many others who survived the Holocaust and chose anonymity over r...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 371 Legacy Chronicles | hmTv Host: Zachary Graulich Guest: Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson In this powerful episode of Legacy Chronicles , host Zachary Graulich sits down with Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson, a second-generation Holocaust survivor, scholar, and global advocate, to explore how memory becomes mission and legacy becomes action. Dr. Seperson reflects on her parents’ s...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 370: The Israeli Bond — David Black (Part 3) In the final installment of this three-part series on The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down once more with David Black for an unflinching conversation about the realities facing Jewish communities in the aftermath of October 7. David reflects on the immediate global response to the attacks, the surge of antisemitism acros...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 369: The Israeli Bond — David Black (Part 2) In Part Two of this powerful conversation on The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen continues her in-depth discussion with David Black, former Executive Director of the C. Jacobson JCC and founder of the Randy Wobo-Melinsky Center for Israel on Long Island. David shares the thinking, instincts, and partnerships that led to the creat...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 368 – The Israeli Bond | David Black (Part 1) Hosted by Gal Swisa Cohen | hmTv What does it mean to be Jewish first as a people —and only then as a faith? And how does Israel shape that identity for Jews living in the diaspora? In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with David Black, recently retired Executive Director of the Sid Jacobson JCC of...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 367 – The Butterfly Effect With Gilad Avrahami & Bernie Furshpan | hmTv In this thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, Gilad Avrahami and Bernie Furshpan explore the powerful idea of the Butterfly Effect—the notion that small actions can ripple outward in ways we may never fully see or predict. Beginning with its scientific roots in chaos theory and moving into lived hum...

Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes – Episode 366 | Frank Pesce Host: Bernie Furshpan | hmTv In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes , Bernie Furshpan sits down with faith leader and bridge-builder Frank Pesce , founder of Swords into Plowshares (S2PS) , for a deeply personal and forward-looking conversation about hope, responsibility, and action in uncertain times. Frank shares the vision behind...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 365 – Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz & Cantor Shlomi Rabin A Hanukkah & Yud Tes Kislev Special — Lighting the Inner and Outer World In this heart-warming holiday episode, host Arnie Herz welcomes Cantor Shlomi Rabin back to Habits of a Whole Heart for a spirited exploration of two luminous celebrations — Yud Tes Kislev, the “New Year of Chassidus,” and Hanukka...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 364: The Dana Download with Jen Aks In this uplifting episode of The Dana Download , host Dana Arschin welcomes coach, author, and TEDx speaker Jen Aks , founder of The Power of Gesture , for a conversation that blends intuition, healing, Jewish identity, and the courage to rewrite your life. With Dana’s six-year-old daughter Maya co-hosting from her lap, the episode takes...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 362 — The Past Has an Afterlife Guest: Trevor Stern | Host: Gilad Avrahami | hmTv / HMTC** In this inaugural episode of The Past Has an Afterlife, Programs and Development Coordinator Gilad Avrahami sits down with scholar Trevor Stern for a riveting dive into the world of collective memory — how we inherit it, how we shape it, and how it shapes us. Trevor, a PhD candidate...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 363   The Past Has an Afterlife with Gilad Avrahami & Guest Trevor Stern (Part 2) on hmTv In this powerful continuation of their conversation, host Gilad Avrahami welcomes back Trevor Stern for an honest, unvarnished look at Jewish student life across three countries and three elite universities. From Haverford to Oxford to Edinburgh, Trevor traces how his casual expectati...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 361 — Legacy Chronicles Guest: Sharon Feder | Host: Donna Rosenblum In this deeply human episode of Legacy Chronicles , Director of Education Donna Rosenblum sits down with second-generation survivor Sharon Feder to explore the extraordinary arc of one woman’s journey — from a 14-year-old Hungarian girl deported to Auschwitz to a resilient mother who rebuilt her life in Am...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 360: Inheriting Memory with Rebecca Sparacio & guest Aaron Sokolov** In this powerful episode of Inheriting Memory , host Rebecca Sparacio sits down with high school student Aaron Sokolov — a young voice learning what it means to inherit trauma, resilience, and responsibility from a Holocaust survivor in his own family. Aaron recalls the moment he first learned his great-g...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 359: The Fog of War and Humanity Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Miguel A. Logreira hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center In this gripping third installment, Richard Acritelli continues his conversation with Miguel A. Logreira — a multilingual U.S. Army intelligence veteran whose life reads like a front-row seat to history. Miguel recounts witnessing the fall of the...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 356: The Fog of War and Humanity Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Jenny Chan hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center In this riveting continuation of her conversation with host Richard Acritelli, researcher and historian Jenny Chan pulls back the curtain on one of the most brutal and often overlooked chapters of World War II: the Japanese invasion of China and the Rape...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 357: The Fog of War and Humanity Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Miguel A. Logreira hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center In this riveting first chapter of Miguel A. Logreira’s journey, host Richard Acritelli sits down with a Bronx-born soldier whose life defied every expectation. Miguel grew up ten blocks from Yankee Stadium, hated school, dropped out in 10th grade...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 358 The Fog of War and Humanity Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Miguel Laguerre hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center In this powerful second installment of his multi-part conversation, host Richard Acritelli sits down with veteran Miguel Laguerre to explore a story of grit, service, identity, and transformation — from a rough childhood in the Bronx to more than 20 y...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 354: Ordinary Heroes Host: Bernie Furshpan Guest: Dr. Philip Jacobs hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center In this gripping and unfiltered episode of Ordinary Heroes , Bernie Furshpan welcomes Dr. Philip Jacobs — philanthropist, activist, and outspoken Jewish community leader — for a conversation that pulls no punches. Together they explore one of the most unsettling...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 355: The Fog of War and Humanity Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Jenny Chan hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center In this gripping first installment of a two-part conversation, host Richard Acritelli welcomes researcher and nonprofit founder Jenny Chan for a chilling dive into one of World War II’s least-taught chapters — Japanese war crimes in Asia. Jenny retraces h...