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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...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv The Fog of War and Humanity – Episode 463 Host: Richard Acritelli | Guest: Clarence F. Simpson (Part 2) In Part 2 of this compelling conversation, Vietnam veteran Clarence F. Simpson continues his story with host Richard Acritelli, moving from training grounds in the United States to the moment his unit entered the war. Clarence describes his time at Fort Lewis, Washington, w...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | The Israeli Bond – Episode 461 (Part 2) Host: Gal Swisa Cohen Guest: Orly Regev In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Gal Swisa Cohen continues her interview with Orly Regev, a Long Island mother of three whose twin sons enlisted in the IDF as lone combat soldiers and served through October 7 and the Iron Swords War. Orly recounts the terrifying hours when the war began...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | The Israeli Bond – Episode 460 (Part 1) Host: Gal Swisa Cohen Guest: Orly Regev What leads American-born teenagers to volunteer for the Israeli Army? In this deeply personal opening conversation, Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with Orly Regev, a Long Island CPA and mother of three, whose twin sons chose a path very different from the typical American high school graduate. Accept...

Send us Fan Mail Disrupting Hate (Ep. 459)  Host: Ken Schachter | Guest: Jessica Levin In this important episode of Disrupting Hate on hmTv, Ken Schachter speaks with Jessica Levin, Executive Director of the TEL Institute, about a powerful but often overlooked idea: antisemitism cannot be understood unless people first understand the Jewish story. Founded with writer Dara Horn, the TEL Institute i...

Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart Episode 458 (Part 2): From Conflict to Clarity – Practical Tools for Resolving Disputes Host: Arnie Herz Guest: Simeon Baum Conflict is unavoidable. Destructive conflict is not. In Part 2 of this thoughtful conversation, mediator and trainer Simeon Baum returns to move from philosophy into practice. After exploring the inner mindset of a mediator in Part 1,...

Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart Episode 457 (Part 1): Listening Before Solving – The Inner Life of a Mediator Host: Arnie Herz Guest: Simeon Baum Before conflicts can be resolved, something more important has to happen first: someone has to truly listen. In this first of a two-part conversation, Arnie Herz welcomes renowned mediator and trainer Simeon Baum, president of Resolve Mediation...

Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart (Episode 455, Part 1) Host: Arnie Herz Guest: William Spencer Series: Humanity Matters / hmTv What would make a 22-year-old with a good job, a comfortable life, and a clear future suddenly quit everything… and ride a bicycle from London to India? In this remarkable first conversation, Arnie Herz sits down with longtime friend William Spencer to explore the...

Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart (Episode 456, Part 2) Host: Arnie Herz Guest: William Spencer Series: Humanity Matters / hmTv In Part 2 of this engaging conversation, Arnie Herz continues his discussion with William Spencer, moving beyond the remarkable bicycle journey from London to India and into the deeper lessons it sparked for the rest of his life. After returning home transformed, W...

Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart (hmTv) Episode 454 – Ron “Yogi” Brent (Part 2) Host: Arnie Herz How do you actually live a more aware life, not just talk about it? In Part 2 of Arnie Herz’s conversation with Ron “Yogi” Brent, the discussion moves from philosophy to practice. Yogi explains the origins of Know Your Muse , a creative and contemplative process designed to help people discover...