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Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart (hmTv) Episode 452: Doron Keren – Beneath the Lightless Sky (Part 2) Host: Arnie Herz In this moving continuation of Habits of a Whole Heart , Arnie Herz sits down again with Doron Keren to explore the meaning behind his grandfather’s Holocaust memoir Beneath the Lightless Sky . After recounting the dramatic survival story in Part 1, this episode turns to t...

Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart (hmTv) Episode 453 – Ron “Yogi” Brent (Part 1) Host: Arnie Herz What happens when someone walks away from the dream life most people chase? In Part 1 of this deeply reflective conversation, Arnie Herz sits down with longtime friend Ron “Yogi” Brent, a spiritual teacher, scholar of Eastern philosophy, and co-founder of Know Your Muse . After a profound awake...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Humanity Matters Series Episode 450 – The Israeli Bond (Part 3 – Finale) Host: Gal Swisa Cohen Guest: Amit Yaacov In the final installment of their three-part series, Gal Swisa Cohen and IDF reserve captain Amit Yaacov move from explanation to the hardest question of all: what now? After examining the history of the Haredi draft debate and the practical challenges inside th...

Send us Fan Mail Habits of a Whole Heart (hmTv) Episode 452: Doron Keren – Beneath the Lightless Sky (Part 2) Host: Arnie Herz In Part 2 of Habits of a Whole Heart , Arnie Herz continues his deeply meaningful conversation with Doron Keren, grandson of Holocaust survivor Ignacy Heger and the translator and publisher of the memoir Beneath the Lightless Sky . Moving beyond the historical events, this...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Humanity Matters Series Episode 447 – The Fog of War and Humanity (Part 3) Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Mike Williams In the concluding chapter of his story, Air Force veteran Mike Williams reflects on the war that followed him home. After returning from Ubon Air Base in Thailand in 1970, Mike built a life, raised a family, and pursued education and a career, but the emot...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Humanity Matters Series Episode 448 – The Israeli Bond (Part 1) Host: Gal Swisa Cohen Guest: Amit Yaacov In this opening episode of the Israel Today mini-series, Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with IDF reserve captain and former Head of the Haredi Department in the Israeli Ground Forces, Amit Yaacov, to unpack one of the most explosive debates in Israel today: the Haredi draft....

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Humanity Matters Series Episode 449 – The Israeli Bond (Part 2) Host: Gal Swisa Cohen Guest: Amit Yaacov In Part 2 of their in-depth discussion, Gal Swisa Cohen and IDF reserve captain Amit Yaacov move from history into reality: what actually happens when a Haredi soldier enters the Israeli army? Why can’t Israel simply draft the Haredim and end the controversy? The answer,...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Description – hmTv | Humanity Matters Series Episode 445 – The Fog of War and Humanity (Part 1) Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Mike Williams In Part 1 of this new veteran series, Richard Acritelli sits down with Air Force veteran Mike Williams to trace the journey that led a Queens kid into the Vietnam era military. Mike reflects on growing up in Ridgewood, New York, livin...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Humanity Matters Series Episode 446 – The Fog of War and Humanity (Part 2) Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Mike Williams In Part 2 of his story, Air Force veteran Mike Williams moves from stateside service into the reality of the Vietnam War in Southeast Asia. After building a life with his young wife while stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Mike receives orders sending him...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv | Humanity Matters Series Episode 444 – Habits of a Whole Heart Host: Arnie Herz Guest: Dr. Valentin Fuster In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Arnie Herz welcomes one of the most respected physicians in the world, legendary cardiologist Dr. Valentin Fuster. A global leader in cardiovascular research, prevention, and patient care, Dr. Fuster has spent decades studyi...

Send us Fan Mail The UN, Society, and Antisemitism – Episode 442 (Part 1) Host: Susanne Seperson Guest: Elias Saratovsky In this opening installment of The UN, Society, and Antisemitism, host Susanne Seperson welcomes Elias Saratovsky, President and CEO of the Birthright Israel Foundation. Saratovsky shares his personal story as the grandson of Holocaust survivors and the child of Soviet Jewish im...

Send us Fan Mail hmTv The UN, Society, and Antisemitism – Episode 443 (Part 2) Host: Susanne Seperson Guest: Elias Saratovsky In Part 2 of The UN, Society, and Antisemitism , host Susanne Seperson continues her in-depth conversation with Elias Saratovsky, President and CEO of the Birthright Israel Foundation. The discussion moves from personal identity and education to some of today’s most difficu...

Send us Fan Mail The Israeli Bond (hmTv) Episode 441 | Part 2 – Gal Swisa Cohen with Rick Lewis In Part 2 of The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen continues her powerful conversation with Rick Lewis, CEO of the Mid-Island YJCC and the Suffolk YJCC. Moving beyond headlines and into lived experience, Rick explains why Jewish institutions today cannot afford silence and why visibility, pride, and c...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Description – The Israeli Bond (hmTv) Episode 440 – Rick Lewis (Part 1) Host: Gal Swisa Cohen In this compelling first installment of The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with veteran Jewish community leader Rick Lewis, CEO of the Mid-Island YJCC and Suffolk YJCC. After more than four decades in Jewish communal service, Rick has built a reputation as a turnaro...

Send us Fan Mail Legacy Chronicles: Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future Episode 439 – Felice Katz Host: Donna Rosenblum | hmTv In this deeply moving episode of Legacy Chronicles , Donna Rosenblum sits down with second-generation Holocaust survivor Felice Katz to explore memory, inheritance, and responsibility across generations. Felice shares the powerful story of her parents, Julian (Yachil)...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity Episode 438 – Dennis Moran (Part 5) Host: Richard Acritelli | Guest: Dennis Moran | hmTv In the concluding chapter of this powerful five-part conversation, Vietnam veteran Dennis Moran shares some of the most personal and lasting memories of his service. He recounts a devastating air-mobile operation in which several close friends were killed moments af...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity Episode 437 – Dennis Moran (Part 4) Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Dennis Moran In Part 4 of this powerful series, Vietnam veteran Dennis Moran takes listeners deeper into his experiences during the Cambodian campaign of 1970. What begins as a recollection of a beautiful countryside quickly turns into a stark account of ambushes, unexploded bombs, airst...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity, Episode 436 (Dennis Moran Part 3) In Part 3 of this powerful conversation, host Richard Acritelli continues his discussion with Vietnam veteran Dennis Moran as the memories grow more intense and personal. Dennis recounts river patrols near the Cambodian border, helicopter insertions under fire, and the daily dangers of walking point through rice paddie...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity – Episode 435 (Part 2) Host: Richard Acritelli | Guest: Dennis Moran In Part 2 of this deeply personal conversation, Vietnam veteran Dennis Moran continues sharing his journey from Long Island teenager to infantry soldier in the jungles of South Vietnam. Dennis recalls the moment he learned he was being deployed just days after the moon landing, the emo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 434 – The Fog of War and Humanity (Part 1) Host: Richard Acritelli Guest: Vietnam Veteran Dennis Moran Network: hmTv | Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County In Part 1 of this powerful conversation, host Richard Acritelli sits down with Vietnam veteran Dennis Moran to trace the road from a Long Island childhood to the doorstep of war. Dennis recalls growi...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 433 Host: Gaitley Stevenson Mathews Guest: Lora Cusumano In this uplifting episode, Gaitley Stevenson Mathews sits down with community leader Lora Cusumano, Chair of Beautification for the City of Glen Cove and the driving force behind the Visit Glen Cove & Sea Cliff initiative. From her early days as a competitive figure skater and child model commuting into Manhattan...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Description — Episode 432: Many Voices One Community Host: Gaitley Stevenson Mathews Guest: Ben Farnan In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode, Gaitley Stevenson Mathews sits down with longtime Glen Cove leader and Korean War veteran Ben Farnan, a man whose life mirrors nearly a century of American history and community service. At 96 years young, Ben reflects on gro...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 431 | The Israeli Bond (hmTv) What happens when your childhood is split between two countries, two cultures, and two identities? In this episode of The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with Jewish Agency emissary Maya Yaron to explore her life growing up in both Israel and Vancouver, Canada, and how those experiences shaped who she is today. Maya shares the emotio...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 430 | Unmasked. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Host: Bali Lerner Guest: Rawan Osman In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, HMTC Executive Director Bali Lerner sits down with activist and speaker Rawan Osman, who describes herself as a “recovered anti-Semite.” Raised in Lebanon and educated in a cultural environment where hatred of Jews was normalized, Rawan shares the r...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 429: The Past Has an Afterlife In this meaningful episode of The Past Has an Afterlife on hmTv, host Gilad Avrahami sits down with Linda Burghardt , scholar in residence at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County , to explore the power of historical fiction in Holocaust education. Marking the HMTC Book Club’s 50th session, the conversation dives into why st...