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Send us Fan Mail Kibitz with Keren | Ep. 725: Amy and John Pregulman, Dignity for Survivors | HMTC A nearly empty refrigerator changed the course of Amy and John Pregulman’s lives. A 94-year-old Holocaust survivor had used her grocery money to repair her air conditioner and planned to buy food the following month. On Kibitz with Keren, host Doron Keren speaks with the founders of Kavod about trans...

Send us Fan Mail Putting the Brakes on Bullying | Ep. 726: Bob Policastro, Angela’s Legacy of Care | HMTC After losing his daughter Angela, Bob Policastro made a promise: families caring for medically fragile children should never have to face the same lack of support alone. On Putting the Brakes on Bullying, host Samantha Sosnik speaks with the founder and executive director of Angela’s House abo...

Send us Fan Mail The Dana Download | Ep. 724: Eitan Barokas, Stories Beyond the Numbers | HMTC Artist Eitan Barokas traveled to Israel expecting to spend three weeks documenting stories. He stayed for two months, listening to survivors, residents of communities near Gaza, and families of hostages whose lives had changed on October 7. On The Dana Download, host Dana Arschin speaks with the Israeli...

Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes | Ep. 723: Gal Swisa Cohen, Finding Home Between Israel and America | HMTC When Gal Swisa Cohen moved with her family from Israel to Long Island in August 2023, she expected to support her husband’s three-year mission while building a new life. Less than two months later, their plans changed, and connecting Israel with the Long Island Jewish community became a fami...

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Send us Fan Mail Kibitz with Keren | Ep. 721: Daniel Paisner, Preserving Christine Keren’s Story, Part 2 | HMTC A conversation at a school bus stop helped preserve a Holocaust survivor’s voice for generations. In Part 2 of Kibitz with Keren, host Doron Keren continues his conversation with journalist, novelist, podcaster, and ghostwriter Daniel Paisner. They revisit how Daniel came to collaborate...

Send us Fan Mail Kibitz with Keren | Ep. 720: Daniel Paisner, Writing in Someone Else’s Voice, Part 1 | HMTC What does it take to tell someone else’s story while preserving the voice that makes it theirs? In Part 1 of Kibitz with Keren, host Doron Keren welcomes friend and neighbor Daniel Paisner, a journalist, novelist, podcaster, and ghostwriter whose more than 80 books include 17 New York Times...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity | Ep. 718: Tony Nassisi, Building a Life After the Navy, Part 2 | HMTC Tony Nassisi left the Navy in 1960 ready to build a family, a career, and a home on Long Island. The work ethic guiding him began with immigrant grandparents who helped build America. In Part 2 of The Fog of War and Humanity, host Rich Acritelli continues his conversation with Tony a...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity | Ep. 719: Tony Nassisi, More Than a Meal, Part 3 | HMTC At nearly 90, Navy veteran Tony Nassisi remains fiercely independent. A weekly delivery from Cooking for Long Island Veterans gives him more than prepared food. It saves difficult shopping trips, reduces the work of cooking, and connects him with people who care. In Part 3 of The Fog of War and Hu...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity | Ep. 717: Tony Nassisi, A Navy Life at Sea, Part 1 | HMTC At 89, Navy veteran Anthony “Tony” Nassisi still remembers Bronx neighborhoods, Yankee Stadium bleacher seats, the engine room, and the friendships formed at sea. On The Fog of War and Humanity, host Rich Acritelli welcomes Rena Sylvester and Tony, one of the veterans served by Cooking for Long...

Send us Fan Mail The Fog of War and Humanity | Ep. 716: Rena Sylvester, Cooking for Veterans | HMTC What began with boxes of movies, popcorn, hand warmers, and letters to service members in Iraq became a lasting mission to feed Long Island veterans. On The Fog of War and Humanity, host Richard Acritelli welcomes Rena Marie Sylvester, retired educator and founder of Cooking for Long Island Veterans...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins | Ep. 713: Andrea Bolender, The Burden of the Privilege, Part 1 | HMTC Andrea Bolender’s father survived Auschwitz, forced labor in coal mines, a death march, and the murder of nearly his entire immediate family. Decades later, his recorded testimony revealed truths Andrea had never been able to hear. On Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel welcomes Andrea, Ch...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins | Ep. 714: Andrea Bolender, Returning to Poland, Part 2 | HMTC Andrea Bolender returns to Poland not as a tourist, but as a daughter tracing the footsteps of a father whose childhood and family were stolen by the Holocaust. In Part 2 of Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel speaks with Andrea about the March of the Living, meeting Dana Arschin Kraslow, and the...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins | Ep. 715: Andrea Bolender, Speaking Up Against Hate, Part 3 | HMTC A routine visit to a local Facebook group exposed posts blaming Jews for community problems and calling for violence. Andrea Bolender decided silence was not an option. In Part 3 of Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel speaks with Andrea about discovering antisemitic content on a neighborhood...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins | Ep. 712: Kim Keiserman, Leadership and Public Service, Part 3 | HMTC What does responsible leadership look like when affordability, public safety, antisemitism, and community trust all demand attention? In Part 3 of Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel speaks with New York State Assembly candidate Kim Keiserman about challenges facing Long Island’s North Sho...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins | Ep. 711: Kim Keiserman, Teaching History After 9/11, Part 2 | HMTC Kim Keiserman had lived in Port Washington for only two months when September 11 changed her new community forever. In Part 2 of Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel continues his conversation with Kim about moving from the South to New York, embracing cultural and religious diversity, and fi...

Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins | Ep. 710: Kim Keiserman, Education and Civic Responsibility, Part 1 | HMTC Moving between ten addresses and eight schools before graduation taught Kim Keiserman how deeply community, education, and belonging shape a young person’s life. On Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel welcomes educator and community leader Kim Keiserman for Part 1 of a conversation ab...

Send us Fan Mail The UN, Society, and Antisemitism | Ep. 709: Ofir Dayan, Reclaiming the Narrative | HMTC Why did Israel shift in the Western imagination from vulnerable underdog to alleged oppressor? On The UN, Society, and Antisemitism, host Dr. Susanne Seperson speaks with Israeli researcher and author Ofir Dayan about her new book, Intifada Globalized: Why Young Westerners Are Turning Away fro...

Send us Fan Mail It's All About the Children | Ep. 708: Sheikh Musa Drammeh, Building Bridges, Part 2 | HMTC In Part 2, Sheikh Musa Drammeh challenges extremist interpretations of Islam and explains why he believes the Quran affirms religious freedom, shared Abrahamic traditions, and the Jewish connection to the Holy Land. Carin Bail and Sami Steigmann continue their conversation with the edu...

Send us Fan Mail How can we teach children to respect one another, take responsibility, and challenge hatred? It begins with the example we set and the conversations we are willing to have. In Part 1 of this conversation, hosts Carin Bail and Holocaust survivor Sami Steigman welcome educator, imam, and community organizer Sheikh Musa Drammeh. Born in The Gambia and raised in Senegal, Sheikh Musa s...

Send us Fan Mail The UN, Society and Antisemitism | Ep. 706: Itay Ken-Tor, Preserving October 7 Testimony | HMTC DESCRIPTION Two days after the October 7, 2023 attacks, filmmaker Itay Ken-Tor began helping survivors preserve their firsthand accounts. The result is Edut 710, an archive containing more than 2,100 filmed testimonies created with trauma-informed listening, ethical safeguards, and futu...

Send us Fan Mail Kibitz with Keren | Ep. 705: Sadie Herz, A Witness to a Witness | HMTC Sadie Herz entered UJA’s Witness Project expecting to learn from a Holocaust survivor. After hearing Christine Keren’s testimony, she realized that learning was not enough. She had become responsible for carrying the story forward. On Kibitz with Keren, host Doron Keren speaks with the high school senior who wa...

Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes | Ep. 704: Julie Budd, From Brooklyn to Sinatra and Beyond | HMTC At 15, Julie Budd walked into a Las Vegas rehearsal and discovered that the person blowing kisses from the wings was Frank Sinatra. He had personally chosen her to open his show and later asked her to keep the American Songbook alive. On Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan welcomes his friend for a...

Send us Fan Mail The Dana Download | Ep. 703: Daniella Rabbani, Carrying Yiddish Forward | HMTC Yiddish first surrounded Daniella Rabbani as the adults’ language, spoken by her Holocaust survivor grandparents but not passed directly to her. Years later, music helped her reclaim it. On The Dana Download, host Dana Arschin Kraslow speaks with the actor and singer about her Ashkenazi and Sephardic ro...

Send us Fan Mail The Dana Download | Ep. 702: Lynne Goldberg - Catching Your Breath | HMTC After two cancer diagnoses, the end of a 20-year marriage, her daughter leaving for college, and a major career change, Lynne Goldberg faced a question: What comes next? On The Dana Download, host Dana Arschin Kraslow speaks with the author of Catching Your Breath, meditation teacher, speaker, and co-founder...