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  Ep 701: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest Dr Greg Weiner on hmTv 09.09.2026 27min

  Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes | Ep. 701: Dr. Greg Weiner - First Jewish President of a Catholic University | HMTC Growing up in the only Jewish family in a small Texas town taught Dr. Greg Weiner that a strong identity can make genuine friendship across differences possible. Today, as the first Jewish president of a Catholic university, he brings that lesson to higher education. In Episode 700 of Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with the Assumption University president about ...
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  Ep 700: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest Dena Schusterman on hmTv 08.09.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes | Ep. 700: Dena Schusterman - The Stories We Carry | HMTC A little girl once asked her father to carry her on a long walk to synagogue. He answered, “I’ll carry you with my stories.” For Dena Schusterman, that childhood memory reveals how family stories give us strength, shape identity, and sometimes need to be reexamined. On Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with the author of Stories Carry: We All Carry Them. Some Even Carry Us. about faith, famil...
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  Ep 699: Putting the Brakes on Bullying with Samantha Sosnik and guest David Ben-Arie on hmTv 06.09.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail Putting the Brakes on Bullying | Ep. 699: David Ben-Arie - Naming the Harm, Part 2 | HMTC David Ben-Arie spent years minimizing the bullying and antisemitism he experienced as a child. If others had endured worse, he reasoned, perhaps what happened to him did not count. Only later did he recognize that dismissing the harm delayed his ability to heal. In Part 2 of Putting the Brakes on Bullying, host Samantha Sosnik welcomes David back for a candid discussion about childhood h...
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  Ep 698 Unmasked. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. with Bali Lerner and guests Nicole LaMorte & Denise Paredes on hmTv 04.09.2026 41min

  Send us Fan Mail Unmasked. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. | Ep. 698: Remembering Mark and September 11 | HMTC Mark had been promoted to broker six days before September 11, 2001. A meeting on the 92nd floor of the North Tower placed him where he normally would not have been, while his wife, Nicole LaMorte, began the morning believing he was safely at work blocks away. On Unmasked. Unfiltered. Unapologetic., host Bali Lerner speaks with Nicole and her sister, Denise Paredes, about the hours of unce...
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  Ep 697: The Dana Download with Dana Arschin and guest Marsha Silverman on hmTv 04.09.2026 27min

  Send us Fan Mail The Dana Download | Ep. 697: Marsha Silverman - A 9/11 Survivor’s Story | HMTC Marsha Silverman stepped off the subway beneath the World Trade Center just as the first plane struck. Minutes later, standing outside, she heard the second plane overhead and understood that the attack was intentional. Her instinct was simple: get away. On The Dana Download, host Dana Arschin Kraslow speaks with her friend, a former Glen Cove City Councilwoman and longtime finance professional, ab...
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  Ep 696: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest Bonnie Aliazzo on hmTv 03.09.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes | Ep. 696: Bonnie Aliazzo - One Believer Can Change the World | HMTC A childhood lesson in the Golden Rule became a lifelong commitment to fairness, peace, and protecting children. Bonnie Aliazzo carried that lesson from the tennis court and courtroom into a creative movement built around one belief: one person can change the world. On Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with the retired New York State attorney about the prejudice she witnessed, her...
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  Ep 695: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Noah Ehrlich on hmTv 02.09.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Raised by Survivors | Ep. 695: Noah Ehrlich - Witnessing Jewish Life in Poland | HMTC A week in Poland left Bernie Furshpan and Noah Ehrlich changed. Traveling with leaders from Jewish organizations, they encountered centuries of Jewish life, sites of unimaginable destruction, and communities working to rebuild connection and memory. On Raised by Survivors, Noah, Director of Development at USC Shoah Foundation, reflects on visits to Warsaw, Kraków, Auschwitz, Łódź, the POLIN ...
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  Ep 694: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest John Tantillo on hmTv 02.09.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes | Ep. 694: John Tantillo - Can Unity Be Marketed? | HMTC Marketing can sell a product, build a movement, or persuade people to fear their neighbors. Can those same tools be used to promote unity, empathy, and shared purpose? On Ordinary Heroes, Bernie Furshpan speaks with Dr. John Tantillo, branding expert, author, educator, and longtime commentator, about the emotional power of brands. John explains his NAV system of noun, adjective, and verb, and how a clear...
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  Ep 693: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guests Zena Frey & Susan McClelland on hmTv 02.09.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail Raised by Survivors | Ep. 693: Zena Frey & Susan McClelland - The Story of Honor | HMTC At twelve years old, Leizer “Leon” Buchwald was forced to become a man. For three years, he survived the Holocaust by hiding in caves, forests, and the attic of a Ukrainian Catholic family that refused to surrender its humanity. On Raised by Survivors, Bernie Furshpan speaks with Leon’s daughter, Zena Buchwald Frey, and author Susan McClelland about Honor, the award-winning young adult...
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  Ep 692: Education in Motion with Donna Rosenblum and guest Phyllis Abrams on hmTv 01.09.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail Education in Motion | Ep. 692: Phyllis Abrams - Teaching History One Student at a Time | HMTC After decades in education, film writing, healthcare communications, and business, Phyllis Abrams found a new calling close to home: guiding students through HMTC. On Education in Motion, Donna Rosenblum speaks with Phyllis about becoming a Holocaust docent. She began by shadowing school tours for a year, advanced to co-leading tours, and eventually guided groups independently. Her g...
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  Ep 691: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Carolyn Enger on hmTv 01.09.2026 55min

  Send us Fan Mail Raised by Survivors | Ep. 691: Carolyn Enger - Recognizing Hate’s Warning Signs | HMTC Children of survivors often inherit an extra antenna for danger. For concert pianist Carolyn Enger and Bernie Furshpan, today’s surge of digital hatred makes that vigilance feel urgently relevant. On Raised by Survivors, they examine how words, lies, stereotypes, silence, and algorithms can normalize cruelty before violence begins. Their conversation explores social-media silos, misinformat...
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  Ep 690: Voices Illuminated with Judy Liman and guest Marc Karimzadeh on hmTv 28.08.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail Voices Illuminated | Ep. 690: Marc Karimzadeh - Fashion, Memory and Jewish Pride | HMTC Marc Karimzadeh once read fashion magazines under his duvet with a flashlight. That private teenage passion in Hamburg became a career chronicling and shaping American fashion. On Voices Illuminated, host Judy Liman speaks with the CFDA’s Senior Director of Content and Communications about his Persian and Ashkenazi Jewish roots, journalism career, and work confronting antisemitism within t...
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  Ep 689: Influential Origins with Alan Mindel and guest Michael Trager on hmTv 27.08.2026 46min

  Send us Fan Mail Influential Origins | Ep. 689: Michael Trager - Cara’s Legacy and a Call for Safety | After 47 years of marriage, Michael Trager lost his wife, Cara Sellinger Trager, in a fatal traffic collision while they were walking home together in Queens. On Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel speaks with Michael about Cara’s life as a journalist, mother, grandmother, proud Jew, and devoted community member. Michael recalls their first meeting, marriage at Temple Torah, raising ...
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  Ep 688: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Matilde Broder on hmTv 26.08.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Raised by Survivors | Ep. 688: Matilde Broder - Greek Jewish Survival and Legacy | HMTC After Auschwitz, two Greek Jewish survivors made their way to Paris, met in a holding camp, and began the family the Nazis had tried to erase. On Raised by Survivors, Bernie Furshpan speaks with Matilde Broder about her parents, Sephardic Jews whose families had lived in Greece for generations. Matilde recounts her mother’s will to live, her father’s forced labor, acts of courage that save...
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  Ep 687: Legacy Chronicles with Zachary Graulich and guest Sophie Weisz on hmTv 26.08.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Legacy Chronicles | Ep. 687: Sophie Weisz - Carrying Holocaust Memory Forward | HMTC One school project about Anne Frank opened Sophie Weisz’s path into her own family’s Holocaust history. Today, as a fourth-generation descendant of survivors, she is helping shape how memory will be carried forward. On Legacy Chronicles, Zachary Graulich speaks with Sophie about leading her school’s Holocaust Remembrance Day program and interning at HMTC. She reflects on survivor Rosalie Simo...
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  Ep 686: Education in Motion with Donna Rosenblum and guest Howard Merims on hmTv 25.08.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail Education in Motion | Ep. 686: Howard Merims — From Principal to Holocaust Educator | HMTC After 43 years in public education, Howard “Howie” Merims found a new classroom at HMTC. Donna Rosenblum welcomes the retired teacher, assistant principal, and principal to discuss why he chose Holocaust education as his next chapter. Howie reflects on the school communities that shaped his career and the survivor testimony that inspired him to give back. As he trains to become an HMTC ...
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  Ep 685 It's All About the Children with Carin Bail and Sami Steigman and guest Dan Cohen P2 on hmTv 25.08.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail It’s All About the Children | Ep. 685: Dan Cohen — From Awakening to Purpose, Part 2 | HMTC DESCRIPTION A father’s unexpected return to clarity becomes the beginning of a mission. In Part 2, Carin Bail and Sami Steigmann continue their conversation with author, podcaster, and storyteller Dan Cohen about love, memory, resilience, and the choices that shape a life. Dan describes the two days when his father, deep in dementia, suddenly spoke with clarity, recalled family milesto...
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  Ep 684: It's All About the Children with Carin Bail and Sami Steigman and guest Dan Cohen P1 on hmTv 25.08.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail It’s All About the Children | Ep. 684: Dan Cohen — A Father’s Awakening, Part 1 | HMTC A son’s memory of his father becomes a lesson in love, perspective, and inclusion. Carin Bail and Sami Steigmann welcome entrepreneur, author, podcast host, and storyteller Dan Cohen for Part 1 of a deeply personal conversation. Dan recalls the unconditional encouragement he received from his father, Herbie, and the realization that each member of his family experienced that love through a ...
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  Ep 683: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Ronit Lapid on hmTv 19.08.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail Raised by Survivors | Ep. 683: Ronit Lapid — Yemenite and Sephardic Jewish Heritage | HMTC A childhood friendship becomes a journey through Jewish memory, culture, and belonging. Bernie Furshpan reconnects with Ronit Lapid, whose family story links Brooklyn, Yemen, Spain, Greece, Turkey, and Jerusalem. Ronit shares how her maternal great-grandmother made the difficult journey from Yemen to Israel before Operation Magic Carpet and how her father’s Sephardic family preserved de...
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  Ep 682: Kibitz with Keren on hmTv 18.08.2026 22min

  Send us Fan Mail Kibitz with Keren | Ep. 682: Doron Keren — What Are We Teaching Our Children? | HMTC DESCRIPTION “What you teach your kids is what the future is.” That sentence leads Doron Keren to ask whether the challenges facing young American Jews begin long before college. On this host-only installment of Kibitz with Keren, Doron examines how K–12 Jewish education can give students the history, identity, critical-thinking skills, and confidence to enter difficult conversations without f...