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Episodes
Episode 90 – “The UN, Society, and Antisemitism” (Part 2)
hmTv series: Antisemitism, the United Nations, and Society
In Part 1, Dr. Inna Rozentsvit traced her journey from the Soviet Union to American activism.
In Part 2, she and host Dr. Susanne Seperson zero-in on solutions: How do we arm the next generation—intellectually, emotionally, and institutionally—against a resurgence of antisemitism?
What you’ll he...
Episode 89 – “The UN, Society, and Antisemitism” (Part 1)
hmTv series: “Antisemitism, the United Nations, and Society”
In this powerful opening to a two-part conversation, host Dr. Susanne Seperson sits down with Dr. Inna Rozentsvit—neurologist, psychoanalyst, educator, and lifelong advocate—to unpack how antisemitism mutates across societies, institutions, and generations.
Raised in the Soviet Union, Dr. Rozentsvi...
Episode 88 – Carrying the Torch: Gail Kastenholz on Building Holocaust Education for the Future
Second–generation survivor, educator, and longtime HMTC volunteer Gail Kastenholz sits down with host Dr. Bernie Ferspan to trace a remarkable life spent turning family trauma into public service. Born to two Polish survivors who rebuilt their lives in Brooklyn and Queens, Gail explains how a single comment—“you don’t look l...
Episode 87 – “From Paris Crib to Brooklyn Bathtub: Terry Kaplan’s 2G Journey”
In this moving installment of Raised by Survivors, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with volunteer and fellow Brooklyn native Terry “Tzirel/Terèse” Kaplan. Born in post-war Paris to Polish Holocaust survivors and brought to New York by HIAS at age three, Terry recounts an odyssey that stretches from the forests near Lublin to Brownsville’s live...
Episode 86 – Ordinary Heroes: Paul Pachter on Fighting Hunger & Carrying Harry Chapin’s Legacy
In this inspiring episode, Bernie Furshpan sits down with Paul Pachter, President & CEO of Long Island Cares – The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank. From their shared Brooklyn roots and memories of Jan’s legendary “Kitchen Sink” sundae to the sobering reality that 280,000 Long Islanders—including 55,000 children—are fo...
Kinder People. Kindest People — Episode 84 (Part 1)
Guest: Manny Korman | Host: Peter Suchmann | Series: hmTv at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
When a rescued violin finds its perfect new home, two families discover they’ve been linked since 1939.
In the first of a two-part conversation, Peter Suchmann sits down with 93-year-old Kindertransport survivor Manny Korman. Manny retraces an extraordinary chain o...
Episode 85 – Kinder People. Kindest People (Part 2): “Teaching the Legacy”
In the conclusion of their two-part conversation, host Peter Suchmann welcomes back 93-year-old Kindertransport survivor Manny Korman for a deep dive into the life he built after rescue—and the lessons he’s devoted to passing on.
🔹 From refugees to educators – Manny explains how he and his brother Gerhard both gravitated to teaching, with career...
Raised by Survivors: “Rabbi Anchelle Perl”
How do you turn a family’s trauma into a lifetime of light? In this moving conversation, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with Rabbi Anchelle Perl, whose father survived Auschwitz and slave-labor camps before rebuilding his life—and his faith—in freedom. Rabbi Perl recounts that journey, the quiet heroism of keeping kosher in a death camp, and the steadfast refusal to hate that ...
Episode 82: "A Life of Service, Faith, and Resilience"
Ordinary Heroes on hmTv at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
In this inspiring and heartfelt episode of Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan welcomes a longtime friend and extraordinary community leader, Rabbi Ron Csilag. Their conversation explores Ron’s remarkable journey — from chiropractor to rabbi, from volunteer at Ground Zero to adv...
Episode 81 – Raised by Survivors with Frieda Hoffman
On this heartfelt episode of Raised by Survivors, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with Frieda Hoffman, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, to reflect on growing up in a home shaped by unimaginable resilience. Together, they share powerful memories of their parents, the lessons they learned, and the unspoken bond among second-generation survivors. From the stren...
Episode 79: Habits of a Whole Heart with Rabbi Shalom Paltiel (Part 2)
In this deeply insightful continuation of Habits of a Whole Heart on hmTv, host Arnie Herz welcomes back Rabbi Shalom Paltiel, chief rabbi of Chabad of Port Washington, for Part 2 of their powerful conversation on Judaism, ego, and the transformative power of spiritual habits.
Together, they explore why it’s often easier to show compassion to animals...
Episode 80: Habits of a Whole Heart with Rabbi Shalom Paltiel (Part 3)
Hosted by Arnie Herz on hmTv
In this powerful third installment of Habits of a Whole Heart, host Arnie Herz and Rabbi Shalom Paltiel dive into the practical side of spirituality—examining how core Jewish habits and mitzvot, like observing Shabbat and giving tzedakah, serve as tools for inner liberation and wholeness.
Arnie shares his personal jo...
Episode 78: Habits of a Whole Heart – Part 1 with Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
hmTv | Hosted by Arnie Herz
In this deeply enriching episode of Habits of a Whole Heart, Arnie Herz sits down with Rabbi Shalom Paltiel, head of Chabad of Port Washington and Arnie’s longtime spiritual guide and friend. Together, they explore what it means to live with a “whole heart” through the lens of Jewish wisdom, Kabbalah, and Chassidic p...
Episode 77 – The Upstander Responsibility
On this powerful episode of The Upstander Responsibility on hmTv, co-hosts Molly Deblinger and Ella Ben-Hamo, recipients of the Claire Friedlander Upstander Award, share their personal journeys of courage, advocacy, and identity. From standing up to school administrations and challenging misinformation, to creating safe spaces and confronting antisemitism head-on, Molly a...
Episode 75: The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli and guest Lt. Colonel Marty Vieira (Part 1)
In this compelling first installment of a two-part conversation, host Richard Acritelli sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Marty Vieira, a decorated combat rescue officer from the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard. From his humble beginnings in Rocky Point, Long Island, to a distinguished militar...
Episode 76: The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli and Lt. Colonel Marty Vieira (Part 2)
In this gripping continuation of The Fog of War and Humanity, host Richard Acritelli sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Marty Vieira of the 106th Rescue Wing to explore the high-stakes world of combat rescue and the human spirit behind the mission.
From surviving grueling training in his 30s to leading life-saving operati...
Episode 74: History Repeats with Liam Carballal and guest Richard Acritelli (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this compelling History Repeats episode on hmTv, host Liam Carballal is joined once again by historian and educator Richard Acritelli to explore America’s transition from isolationism to wartime readiness in the years leading up to World War II.
The conversation dives deep into the groundbreaking military vision of General ...
Episode 73 | History Repeats with Liam Carballal and Richard Acritelli (Part 1)
In this compelling first installment of a two-part episode of History Repeats on hmTv, host Liam Carballal sits down with historian and educator Richard Acritelli to explore the interwar years—the turbulent decades between World War I and World War II.
Together, they unpack America’s retreat into isolationism, the economic fallout of the Gre...
Episode 72 | The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli and Guest Lieutenant Dan Guida (Part 2)
In this powerful continuation of The Fog of War and Humanity, host Richard Acritelli sits down with Vietnam War veteran Lieutenant Dan Guida to explore the harrowing final days of his combat tour, his emotional return home, and his lifelong dedication to advocating for fellow veterans.
From a chaotic Christmas morning...
Episode 71 | The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli and Guest Lieutenant Dan Guida (Part 1)
In this powerful episode of The Fog of War and Humanity on hmTv, host Richard Acritelli sits down with Lieutenant Dan Guida, a Vietnam War veteran and former armored cavalry officer, to explore his deeply personal journey from Long Island to the front lines of Southeast Asia.
Dan recounts his early life in the Five To...
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