hmTv at HMTC Podcasts
hmTv is a podcast platform dedicated to exploring the humanity in all of us through impactful stories and discussions. Executive Producer Bernie Furshpan has developed a state-of-the-art podcast studio within the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, creating a dynamic platform for dialogue. Hosting more than 20 series and their respective hosts, the studio explores a wide range of subjects—from Holocaust and tolerance education to pressing contemporary issues and matters of humanity.
Episodes
Episode 364: The Dana Download with Jen Aks
In this uplifting episode of The Dana Download, host Dana Arschin welcomes coach, author, and TEDx speaker Jen Aks, founder of The Power of Gesture, for a conversation that blends intuition, healing, Jewish identity, and the courage to rewrite your life.
With Dana’s six-year-old daughter Maya co-hosting from her lap, the episode takes on a refreshingly human tone—equal parts h...
Episode 362 — The Past Has an Afterlife
Guest: Trevor Stern | Host: Gilad Avrahami | hmTv / HMTC**
In this inaugural episode of The Past Has an Afterlife, Programs and Development Coordinator Gilad Avrahami sits down with scholar Trevor Stern for a riveting dive into the world of collective memory — how we inherit it, how we shape it, and how it shapes us.
Trevor, a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, traces hi...
Ep. 363
The Past Has an Afterlife with Gilad Avrahami & Guest Trevor Stern (Part 2) on hmTv
In this powerful continuation of their conversation, host Gilad Avrahami welcomes back Trevor Stern for an honest, unvarnished look at Jewish student life across three countries and three elite universities. From Haverford to Oxford to Edinburgh, Trevor traces how his casual expectation of “showing up for holidays” evol...
Episode 361 — Legacy Chronicles
Guest: Sharon Feder | Host: Donna Rosenblum
In this deeply human episode of Legacy Chronicles, Director of Education Donna Rosenblum sits down with second-generation survivor Sharon Feder to explore the extraordinary arc of one woman’s journey — from a 14-year-old Hungarian girl deported to Auschwitz to a resilient mother who rebuilt her life in America.
Sharon shares her mother’s harrowin...
Ep. 360: Inheriting Memory
with Rebecca Sparacio & guest Aaron Sokolov**
In this powerful episode of Inheriting Memory, host Rebecca Sparacio sits down with high school student Aaron Sokolov — a young voice learning what it means to inherit trauma, resilience, and responsibility from a Holocaust survivor in his own family.
Aaron recalls the moment he first learned his great-grandmother survived the camps — a moment o...
Ep. 359: The Fog of War and Humanity
Host: Richard Acritelli
Guest: Miguel A. Logreira
hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
In this gripping third installment, Richard Acritelli continues his conversation with Miguel A. Logreira — a multilingual U.S. Army intelligence veteran whose life reads like a front-row seat to history.
Miguel recounts witnessing the fall of the Ber...
Ep. 357: The Fog of War and Humanity
Host: Richard Acritelli
Guest: Miguel A. Logreira
hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
In this riveting first chapter of Miguel A. Logreira’s journey, host Richard Acritelli sits down with a Bronx-born soldier whose life defied every expectation. Miguel grew up ten blocks from Yankee Stadium, hated school, dropped out in 10th grade — and yet became a multilingua...
Ep. 358 The Fog of War and Humanity
Host: Richard Acritelli
Guest: Miguel Laguerre
hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
In this powerful second installment of his multi-part conversation, host Richard Acritelli sits down with veteran Miguel Laguerre to explore a story of grit, service, identity, and transformation — from a rough childhood in the Bronx to more than 20 years serving...
Ep. 356: The Fog of War and Humanity
Host: Richard Acritelli
Guest: Jenny Chan
hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
In this riveting continuation of her conversation with host Richard Acritelli, researcher and historian Jenny Chan pulls back the curtain on one of the most brutal and often overlooked chapters of World War II: the Japanese invasion of China and the Rape of Nanking.<...
Ep. 354: Ordinary Heroes
Host: Bernie Furshpan
Guest: Dr. Philip Jacobs
hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
In this gripping and unfiltered episode of Ordinary Heroes, Bernie Furshpan welcomes Dr. Philip Jacobs — philanthropist, activist, and outspoken Jewish community leader — for a conversation that pulls no punches.
Together they explore one of the most unsettling questions facing Jewish life to...
Ep. 355: The Fog of War and Humanity
Host: Richard Acritelli
Guest: Jenny Chan
hmTv / Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
In this gripping first installment of a two-part conversation, host Richard Acritelli welcomes researcher and nonprofit founder Jenny Chan for a chilling dive into one of World War II’s least-taught chapters — Japanese war crimes in Asia.
Jenny retraces her journey from childhood stori...
Ep. 352: Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz & Julie Mayer (Part 1)
In this deeply insightful episode of Habits of a Whole Heart on hmTv, host Arnie Herz welcomes longtime friend and healer Julie Mayer for a rich conversation about yoga, energy work, hypnosis, and the universal journey toward inner wholeness.
Julie shares her remarkable path—from economics and law to becoming a yoga and meditation teacher, energ...
Ep. 353 (Part 2): Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz & Julie Mayer
In this transformative follow-up episode, host Arnie Herz and healer/hypnotherapist Julie Mayer take listeners on a rare and powerful journey into the world of hypnosis.
Julie begins by demystifying hypnosis—what it is, why it works, and how it gives us access to the subconscious patterns that shape our beliefs, behaviors, and emotional response...
Ep. 351: Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz & Susan Crossman (Part 2)
In this powerful continuation of their conversation, host Arnie Herz and internationally acclaimed author and writing coach Susan Crossman dive even deeper into the spiritual, psychological, and emotional journey of writing a book.
Susan reveals surprising statistics about how few people who dream of writing actually finish—and why most never...
Ep. 350: Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz & Susan Crossman (Part 1)
In this inspiring episode of Habits of a Whole Heart on hmTv, host Arnie Herz welcomes internationally best-selling author and writing coach Susan Crossman for a powerful conversation about creativity, healing, and the search for meaning.
Susan shares her remarkable journey—from winning the Gold Award for Literature with Women Changing the Wo...
Ep. 349: Raised by Survivors
Guest: Howard Meier
Host: Bernie Furshpan | hmTv / HMTC
In this powerful episode of Raised by Survivors, Bernie Furshpan sits down with longtime HMTC leader Howard Meier to explore the quieter side of Holocaust legacy—the side carried not in history books, but in homes, accents, foods, silences, and the unspoken resilience of families rebuilding their lives in America.
Howard shares deep...
The Dana Download, Ep. 348
Guest: Julie Brill, Author of Hidden in Plain Sight
In this powerful and eye-opening episode, host Dana Arschin sits down with author Julie Brill to explore a Holocaust story few people have ever heard — the near-total destruction of the Jewish community of Belgrade, Serbia, and the remarkable survival of Julie’s father as a young child hidden in plain sight.
Julie’s memoir, Hidden in Pla...
Ep. 347 – Influential Origins
Alan Mindel with Guest: Abraham Hamra (Part 3)**
In the powerful conclusion of this three-part conversation, Alan Mindel and Abraham Hamra dive headfirst into one of the most urgent debates facing the Jewish world today: identity, memory, and the dangerous cost of forgetting who we are.
With honesty, humor, and a shared willingness to challenge assumptions, Alan and Abraham trace the d...
Ep. 345: Influential Origins with Abraham Hamra
In this gripping episode of Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel speaks with Abraham Hamra, an immigration attorney whose remarkable life story begins in one of the oldest Jewish communities on earth: Syria’s ancient Jewish quarter of Damascus.
Abraham takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the hidden history of Syrian Jews — from centuries under dhimmi rule ...
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