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
Ep 241: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest Samantha Sosnik on hmTv
In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes on hmTv, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with advocate and podcaster Samantha Sosnik, creator of Putting the Brakes on Bullying. Samantha shares her deeply personal journey as the mother of a daughter with Williams syndrome and the challenges of raising a child with special needs while navigating th...
Ep. 240: Ordinary Heroes with Larry Russo on hmTv
In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with filmmaker Larry Russo about his acclaimed PBS documentary Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria. The film weaves rare pre-war archival footage, survivor testimonies, and family photographs to resurrect the vibrant Jewish community of Kastoria, Greece—nearly wiped out during the Holocaust.
Russo s...
Ep. 239: Ordinary Heroes with Wendy Tepper on hmTv
In this moving episode of Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with Wendy Tepper of 3GNJ to explore the legacy of her grandfather, Holocaust survivor Oscar Kaugerman, and her mission to carry his story forward. Wendy shares how her close bond with her grandfather shaped her life, how she discovered his survival through five concentration camps, and why she n...
Ep 238: Unmasked, Unfiltered, Unapologetic with Bali Lerner and guest Lenny Gold on hmTv
In this powerful episode, Bali Lerner sits down with Lenny Gold, executive producer of the documentary Blind Spot, to explore the rise of antisemitism on campuses and the courageous voices determined to confront it. From his personal journey rooted in family, loss, and connection to Israel, to his son’s experience standing up again...
Ep. 237 – Raised by Survivors with Sophal Ear
In this powerful episode of Raised by Survivors on hmTv, host Bernie Furshpan sits down with Dr. Sophal Ear, Cambodian-American scholar, author, and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime. Together, they explore Sophal’s family’s extraordinary escape, the hidden heroes who made survival possible, and the intergenerational impact of genocide.
The conversation weaves personal hist...
Ep 236 — Ordinary Heroes with Lee Hawkins
Journalist and author Lee Hawkins joins host Bernie Furshpan for a candid, no-fluff conversation about intergenerational trauma, resilience, and the power of telling the truth—even when it stings. Hawkins traces his family’s 400-year arc from slavery and Jim Crow to the “integration generation,” connects it with Holocaust memory, and shows how curiosity (not judgment) can heal ...
Ep 235 — Disrupting Hate with Bert Brodsky
Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Bert Brodsky joins host Ken Schachter for a straight-talk masterclass on building things that actually help people. From scrappy bottle-return hustles to pioneering electronic claims, EVV timekeeping, and a top PBM, Bert maps a career spent fixing gnarly problems at the intersection of health care, policy, and tech. He recalls investing i...
Habits of a Whole Heart (Ep. 233, Part 2)
In Part Two of Habits of a Whole Heart on hmTv, host Arnie Herz continues his heartfelt dialogue with Rabbi Levi Paltiel about the inner essence of Judaism and the practical ways it transforms daily life.
Together, they explore how mitzvot like tefillin and Shabbat can shift from feeling like obligations to becoming sources of freedom, energy, and deeper purpose. Rabbi Levi shar...
Habits of a Whole Heart (Ep. 234, Part 3)
In the third installment of Habits of a Whole Heart on hmTv, host Arnie Herz and Rabbi Levi Paltiel continue their heartfelt exploration of Jewish wisdom, daily discipline, and the deeper meaning of the High Holidays.
Together they discuss how to carry inspiration from Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur into everyday life, turning fleeting spiritual sparks into lasting habits. From th...
Habits of a Whole Heart (Ep. 232, Part 1)
In this episode of Habits of a Whole Heart on hmTv, host Arnie Herz sits down with his longtime friend and teacher, Rabbi Levi Paltiel, for a conversation about purpose, wholeness, and the power of daily habits.
Together, they explore timeless Chassidic teachings from the Tanya, the meaning of unity, and how to see life’s inconsistencies as part of a greater plan. Rabbi Levi sha...
Legacy Chronicles – Ep. 231: “Second Generation, First Principles”
Director of Education Donna Rosenblum sits down with HMTC docent Herb Grubman to explore what it means to be Second Generation—and why testimony can’t stop with the survivors. Through the lives of Herb’s parents—from Dęblin and Biała Podlaska to Siberian imprisonment, DP camps, and rebuilding in the Bronx—this episode traces trauma, resilience, an...
Echoes of the Past – Ep. 230: “Day One: Reading 9/1/39”
Assistant Director of Education Zachary Graulich sits down with longtime HMTC volunteer and second-generation survivor Meryl Menashe to unpack a powerful artifact she recently donated: a fragile Kansas City Times front page dated September 1, 1939—the day Germany invaded Poland. Through this single newspaper, they trace the lightning-fast timeline from the M...
Ep 229 – Disrupting Hate with Ellen Kennedy and Bernie Furshpan
On this episode of Disrupting Hate on hmTv, host Ken Schachter and co-host Bernie Furshpan sit down with Dr. Ellen Kennedy, founder and CEO of World Without Genocide. From her earliest childhood experiences of being “othered” to her groundbreaking work in human rights law, Ellen shares the journey that led her to build an organization dedicated to pr...
Ep 228: Legacy Chronicles – Courage Untold: Jewish Resistance at Auschwitz
In this powerful episode of Legacy Chronicles on hmTv, host Donna Rosenblum sits down with Susan Katz, author of the play Courage Untold, and Allan E. Mallenbaum, founder of the Rosa Robota Foundation, to uncover a little-known story of Jewish resistance at Auschwitz.
Together, they explore the bravery of Rosa Robota and three other young women w...
Episode 226 (Part 2) – The Fog of War and Humanity with Marcelle Leis
In Part Two of this moving conversation, host Richard Acritelli continues with Marcelle Leis, a 24-year veteran of the Air National Guard and Suffolk County Veterans Services leader.
Marcelle shares her experience deploying to Kuwait in the immediate aftermath of 9/11—one of the first groups of American service members sent overseas. She reflects on t...
Episode 227 (Part 3) – The Fog of War and Humanity with Marcelle Leis
In the third part of this powerful series, host Richard Acritelli continues his conversation with Marcelle Leis, a 24-year veteran of the Air National Guard and current Director of the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency.
Marcelle shares how the Joseph Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project inspired her post-military career and explains why peer-to-pe...
Episode 225 (Part 1) – The Fog of War and Humanity with Marcelle Leis
In this first part of a powerful two-episode conversation, host Richard Acritelli speaks with Marcelle Leis, a 24-year Air National Guard veteran and leader with the Suffolk County Veterans Services Agency.
Marcelle shares her journey from growing up in Belmore, Long Island, to making the unexpected decision to enlist in the Air National Guard in 1989...
Episode 224 – Ordinary Heroes with Dan Mariaschin
In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan welcomes Dan Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International, for an in-depth conversation on combating antisemitism, defending human rights, and preserving Holocaust memory.
Mariaschin shares his journey from a small Jewish community in New Hampshire to leading one of the world’s oldest Jewish organizations...
Episode 222 – Raised by Survivors with Esther Muller
In this heartfelt and often humorous episode of Raised by Survivors, host Dr. Bernie Furshpan welcomes visionary educator, real estate leader, and fellow child of Holocaust survivors, Esther Muller, for an unforgettable conversation about resilience, memory, and the power of legacy.
Together, they explore their shared roots—both born in Israel, raised in Brooklyn, and...
Episode 223 – Humanity in the Arts with Tobi Rubenstein
In this inspiring episode of Humanity in the Arts, host Ranelle Wolf welcomes Tobi Rubenstein—rabbi, author, and fashion industry veteran—for a fascinating conversation on the fusion of faith and fashion. Known as the founder of The House of Faith and Fashion and author of The House of Faith and Fashion and Hot and Holy, Tobi shares how clothing, creativity, and T...
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