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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.
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Send us a text Ep 367 – The Butterfly Effect With Gilad Avrahami & Bernie Furshpan | hmTv In this thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, Gilad Avrahami and Bernie Furshpan explore the powerful idea of the Butterfly Effect—the notion that small actions can ripple outward in ways we may never fully see or predict. Beginning with its scientific roots in chaos theory and moving into lived human experience, this episode examines how words, choices, and moments of kindness shape individuals,...
Send us a text Ordinary Heroes – Episode 366 | Frank Pesce Host: Bernie Furshpan | hmTv In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes, Bernie Furshpan sits down with faith leader and bridge-builder Frank Pesce, founder of Swords into Plowshares (S2PS), for a deeply personal and forward-looking conversation about hope, responsibility, and action in uncertain times. Frank shares the vision behind S2PS — a global movement rooted in shared values, reconciliation, and turning conflict into construc...
Send us a text Ep. 365 – Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz & Cantor Shlomi Rabin A Hanukkah & Yud Tes Kislev Special — Lighting the Inner and Outer World In this heart-warming holiday episode, host Arnie Herz welcomes Cantor Shlomi Rabin back to Habits of a Whole Heart for a spirited exploration of two luminous celebrations — Yud Tes Kislev, the “New Year of Chassidus,” and Hanukkah, the festival of light. Together, they unravel the spiritual drama behind the Alter Rebbe’s hist...
Send us a text 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 heart, humor, and hard truth. Jen breaks down her pioneering...
Send us a text 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” evolved into leadership, advocacy, and resilience in the face o...
Send us a text 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 his unusual upbringing as “the only Jewish kid in town” thro...
Send us a text 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 harrowing experiences: deportation, separation from siblings, forc...
Send us a text 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 of shock that reshaped how he thinks about history, antisem...
Send us a text 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 Berlin Wall from the ground in Berlin, navigating Cold War tensions, and learning firsthand how ...
Send us a text 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 the United States in military intelligence. Miguel opens up about: • Growing up te...
Send us a text 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 multilingual U.S. Army intelligence operative serving across the world. Miguel...
Send us a text 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. Picking up where Part 1 left off, Jenny explains how Japan’s failure to take Shangha...
Send us a text 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 stories in Hong Kong — dismissed at the time as prejudice — to uncoveri...
Send us a text 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 today: Are we witnessing echoes of the 1930s — and are we prep...
Send us a text 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 responses. She clears up common misconceptions, explains the differ...
Send us a text 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, energy healer, and certified hypnotherapist. She explains how gr...
Send us a text 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 cross the finish line. Together, she and Arnie explore the...
Send us a text 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 World to discovering how writing becomes a spiritual and tran...
Send us a text 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 deeply personal memories of growing up in a German-Jewish househol...
Send us a text 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 Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust...
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