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Without the Footnotes provides a gateway to a difficult history in a non-academic way through taking Holocaust and genocide education out of its usual institutional settings and into community spaces, offering informed education in informal environments...without the footnotes!

Esther Renee Selman


    • Sep 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 52 EPISODES


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    Special Episode - Arek Hersh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 26:33


    In this special episode I speak with photographer Sam Churchill. We discuss Sam's experiences with survivor Arek Hersh and how he uses photography as a way to bear witness to his testimony. Sam has worked as a professional photographer for 10 years and has had images printed in The Times, The Guardian, various international publications, and even a first class stamp! Since 2015 Sam has worked on a project to document the return of Holocaust survivors to Poland and Germany in their final years, motivated by his family's personal connection to the Holocaust. You can view his work here.

    S3 episode 20 - WtF Happened in Poland Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 31:51


    This week we are in Poland for part 1 of a 2 part episode. Perfect. Things to look up: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and The Ghetto Fighters House Museum The Oneg Shabbat Archive Support Holocaust Survivors in Ukraine through The Survivor Mitzvah Project Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 19 - WtF Happened in Albania?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 10:53


    This week we're in Albania. Fab. A short and sweet episode this week but a remarkable story on how Albania ended up with a larger Jewish population than it began with. Not much more needs to be said, give it a listen. Contact: infor@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @feryl

    S3 Episode 18 - WtF Happened in Bulgaria?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 15:33


    This week we're in Bulgaria. Great. If you are interested in the work I do with histoCON - head over to their social channels where you can share your perspectives on history and memory and get involved in workshops and discussions! Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @feryl

    S3 Episode 17 - WtF Happened in Greece?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 20:09


    This week we're in Greece. Wonderful. If you are interested in learning more about the Jewish communities of Greece head to the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum website. Lots of interesting resources, testimony, photographs an articles about the experiences of different communities. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @feryl

    S3 Episode 16 - WtF Happened in Estonia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 11:59


    This week we're in Estonia. Perfect. We've been to Lithuania and Latvia it's only fair we now visit Estonia. Check out the British Library's oral history archive. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @feryl

    S3 Episode 15 - WtF Happened in Latvia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 18:40


    This week we're in Latvia. Cool. We're back over in eastern Europe to talk about how the Holocaust unfolded there. I also touch on vaccine passports being compared to Nazi Germany, would love to know your opinions on this...I've already given mine... Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @feryl

    S3 Episode 14 - WtF Happened in Sweden?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 16:04


    This week we're in Sweden huns. A somewhat lighter episode as adjusting to these dark days isn't easy is it. If you're interested check out the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) that Unites 'governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, remembrance and research worldwide' Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 13 - WtF Happened in Lithuania?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 18:17


    We're back to travelling country by country uncovering how the Holocaust was perpetrated. This week we are in Lithuania. This episode features Abba Kovner's Vilna Ghetto Manifesto - I recommend that you look up Kovner and read about his life as a partisan leader. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @feryl

    WtF is the Night of the Broken Glass?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 17:22


    As last week marked the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht also known as 'The Night of the Broken Glass' this episode covers what it was and also two testimonies from that night. You can read first hand testimony from the Wiener Library here (mostly in English and German). Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Testimony - Alfred Garwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 20:26


    After a break of almost 2 months (not sure how that happened) WtF is back with an important episode. This week I share the testimony of Alfred Garwood who I had the honour to hear speak at a ceremony at Bergen-Belsen memorial sight last month. To read his full testimony please visit www.marchoftheliving.org.uk His book - 'Holocaust Trauma and Psychic Deformation' is available on Amazon. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 12 - WtF Happened in Norway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 12:18


    This week we are off to Norway to take a brief look at what unfolded there. Sound. This pod is pre-recorded so I do not touch on this in the episode but this weeks call to action is directed towards men: speak up about the right for women to have autonomy over their own bodies. What is happening in Texas is both terrifying and dangerous for women. It is time for action. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 11 - WtF Happened in Switzerland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 12:20


    Come with me as I take a look at what happened in Switzerland during the Holocaust. Cool. Call to Action: Is there anything you can do to help refugees and those in need of asylum this week? Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 10 - WtF Happened in Austria?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 11:45


    This week we travel to Austria the birthplace of the man that unfortunately started all of this. Call to Action: As we see more crisis happen across the world remember to act consciously when raising awareness. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 9 - WtF Happened in Denmark?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 13:45


    This week we are in Denmark to take a quick look at how the Holocaust unfolded there. Lovely. A bit of a lighter episode, as in Denmark the attempt to enact the Final Solution was largely unsuccessful. I recommend taking a closer look into the rescue of Jews, something that was not seen on this scale anywhere else in Europe. Contact: infor@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 8 - WtF Happened in Belgium?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 12:06


    We're going to Belgium this week as we take a look at how the Holocaust happened there. Excellent. Recommended Research: Look up the 'attack on the twentieth convoy' if you are interested in an amazing story of resistance. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 7 - WtF Happened in Italy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 37:10


    This week we are in Italy with friend of the pod and Italy expert Elysa McConnell. Magnifico. Recommended Reading: Geographies of the Holocaust by Anne Kelly Knowles. This Has Happened: An Italian Family in Auschwitz by Piera Sonnino Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @Feryl

    S3 Episode 6 - WtF Happened in the Ukraine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 17:05


    This week we are staying east and taking a brief look at what happened in the Ukraine during the Holocaust. Sublime. If you go to the USHMM encyclopedia you can find a map of the Einsatzgruppen activity within the Ukraine for a perspective on how widespread the killing was. Einsatzgruppen Animated Map Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 5 - WtF Happened in Romania?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 13:19


    This week we take a short trip to Romania to uncover the basics of how the Holocaust was perpetrated there. Top. Recommended Reading: Anything by Elie Wiesel, a Romanian survivor of Auschwitz and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Check out the incredible survival story of David Stoliar. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 4 - WtF Happened in Hungary?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 16:54


    This week we are in Hungary to find out how the Holocaust happened there. Sweet. If you are interested in the Holocaust in Budapest then go to yellowstarhouses.org - here you can find an interactive map of the compulsory places of residence for Jews. If films are your thing I would recommend Son of Saul - but be warned it's not for the faint hearted. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    Feature Episode - Wtf Happened to Homosexuals?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 19:18


    As it is pride month it was suggested by a friend and listener that I cover the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust. Which I will do. With pride. WtF will always support the Lgbtqia+ community. This month perhaps centre your everyday activism around Pride and show your continued support whatever way you know how. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 3 - WtF Happened in the UK?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 17:44


    On this weeks episode we are in the UK to dive a little deeper into just what connection the country has to the Holocaust. Spiffing. Call to action: If you find yourself in London go and visit the Wiener Library or alternatively go to their website and check out past, present and future events. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 2 - WtF Happened in Spain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 17:20


    On this weeks episode we travel to Spain to find out what the Holocaust looked like there. Magnifico. If you are keen to learn more then check out the inspiring story of Angel Sanz Briz who took it upon himself to save 5,000 Hungarian Jews. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    S3 Episode 1 - WtF Happened in France?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 22:35


    It's the first episode of Season 3 of WtF! This series will focus back on the Holocaust and I'll explain how it unfolded across Europe country by country. This weeks episode is all about France. Tres bon. Contact: info@wihtoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    WtF Should I do?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 18:47


    We've all seen what's been happening between Israel and Palestine over the last week. From what I've seen reported I feel it's important to speak on being a conscious activist. Stunning. Call to action: Donate to NGOs with boots on the ground. People need immediate relief. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: feryl

    WtF is in the News?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 20:37


    On this weeks episode I talk over some things I've seen in the news relating to genocide over the last week. Marvelous. Recommended Reading: A FORESEEABLE GENOCIDE - The Role of the French Government inConnection with the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda Recommended Watch: Quo Vadis, Aida?”(Where are you going Aida?) Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org IG: @withoutthefootnotes Music: Feryl

    The New Age of Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 22:53


    On this weeks episode I speak about the link between genocide and colonialism through Dr Kehinde Andrews new book. Stunning. Recommended Reading: The New Age of Empire - How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World by Kehinde Andrews Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org IG: @withoutthefootnotes Music: Feryl

    WtF is Germany Doing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 45:28


    On this weeks episode Eva is back to discuss restorative justice in Germany post Holocaust and the current ongoing discussions with Namibia. Wunderbar. Call to Action: Follow @voids_history to keep up to date with the progression of Eva's project on Jewish life in Berlin. BBC article regarding Germany and Namibia Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: Feryl

    WtF is Genocide Awareness Month?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 30:25


    On this weeks episode I talk about genocide awareness and prevention month and how we can be proactive. Spectacular. Call to Action: DO SOMETHING OFF THE LIST let WtF know what you get up to! Link to blog: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/everyday-activism-genocide-awareness-month/ Link to Zikaron BaSalon: https://www.zikaronbasalon.org/ Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @feryl

    S2 Episode 10 - WtF is the Uyghur Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 25:10


    On this weeks episode I talk about the genocide of the Uyghur people. Wunderbar. Call to Action: Read the article that I've linked - it details different ways you can support the Uyghur community...there's something for everyone! https://www.amaliah.com/post/57754/six-ways-can-help-uyghurs-muslims-china-right-now Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 9 - WtF is the Yazidi Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 28:04


    On this weeks episode I talk about the genocide of the Yazidi people. Superb. Call to Action: Watch the video testimony of Nadia Mahad Busee Taha. Link to speech: http://webtv.un.org/watch/nadia-murad-basee-taha-isil-victim-on-trafficking-of-persons-in-situations-of-conflict-security-council-7585th-meeting/4665835954001 Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 8 - WtF is the Myanmar Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 22:42


    On this weeks episode I talk about the genocide in Myanmar. Delightful. Call to Action: Check out what is currently happening in Myanmar in the news following the recent military coup. Recommended reading: UN fact finding report can be found here: Https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFM-Myanmar/20190916/A_HRC_42_CRP.5.pdf Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 7 - WtF is the Darfur Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 21:39


    On this weeks episode I talk about the Darfur genocide. Wonderful. Call to Action: Follow the African Students Organisation 'aso_israel' on instgram. I urge you to donate if you can as a lot of asylum seekers in Israel lack the legal status they need and are in need of help. Website: https://asoisrael.org/ Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 6 - WtF is the Bosnian Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 23:43


    On this weeks episode I talk about the Bosnian genocide. Fab. Recommended Reading: The Key to My Neighbours House - Elizabeth Neuffer Call to Action: Check out the cases at the ICTY see how justice was meted out. https://www.icty.org/en/cases Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 5 - WtF is the Rwandan Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 25:56


    On this weeks episode I talk about the Rwandan genocide. Perfect. Recommended Reading: The Key to My Neighbours House - Elizabeth Neuffer Call to Action: check out eyewitness testimony on the USHMM website: https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/countries/rwanda/eyewitness-testimony Listen to 'Papaoutai' by Stromae. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 4 - WtF is the Cambodian Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 28:47


    On this weeks episode I talk about the Cambodian genocide. Kein Stress. Call to Action: check out the survivor testimony and read about people's personal experiences during and post genocide. https://tpocambodia.org/khmer-rouge-survivors/ Donate to a mental health NGO that specialises in helping people who have experienced atrocities...if you have the means! Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 3 - WtF is the Herero and Nama Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 26:39


    On this weeks episode I talk about the Herero and Nama genocide. Recommended Reading: News article covering the current situation regarding reparations. https://www.dw.com/en/namibia-herero-nama-genocide-reparations/a-54560681 Recommended Watch: 'One Hundred Years of Silence' documentary (this can be found on youtube). Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 2 - WtF is the Armenian Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 26:15


    On this weeks episode I talk about the Armenian genocide. Fab. Call to action: Show solidarity with the Armenian community and put the 24th of April in your diary, it is the date we commemorate the genocide. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    S2 Episode 1 - WtF happened to Indigenous Americans?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 28:03


    In this episode I take a look at the genocide of the indigenous people of North America. Good. Call to action: Support indigenous communities check out the Bomazeen Land Trust: https://www.bomazeenlandtrust.org/ Interactive map of native lands across the world: https://native-land.ca/ Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Insta: @withoutthefootnotes Music: @ferylmusic

    Buffersode 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 21:07


    There was a coup, there was blatant antisemitism, I talk about it. Naturally. Recommended Reading: Shared Dreams Martin Luther King Jr and the Jewish Community. Call to action: report hate speech, support the Jewish community. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Buffersode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 15:39


    This weeks pod is a buffer episode or 'buffersode'. I talk over what's to come in series 2 and explain the definitions of mass killing, mass atrocity, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and war crimes. Smashing. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Episode 10 - WtF Happened After?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 35:31


    In this weeks episode Lindsay is back to chat about what happened after the Holocaust. Awesome. Recommended Reading: Primo Levi - If This is a Man/The Truce. Call to Action: Check out the Eichmann trial on Youtube. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Episode 9 - WtF did the Allies Know?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 26:13


    On this weeks episode I explain what the Allies knew. Great. Call to action/recommended reading: have a look at the Ringelblum Archive and the story of Jan Karski...also the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum if you have time! Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Episode 8 - Who Were the Other Victims?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 29:12


    On this weeks episode we take a look at the other victims of the Nazi regime. That's it. Call to action: have a little google, who were the black or POC victims of the regime? Recommended Reading: Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz - Omer Bartov. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Episode 7 - How did the Holocaust Happen?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 35:17


    In this episode I explain how the Holocaust happened. No sweat. Call to action: Let me know what you want to hear about, email or DM me with any questions or suggestions for future episodes! Recommended Reading: Nikolaus Wachsmann's KL A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org insta/fb: @withoutthefootnotes Music: @ferylmusic

    Episode 6 - WtF is the Final Solution?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 29:11


    In this episode I explain what the Final solution is. Nice. Call to action: Check out the memorial sites maybe make a donation if you like. Email or DM me with any questions if you fancy it! contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusicofficial

    Episode 5 - Why the Jews?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 36:45


    In this episode we take a look at why Jewish people were a target for Hitler and co. Cool. Call to action: Check out the museum where Lindsay works here: https://www.bh.org.il/ and/or download the BH Museum app! Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusicofficial

    Episode 4 - WtF is the Third Reich?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 40:47


    In this episode we take a look at the Third Reich with WtF's first guests Kim Simpson founder of Cafe Australia and Eva Hasel founder of Voids. Lovely. Call to action: Check out their Instagram for more info on their projects that focus on Jewish life in Berlin and Melbourne: @cafeaustraliaofficial @voids_history. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusicofficial

    Episode 3 - WtF is the Nazi Party?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 27:31


    In this episode we take a look at the Nazi party, their ideology and how they came to power. Simple. Call to action: Check out the encyclopedia at www.ushmm.org See what is in the news about the 82nd anniversary of kristallnacht! Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Episode 2 - WtF is the Holocaust?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 26:39


    In this episode we give an overview of what the Holocaust is. Easy peasy. Suggested reading: This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen - Tadeusz Borowski *PDF AVAILABLE* email us to receive it! Call to action: follow @wienerlibrary and check out their events! Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

    Episode 1 - WtF is Genocide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 27:45


    In this episode we cover the legal definition of genocide according to the 1951 convention and Gregory Stanton's 10 stages. You can find more information about the 10 stages at www.genocidewatch.com Suggested reading: Genocide Since 1945 by Philip Spencer. Call to action: follow @genocidewatch and keep up to date with the Armenian genocidal emergency. Contact: info@withoutthefootnotes.org Music: @ferylmusic

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