Podcasts about auschwitz

durée : 00:59:57 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye - L'essayiste et écrivain Édouard Louis vient nous parler de sa lecture des "Naufragés et les rescapés : Quarante ans après Auschwitz" de Primo Levi, qui fut pour lui une déflagration. - équipe : Manon de La Selle, Anaïs Ysebaert, Nicolas Berger - invités : Édouard Louis Écrivain français Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

In 1940, Polish resistance fighter Witold Pilecki did something almost unimaginable: he deliberately allowed himself to be captured and sent to Auschwitz. His mission was to uncover what was happening inside and organize resistance from within. His extraordinary story gives us three powerful lessons about courage, purpose, and doing important work even when nobody is watching. YouTube link:https://youtu.be/zF4daeO9C68If you have any questions, you can reach us here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifemattersfinancial.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're an agent looking for a mentor, start here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifematterfinancial.com/careers/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have an idea or topic suggestion? Talk to me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/6aLkM8MSTwH4eteVA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#lifematters #lifeinsurance #wholelifeinsurance #agentsforlife #lifeinsuranceagent #infinitebanking

Jean-Marie Lustiger war einer der ungewöhnlichsten Kirchenmänner des 20. Jahrhunderts: Er wurde vor 100 Jahren als Jude geboren und verlor seine Mutter in Auschwitz. Später konvertierte er zum Katholizismus und stieg bis zum Erzbischof von Paris auf. Detjen, Stephan www.deutschlandfunk.de, Kalenderblatt

Frankl aprendeu em Auschwitz que o ser humano suporta quase tudo quando tem um propósito. Juvenil Alves comenta por que isso vale para empresas e para a vida.

This Rosh Hashanah begins with a strange silence: the first day falls on Shabbat, and there is no shofar. But perhaps this year, we do not need a horn to wake us up. The Jewish people are already awake, shaken by antisemitism, fear, and an intensified awareness of what it means to be Jewish.The deeper question is no longer “Are we awake?” but “What are we awake to?” Antisemitism may remind us that we are Jews, but it cannot be allowed to define what Judaism means. We cannot let those who hate us become our rabbis, write our curriculum, or turn Jewish identity into a story only about fear and survival. Rosh Hashanah calls us to take back the pen and build a Judaism rooted not merely in defiance, but in love, Torah, mitzvos, family, joy, and connection to Hashem.The shofar is more than an alarm clock. It is the wordless cry of the deepest soul, the prince who has wandered far from the palace, forgotten the language, and yet still remembers Home. This year, perhaps we are the shofar: a Jewish people crying out, searching, remembering, and returning.The sermon offers three invitations: stop apologizing for being Jewish, learn what you are proud of, and teach the next generation that “S'iz gut tzu zein a Yid” - it is good to be a Jew. Ultimately, Jewish pride is not simply refusing to hide. It is discovering something about Judaism beautiful enough that we want to live it.Key Points-This year we are already awake. The world has shaken the Jewish soul awake, the question is what we will do with that awakening.-Antisemitism cannot define Judaism. It may remind us that we are Jewish, but it does not get to tell us what being Jewish means.-Take back the pen. Our Jewish story cannot be written only around persecution, fear, or survival. It must also be about what we live for.-Jewish pride must become Jewish love. “I refuse to hide” is important, but deeper still is: “I love being Jewish.”-The shofar is the cry of the soul. Beneath words, theology, wounds, and doubts is the etzem haneshamah, the part of us that still knows where Home is.-Stop apologizing for being Jewish. Stand tall, not arrogantly, but without shame.-Learn what you are proud of. You cannot deeply love a Judaism you have never taken the time to know.-Our inheritance is more than trauma. We inherited Auschwitz, but we also inherited Sinai, Shabbat, Torah, family, faith, and light.-Teach children that Judaism is good. Not merely “S'iz shver tzu zein a Yid” - it is hard to be a Jew, but “S'iz gut tzu zein a Yid” - it is good to be a Jew.-We need to become the shofar. To live Jewishly with such clarity, joy, and conviction that the next generation can hear what Judaism sounds like through our lives.Rabbi Yisroel Bernath's New Book The Forgiveness Experiment is Available now:Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Forgiveness-Experiment-What-Would-Your/dp/1069217638Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR2QNJL6Audiobook: https://bit.ly/4tPFZhVSupport the showGot your own question for Rabbi Bernath? He can be reached at rabbi@jewishndg.com or http://www.theloverabbi.comSingle? You can make a profile on www.JMontreal.com and Rabbi Bernath will help you find that special someone.Donate and support Rabbi Bernath's work http://www.jewishndg.com/donateFollow Rabbi Bernath's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ybernathAccess Rabbi Bernath's Articles on Relationships https://medium.com/@loverabbi

Vor 40 Jahren schrieb Henryk M. Broder den Klassiker „Der ewige Antisemit". Jetzt legt er es neu auf – mit einem harten Befund: Es ist alles schlimmer gekommen. Antisemitismus sei kein Randphänomen, sondern „Weltkulturerbe". Heute zeigt sich Judenhass im Antizionisten-Gewand.Antisemitismus-Beauftragte, Mahnmale, und Bildungszentren sind für Broder nicht mehr als Symbolpolitik. Das Berliner Holocaust-Mahnmal nennt er obszön. Jugendliche würde er nicht nach Ausschwitz, sondern nach Tel Aviv auf Exkursion schicken.Broder befürchtet die “Endlösung der Judenfrage” war nur die vorletzte.Zum Buch: https://amzn.eu/d/0jf9FgYVWir machen einen Live-Podcast mit DENIZ YÜCEL!! Kommt dafür am 26. September zum Open Summit vom Think Tank "Prometheus"Mit dem Code "MEINUNGSFREIHEIT" gibt es 50 Prozent RabattHier gibt's Tickets: ⁠https://opensummit.berlin/⁠--------------------------------------------------------------------Heute am Mikro: Benjamin Scherp und Dominik SteffensUnterstütze uns auf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paypal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ oder werde⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ und erhalte Exklusiv-Content!Folgt uns auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, um nichts zu verpassen: @based_medien

Av och med: Daniel Westman I detta solokåseri tar Daniel en paus från det vanliga samtalsformatet och tar oss med på en personlig resa genom Polen. Med en Animalize-t-shirt på kroppen, Ulf Lundells Vardagar i handbagaget och lurarna laddade med råa soundboardinspelningar bjuds det på en filterlös inblick i en musiknörds tankevärld på resande fot. Från stekheta flygplatser och tågkupéer fulla av zombiefånande tonåringar, till tysta reflektioner vid Auschwitz och jakt på livemusik på Krakows bakgator. Daniel väver samman Lundells skarpa vardagsbetraktelser med personliga Kiss-analyser – från magin i Eric Singers bastrummor och bortglömda demon till den eviga frågan: varför är det så få som faktiskt lyssnar på musiken istället för att bara samla på den? Följ med på en stämningsfull, stundtals mörk men alltid passionerad musikalisk resa genom Polen – som avslutas med kommunistpizza och en oväntad upptäckt i en butik för badankor.

Von der Südtribüne bis ins Präsidium: In der ersten Folge nach der Sommerpause spricht Daniel Lörcher über seinen außergewöhnlich schwarzgelb geprägten Lebensweg, über Erinnerungsarbeit, die keine Pflichtübung sein darf und darüber, warum es „nichts Schöneres gibt, als den BVB zu vertreten". Er kennt Borussia Dortmund aus nahezu jeder Perspektive: als Teil der aktiven Fanszene, als Fanbeauftragter und Mitgestalter der Antidiskriminierungsarbeit, als Leiter der 2019 gegründeten Stabsstelle Corporate Responsibility und seit November 2025 als Stellvertreter von Präsident Hans-Joachim Watzke im e.V. Mit Christoph Bökamp und Boris Davidovski spricht Daniel Lörcher über die Anfänge in der Fanszene und den Moment, in dem ihm klar wurde, dass Fans wirklich etwas verändern können. Über den Wechsel von der Gelben Wand in die Geschäftsstelle am Rheinlanddamm und wie er dort in den ersten Monaten den eigenen Klub neu kennenlernen durfte. Ein zentrales Thema: die historisch-politische Bildungsarbeit des BVB. Die Gedenkstättenreisen nach Auschwitz und in andere Regionen Polens, an denen Fans, Mitarbeitende und Partner teilnehmen, sind heute das bekannteste Projekt dieser Arbeit.

In this episode of Holy Days, Holy People, we explore Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year—and discover why this biblical holiday is about far more than beginning another year. Rosh Hashanah is an invitation to wake up spiritually, examine our lives, return to God, and begin again.Today, Fellowship President and Global CEO Yael Eckstein explains the biblical origins of Rosh Hashanah, which the Bible also calls the Festival of Trumpets, and why the sounding of the shofar remains at the heart of the holiday. Jewish families welcome the new year with sweet foods and joyful traditions, while also entering one of the most serious periods on the Jewish calendar—the Ten Days of Repentance leading from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur.You'll discover the meaning behind the different blasts of the shofar and the spiritual journey they represent: recognizing God as King, crying out to Him in our brokenness, and awakening from spiritual slumber to live with greater purpose. The shofar calls us to look honestly at the year behind us, ask where we can do better, and seek God's help as we draw closer to Him in the year ahead.The episode also shares the remarkable story of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Meisels, who secretly sounded a shofar in Auschwitz on Rosh Hashanah in 1944. At enormous personal risk, he brought its ancient call to Jewish prisoners—including more than 1,000 boys facing death. In one of history's darkest places, the sound of the shofar became a declaration that even when everything seemed swallowed by darkness, God's people would continue to pray, remember, and believe.You'll also hear timeless teachings from Fellowship Founder Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, of blessed memory, as he explores teshuvah—repentance, or literally “return”—and explains why the Days of Awe offer an opportunity to wipe the slate clean and begin life anew. His teaching reminds us that God seeks His people and responds when we turn toward Him through repentance, prayer, and acts of charity.Whether Rosh Hashanah is a holiday you've celebrated for years or one that you're discovering for the first time, this podcast will deepen your understanding of this biblical holy day, reveal the powerful meaning behind the sound of the shofar, and encourage you to hear its call in your own life—to wake up, return to God, and step into a new beginning with Him.Continue your journey through the Bible and the Jewish roots of your faith at The Fellowship's Learn Center.

What can the absence of the shofar teach us about how we approach God? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore what happens when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat and the shofar—the holiday's defining sound—is absent. Looking beyond the practical rabbinic concern about carrying, they consider the shofar as a wordless cry to God: an expression of fear, longing, and the hope that someone is listening. Shabbat offers a different way of approaching God, suggesting that sometimes connection can be found not in crying out, but in quiet trust and love. This Rosh Hashana podcast is sponsored by Ricki and Dr. David I. Bernstein in memory of Ricki's parents, Beatrice and Murray Kirschblat z”l, survivors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, respectively. Beatrice and Murray were each the sole survivors of large families which perished in the Shoah. Their resilience and courage in building a family after such loss is a powerful testament to their strength. May the Torah we explore today serve as a blessing to their memory.

(01:47) De Reichsbürger: Duitsers die geloven dat de huidige Bondsrepubliek helemaal niet rechtsgeldig is, omdat de voorgangers van die republiek nooit officieel zijn afgeschaft. Het is een wereld van zelfbenoemde koningen en rijkskanseliers, die in 2022 opeens heel concreet werd toen een van hen, prins Heinrich Reuss, werd opgepakt voor het beramen van een heuse staatsgreep.   Hoe serieus moeten we die beweging nemen, en wat is de link met de AfD-verkiezingskoorts? Daarover spreken we met Duitslandcorrespondent Guy Hoeks, die een boek schreef over de Reichsbürger.   (16:47) Juryvoorzitter Frits Spits kondigt de shortlist van de Libris Geschiedenis Prijs 2026 aan. (25:49) Sinds deze week speelt in de bioscoop de film The Death of Robin Hood, waarin de held een getraumatiseerde oude schurk is. Een historisch betrouwbaarder beeld, volgens de filmmaker, dan de Disney-vos uit 1973, of de goeiige jaren ‘30-versie van Robin gespeeld door Errol Flynn. Hoe is Robin Hood door de filmgeschiedenis heen veranderd, en wat zegt elke Robin Hood over de eigen tijd? Filmjournalist en historicus Floortje Smit zocht het uit.   (41:21) Elke week bespreken we historische tips met afwisselend Nadia Bouras, Wim Berkelaar, Bart Funnekotter, Sanne Frequin, Lotte Houwink ten Cate en Fresco Sam-Sin. Deze week is de beurt aan Dore van Duivenbode. Zij bespreekt twee boeken en de podcastprijsnominatie van NTR:  - Het grote militaire geschiedenisboek - Adrian Gilbert ea  - Europa in 7 ½ hoofdstukken - Timothy Garton Ash, vert Inge Pieters  - NTR podcastprijsnominatie: De kinderen van het Bureau Bijzondere Jeugdzorg (53:20) Mieke de Jong is Joods, geboren in 1940, en overleefde de oorlog als ondergedoken kind. Er was een vraag die haar een leven lang niet losliet: wie waren haar ouders? Van haar moeder restte alleen een naam en de wetenschap dat ze in 1944 werd vergast in Auschwitz. Van haar vader wist ze helemaal niets, behalve een hardnekkig gerucht: hij zou Surinaams zijn geweest. Meer dan tachtig jaar later besluit een jonge historicus om het verhaal van deze vriendin van zijn oma te reconstrueren.   We gaan in gesprek met Mieke de Jong zelf en Jaïr Salomon van Dijk, historicus en schrijver van het nieuwe boek Wat verzwegen werd, een Joods-Surinaamse familiegeschiedenis. (01:12:53) OVT-Doc De Dienstplicht deel 2  Deze maand precies dertig jaar geleden verlieten de laatste dienstplichtigen de Nederlandse kazernes. In augustus 1996 kwam een einde aan het tijdperk waarin de Nederlandse Staat permanent dienstplichtigen onder de wapenen had. Wat betekende die dienstplicht voor al die mensen die moesten ‘opkomen voor hun nummer'?   In deze herhaling van de vierdelige serie “De Dienstplicht” verdiept documentairemaker Michal Citroen zich in de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse dienstplicht aan de hand van bijzonder archiefmateriaal, oude dagboekfragmenten en nieuwe interviews. Deze week deel 2: 'De plicht van iedere jongen'. 

Sande Hart shares an extraordinary miracle story at Auschwitz involving a tree, falling acorns, synchronicity, and the mysterious signs that may surround us every day.What if the strange coincidences in your life aren't coincidences at all? My guest shares her extraordinary acorn miracle at Auschwitz, the unforgettable “What About the Dog?” story, and her philosophy of synchronicity, spiritual signs, and paying attention to the invitations hidden in everyday life.In this deeply moving episode I talk with Sande Hart, mother, grandmother, author, community builder, and founding president of the Global Women's Village, about the mysterious and miraculous experiences that have shaped her life.Sande Hart's Miracle Story: The Tree, the Acorns, and AuschwitzOne of the most powerful stories Sande shares takes place at Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was working with the One Humanity Institute on the idea of creating an institute for peace on the grounds of Auschwitz.While visiting the site, Sande found herself drawn toward a magnificent old tree.Sande describes herself as a “tree hunter,” someone who instinctively looks for trees and feels that they hold stories and energy. At Auschwitz, surrounded by the weight of history, she noticed a particularly enormous, beautiful tree that seemed to call her attention.She broke away from her group and walked toward it. And that's when something very unexpected happened!What Is Synchronicity?If you've ever experienced a series of coincidences that seemed strangely connected, you may have wondered: What is synchronicity? Are coincidences meaningful? Can the universe send us signs? How do you recognize a spiritual sign? Why do certain symbols keep appearing in your life? What does it mean when something keeps showing up? Can nature communicate with us? Sande's philosophy is not about having all the answers. Instead, it is about becoming willing to notice.The “What About the Dog?” MiracleSande also tells an unforgettable story from the 1982 Peace Sunday No Nukes Rally and Music Festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where approximately 100,000 people had gathered.Early in the event, an announcement was made that someone had left a dog inside a car with the windows rolled up.While everyone else seemed to move on, Sande couldn't.She felt compelled to ask:“What about the dog?”You have to listen to the rest of this magical story, because the outcome, and the synchronicity that followed, are incredible!The Liminal Spaces Where Magic HappensSande's experiences ultimately point toward a larger idea: the spaces in between.The moments between one event and another.The places where coincidence becomes synchronicity.The instant when intuition tells us to stop and pay attention.The unexpected encounter that changes the direction of our lives.The question we feel compelled to ask even when everyone else has moved on.These are the liminal spaces—the mysterious thresholds where something new can emerge.And Sande's book, The Liminal Odyssey, grew directly out of her desire to understand those spaces and the stories that happen within them.A Conversation About Trees, Nature, Synchronicity, and MiraclesThis episode is ultimately about much more than one extraordinary experience at Auschwitz.It is about how we relate to the living world around us.Sande sees trees as beings that hold stories. She talks about the importance of connecting with nature, following our passions, listening to our intuition, and recognizing that we have both a responsibility to the world and the privilege of being alive within it.Her invitation at the end of the episode is wonderfully simple:Go talk to a tree.Hug one.Say hello.Pay attention.Because you never know what kind of magic might happen when you stop long enough to notice what has been there all along.In This Episode, You'll Hear About: Sande Hart's extraordinary acorn miracle at Auschwitz Why Sande feels drawn to trees and believes they hold stories The mysterious experience of being showered with acorns Whether coincidences can carry deeper meaning Synchronicity and spiritual signs How to recognize the “invitations” life places in front of us The unforgettable “What About the Dog?” story from the 1982 Peace Sunday No Nukes Rally How a mysterious newspaper article eventually corroborated Sande's memory The connection between synchronicity and The Liminal Odyssey Why asking “Why?” can open the door to curiosity and mystery What it means to be willing to say yes to adventure The relationship between humans, trees, nature, and the living world Why paying attention may change the way you experience everyday life To dive on in to all that Sande has been involved in, and is dreaming into being, check out her website HERE.Her Insta can be found HERE, and her Facebook, HERE. And please, get a copy of her book, "The Liminal Odyssey, The Alchemical Power Of The Spaces In-Between", HERE.If you are into humans creating good change and lifting others up, while experiencing the mystery that is life, please check out these episodes below!Reed Thomas Lawrence experiences a magical moment on a hike on a mountain, when he had an encounter that quite literally, changed his life! "The Myterious Man On The Mountain" can be found on Apple HERE, and Spotify HERE.Catarina tells an uplifting miracle story about being at the end of the world on the Mongolian Steppes and what she encountered there. This story will change your life! "Mongolian Dreams, Sámi Encounters, (Magic At The End Of The World)" can be found on Apple HERE and Spotify HERE.Susan Hensley tells an intense story of being in Hawaii and finding herself in the center of an incredibly powerful storm. What she realized at that moment changed her life forever! "The Wildness and Peace Inside the Storm (Magical Encounter In Hawaii) can be found on Apple HERE and Spotify HERE.Check out what's happening in my world, if you get a moment. Here's my website: Byte Sized BlessingsAs well as my Insta and my YouTube, which is woefully behind at the moment!And your bit of beauty is this, this week: the incredible article about Sande's story, "What About The Dog." Click HERE to get some more background on that magical day!Sande Hart, miracle stories, true miracle stories, synchronicity, meaningful coincidences, spiritual signs, signs from the universe, mysterious experiences, unexplained experiences, miracles and synchronicities, spiritual experiences, tree symbolism, sacred trees, nature and spirituality, signs and wonders, miraculous stories, mystical experiences, meaningful coincidences, what is synchronicity, are coincidences meaningful, how to recognize signs from the universe, spiritual signs and synchronicities, mysterious signs, miracles in everyday life

Sande Hart shares an extraordinary miracle story at Auschwitz involving a tree, falling acorns, synchronicity, and the mysterious signs that may surround us every day.What if the strange coincidences in your life aren't coincidences at all? My guest shares her extraordinary acorn miracle at Auschwitz, the unforgettable “What About the Dog?” story, and her philosophy of synchronicity, spiritual signs, and paying attention to the invitations hidden in everyday life.In this deeply moving episode I talk with Sande Hart, mother, grandmother, author, community builder, and founding president of the Global Women's Village, about the mysterious and miraculous experiences that have shaped her life.Sande Hart's Miracle Story: The Tree, the Acorns, and AuschwitzOne of the most powerful stories Sande shares takes place at Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was working with the One Humanity Institute on the idea of creating an institute for peace on the grounds of Auschwitz.While visiting the site, Sande found herself drawn toward a magnificent old tree.Sande describes herself as a “tree hunter,” someone who instinctively looks for trees and feels that they hold stories and energy. At Auschwitz, surrounded by the weight of history, she noticed a particularly enormous, beautiful tree that seemed to call her attention.She broke away from her group and walked toward it. And that's when something very unexpected happened!What Is Synchronicity?If you've ever experienced a series of coincidences that seemed strangely connected, you may have wondered: What is synchronicity? Are coincidences meaningful? Can the universe send us signs? How do you recognize a spiritual sign? Why do certain symbols keep appearing in your life? What does it mean when something keeps showing up? Can nature communicate with us? Sande's philosophy is not about having all the answers. Instead, it is about becoming willing to notice.The “What About the Dog?” MiracleSande also tells an unforgettable story from the 1982 Peace Sunday No Nukes Rally and Music Festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where approximately 100,000 people had gathered.Early in the event, an announcement was made that someone had left a dog inside a car with the windows rolled up.While everyone else seemed to move on, Sande couldn't.She felt compelled to ask:“What about the dog?” You have to listen to the rest of this magical story, because the outcome, and the synchronicity that followed, are incredible!The Liminal Spaces Where Magic HappensSande's experiences ultimately point toward a larger idea: the spaces in between.The moments between one event and another.The places where coincidence becomes synchronicity.The instant when intuition tells us to stop and pay attention.The unexpected encounter that changes the direction of our lives.The question we feel compelled to ask even when everyone else has moved on.These are the liminal spaces—the mysterious thresholds where something new can emerge.And Sande's book, The Liminal Odyssey, grew directly out of her desire to understand those spaces and the stories that happen within them.A Conversation About Trees, Nature, Synchronicity, and MiraclesThis episode is ultimately about much more than one extraordinary experience at Auschwitz.It is about how we relate to the living world around us.Sande sees trees as beings that hold stories. She talks about the importance of connecting with nature, following our passions, listening to our intuition, and recognizing that we have both a responsibility to the world and the privilege of being alive within it.Her invitation at the end of the episode is wonderfully simple:Go talk to a tree.Hug one.Say hello.Pay attention.Because you never know what kind of magic might happen when you stop long enough to notice what has been there all along.In This Episode, You'll Hear About: Sande Hart's extraordinary acorn miracle at Auschwitz Why Sande feels drawn to trees and believes they hold stories The mysterious experience of being showered with acorns Whether coincidences can carry deeper meaning Synchronicity and spiritual signs How to recognize the “invitations” life places in front of us The unforgettable “What About the Dog?” story from the 1982 Peace Sunday No Nukes Rally How a mysterious newspaper article eventually corroborated Sande's memory The connection between synchronicity and The Liminal Odyssey Why asking “Why?” can open the door to curiosity and mystery What it means to be willing to say yes to adventure The relationship between humans, trees, nature, and the living world Why paying attention may change the way you experience everyday life To dive on in to all that Sande has been involved in, and is dreaming into being, check out her website HERE.Her Insta can be found HERE, and her Facebook, HERE. And please, get a copy of her book, "The Liminal Odyssey, The Alchemical Power Of The Spaces In-Between", HERE.If you are into humans creating good change and lifting others up, while experiencing the mystery that is life, please check out these episodes below!Reed Thomas Lawrence experiences a magical moment on a hike on a mountain, when he had an encounter that quite literally, changed his life! "The Myterious Man On The Mountain" can be found on Apple HERE, and Spotify HERE.Catarina tells an uplifting miracle story about being at the end of the world on the Mongolian Steppes and what she encountered there. This story will change your life! "Mongolian Dreams, Sámi Encounters, (Magic At The End Of The World)" can be found on Apple HERE and Spotify HERE.Susan Hensley tells an intense story of being in Hawaii and finding herself in the center of an incredibly powerful storm. What she realized at that moment changed her life forever! "The Wildness and Peace Inside the Storm (Magical Encounter In Hawaii) can be found on Apple HERE and Spotify HERE.Check out what's happening in my world, if you get a moment. Here's my website: Byte Sized BlessingsAs well as my Insta and my YouTube, which is woefully behind at the moment!And your bit of beauty is this, this week: the incredible article about Sande's story, "What About The Dog." Click HERE to get some more background on that magical day!Sande Hart, miracle stories, true miracle stories, synchronicity, meaningful coincidences, spiritual signs, signs from the universe, mysterious experiences, unexplained experiences, miracles and synchronicities, spiritual experiences, tree symbolism, sacred trees, nature and spirituality, signs and wonders, miraculous stories, mystical experiences, meaningful coincidences, what is synchronicity, are coincidences meaningful, how to recognize signs from the universe, spiritual signs and synchronicities, mysterious signs, miracles in everyday life

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.We learn why, in 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution - the first country in the world to do so. And environmental historian Ellen Arnold reveals how water has shaped human history.Also, we tell the story of the fatal hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Pakistan, 40 years ago. And how the island of Antigua was devastated when Hurricane Luis hit the Caribbean in 1995. We find out more about the abandoned Nazi photo album revealing the chilling normality of life at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Plus, how a Northern Ireland peace movement was born from one family's tragedy.Finally, in Sporting Witness, why Ghana's sprinting superstar Alice Annum won the nickname ‘Baby Jet'.Contributors: Carmen Sosa - member of the water workers trade union. Ellen Arnold – environmental historian. Eli Fuller – Antigua resident. Madhvi Bahunga - Pan-American Airways flight attendant. Rebecca Erbelding – archivist and historian. Gerry Grehan - chairperson of the Peace People. Alice Annum - Ghanian sprinter.(Photo: A woman casts her ballot in Montevideo, 2004. Credit: Miguel Rojo/AFP via Getty Images)

In this episode, I speak with historian and journalist Anne Sebba about her book The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz and the unsettling role music played inside the Nazi camp system.Music is usually associated with comfort or beauty. However, at Auschwitz, it was used as a tool of control, discipline, and deception. Anne explains why the orchestra was not about uplift or art, but rather a functional part of how the camp operated day-to-day.

What does it mean to teach students about the Holocaust and genocide—and how can educators turn difficult history into a call for action? In this episode of Memory Evidence Change, host Kate sits down with Kelly Giguere, an English teacher at Londonderry High School (NH), and Evan Czyzowski, a theater and humanities teacher at Bedford High School (NH). Both are recipients of the Cohen Institute's Award for Excellence in Teaching—Evan in 2025 and Kelly in 2026. They share how they came to teach Holocaust and genocide studies, the power of survivor testimony, and the ways their students have challenged them to think beyond history and toward genocide prevention. They also discuss traveling with students to sites including Auschwitz and Dachau, the importance of continuing education for teachers, and how educators can care for themselves while teaching difficult subjects. Most importantly, Kelly and Evan explore a central question: If genocide is predictable and preventable, what can we do to build kinder, stronger communities today? A thoughtful conversation about education, remembrance, responsibility, and hope. #MemoryEvidenceChange #HolocaustEducation #GenocideStudies #HolocaustStudies #GenocidePrevention #HolocaustHistory #TeachingHistory #HistoryEducation #Educators #Teachers #TeacherLife #EducationPodcast #HistoryPodcast #HolocaustSurvivors #SurvivorTestimony #NeverAgain #GenocidePrevention #HumanRightsEducation #SocialJusticeEducation #CohenInstitute #KeeneStateCollege #NewHampshire #Education #Teaching #History #RememberAndEducate

Monday Morning Cooking Club's Merelyn Chalmers her family's story of survival, and piecing together hundreds of treasured family recipes from Jewish communities around the world, including her mother's top-secret yellow cake recipe.Merelyn grew up tied to the apron strings of her mother, an Hungarian Jew who had survived Auschwitz and eventually ended up in Western Australia.In Perth, she met a man who had his own remarkable World War Two survival story, after fleeing Poland and being conscripted into the Polish regiment of the Red Army.For the couple, Perth became their Garden of Eden, where they raised Merelyn and her older brother in peace.From her mother, Merelyn learnt how to make the perfect pastry in her pyjamas at midnight; how to fry schnitzel properly; and how to make a succulent roast for Shabbat. And from her father, Merelyn learnt how to appreciate both an Aussie barbecue of snags and steaks, as well as the acquired taste of Gefilte fish.Years later, Merelyn would join a group of women who decided to raise money for charity by putting together a cookbook filled with treasured family recipes from Jewish communities in Australia and around the world.As a member of the Monday Morning Cooking Club, Merelyn finally convinced her mother to share her secret recipe for yellow cake, a chiffon cake that had become famous in suburban Perth.A Year of Jewish Cooking is published by Simon & Schuster.You can find out more about the Monday Morning Cooking Club online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores cooking, cookbooks, holiday cooking, Jewish cooking, stories of survival, origin stories, Bondi, Shabbat, Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Passover, Pesach, Hanukkah, family recipes, secret recipes, charity, books, writing, Shoah tapes, Holocaust, Auschwitz, refugees, migration, first generation Australians, Kosher kitchen, Judaism, religion, cultural identity, children of immigrants, Communism, Stalin, Hitler, Soviet Union, Spielberg.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

In 2007, an abandoned photo album revealed the chilling normality of life at the Nazis' most notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz.The 116 black-and-white images had been sent to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington DC, to be considered for their archives.In the photographs, SS officers are seen laughing, singing and celebrating, while a short distance away hundreds of thousands of people, mainly Jews, are being murdered. Among those pictured are Rudolf Höss, the camp commandant, and German doctor, Josef Mengele, known as the Angel of Death.Archivist Rebecca Erbelding tells Jane Wilkinson that the photos are an important reminder of how casually those running Auschwitz approached their work.Witness History is a short BBC World Service podcast about history that takes you inside big moments from the past through first-hand testimony and archive. Each weekday, in around nine minutes, we revisit one moment that helped shape the world and hear it through the voice of someone who was there. Scientists, artists, campaigners, soldiers, leaders and everyday people tell their true stories.When you subscribe to Witness History, you'll be taken inside turning points in world affairs from West Africa's fight back against Boko Haram in 2015 to the behind-closed-doors talks that led to the US-Cuba “thaw” and the surprise announcement of restored relations. You'll discover what it was like to experience disasters and how people recovered from them, including the Tabasco floods in Mexico, Portugal's worst train disaster, and the huge clean-up after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. You'll explore culture and ideas too: Sweden's Expedition Robinson, often credited as the first modern reality TV game show; the friendship between The Beatles' George Harrison and Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar; and the night a tiger attack brought Las Vegas superstars Siegfried and Roy's show to a sudden end. And if you're curious about inventions, we'll tell you how air fryers, BlackBerry, YouTube, Alexa, GPS, superglue, the shopping cart (shopping trolley) and bubble tea were created.If you're new to Witness History, the appeal is simple: real voices, one strong true story, and a fresh way to understand today through events from history – all in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of tea or a walk around the block. Join millions of BBC World Service podcast listeners around the globe and enjoy the insight, context and detail Witness History will bring you.(Photo: SS officer Karl Höcker relaxes at Solahuette, 1944. Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of anonymous donor)

Over the nearly five years of the operation of the Auschwitz camp, around 8,200 SS men and 200 SS female overseers served there. Dr Agnieszka Kita, Deputy Head of theAuschwitz Museum Archive, talks about what their leisure time looked like, what they did after duty, when they returned to the barracks, and what their days off looked like.

What does it mean to keep going when life takes an unexpected and painful turn? We reflect on Hebrews 11:1 and the importance of cultivating faith, hope, and confidence in God—even when we cannot see what lies ahead. Through the story of Otto Frank and the legacy he carried forward after unimaginable loss, we are reminded that pain does not have to be the end of our story. While we may face seasons of doubt, grief, uncertainty, or struggle, faith invites us to continue trusting God when the path ahead is unclear. The Bible reminds us that faith is more than simply believing when life is easy. It is confidence in God when we cannot yet see the outcome. Through prayer, Scripture, and an active relationship with Him, we can strengthen our trust and keep moving forward—one faithful step at a time. Highlights Discover what Hebrews 11:1 teaches about faith, hope, and trusting God. Learn how faith can help us keep going through difficult and uncertain seasons. Reflect on the difference between seeing the outcome and trusting God without seeing it. Find encouragement for moments when doubt and unbelief begin to take hold. Explore how prayer and Bible reading can help cultivate stronger faith. Remember the prayer from Mark 9:24: “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” Want more encouragement throughout your week? Subscribe to The Good Word, LifeAudio’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up at LifeAudio.com/thegoodword Do you want to listen ad-free? When you join Crosswalk Plus, you gain access to exclusive, in-depth Bible study guides, devotionals, sound biblical advice, and daily encouragement from trusted pastors and authors—resources designed to strengthen your faith and equip you to live it out boldly. PLUS ad free podcasts! Sign Up Today! Full Transcript Below: Cultivating the Faith to Keep GoingBy Vivian Bricker Bible Reading:“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). Otto Frank, the sole survivor of the eight Jews in hiding within the Secret Annex, would have felt intense loss upon his return to Amsterdam after the Allies' defeat of Nazi Germany. He was already notified by previous prisoners about the death of his wife, Edith. She had died in Auschwitz due to starvation. However, he had hope that his two daughters, Margot and Anne, were still alive. This was the hope that ultimately kept him alive. Through the Red Cross, sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper, contacted Otto and notified him of the death of his two daughters. They had both died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen. Unable to stand the pain, he confided in the helpers of the Secret Annex: Miep Gies, Jan Gies, Victor Kugler, Johannes Kleiman, Bep Voskuijl, and Johan Voskuijl. Although several of them had been taken by the Nazis after their hiding place was discovered, they were able to escape or be released based on medical reasons. Once Miep was notified that Anne had passed away in Bergen-Belsen, she handed Anne’s beloved diary to Otto. At first, Otto could not bring himself to read it, yet with time, he became absorbed in his daughter’s writing. He would later reflect that it was only through Anne’s diary that he truly knew her. In Anne’s Diary, Anne disclosed how there were two versions of herself: the outgoing, bubbly version and the quiet, reserved, and thoughtful version. Otto said he never knew his daughter held such expressive views and thoughts. He encouraged every parent to truly get to know their child, support them, and be the parent you wanted your parents to be to you. For the rest of his life, Otto dedicated his time and energy to bringing awareness to Anne’s diary, advocating for acceptance over hate, and the need to end anti-semitism. To prevent the past from repeating, we must learn from it. Although Otto had been through unspeakable pain, he used what resources he had to keep the memory of his daughter alive. Through Otto, the Anne Frank Fonds was founded in January 1963. He also founded the Anne Frank House, which attracts over 1.3 million people every year. Intersecting Faith & Life: The Bible tells us, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). Although Otto’s hope was dashed to pieces after hearing the news of his daughters’ deaths, he kept pushing forward in life. He had a purpose: to make his daughter’s memory known to the world and to fulfill her wish to become a writer. In our own lives, we must advance with this same confidence. If we have faith in God, nothing can hinder our lives. Cultivating faith in God can be challenging, especially if we have experienced a troubling time, but we are never without help. The Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit can foster a steadfast hope within us. This hope is like an everlasting candle; a candle that can never burn out. What is currently bringing doubts into your heart? Perhaps you are doubtful that God will bring you out of this difficult season, or if you will overcome a certain sin you are struggling with. Rather than doubting God, believe. As the father of the sick child said, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). Overcoming doubts and unbelief can be realized by spending time with God in prayer and Bible reading. By actively participating in your relationship with God, your faith in Him will grow. There may be difficult times ahead, but if your faith in God is strong, you can overcome even the toughest of situations. As the writer of Hebrews says, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). Foster hope in God; He will never fail you. Do you doubt God in your daily life? What are some ways you can cultivate hope, confidence, and trust in God? Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:7 Romans 15:13 Isaiah 43:2 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

“That's how I would picture fascists: this never-satisfied, dissonant climb to nothing… to ruin.” — David Baerwald Earlier this month, the historian James M. Scott came on the show to talk about those three deadly days in August 1945 when the Americans dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. Today we return to that war in the skies above Japan. Only with a fictional twist. Behind this fiction, however, is the kind of family saga that few novelists have either the nerve or imagination to invent. It concerns three generations of the Baerwalds. In the Thirties, a German Jewish organic chemist called Ernst Baerwald worked for (of all people) I.G. Farben, the company that manufactured the gas used at Auschwitz. A sophisticated Japanophile, Baerwald was Farben's man in Tokyo, where he hobnobbed with a member of the royal family. American intelligence turned Ernst Baerwald into a spy, using his intimate knowledge of Japan in their firebombing of Tokyo. In exchange, Baerwald fled to the United States with his wife and son Hans, who became a leading authority on 20th century Japanese politics. Hans' son, David Baerwald, meanwhile, became a platinum-selling musician who has worked with Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones, Sheryl Crow, and Bruce Springsteen. Growing up in California, David knew little about Ernst. But seven years ago, while clearing out the family home after the Los Angeles fires, he discovered his grandfather's diaries, photographs, and letters. He found a 1943 speech to the American Intelligence School proving that Ernst, a German Jew who loved Japan, knew the details of the Tokyo firebombing in which 140,000 people died, two years before it happened. “I have no qualifications as a historian,” David Baerwald confesses. So what followed was The Fire Agent, a 624-page novel loosely imagined around his grandfather's enigmatic life. But what David brought to this epic was a lyricist's skill in the kind of musical composition that enabled him to keep characters in play like sections of an orchestra. No wonder then that The Fire Agent is one of the most acclaimed literary debuts of the year. And no wonder that, in our age of looming fascism, The Fire Agent reads as more than just history. Five Takeaways •       Papers Found in a Fire. The novel began, appropriately, in flames: during a Los Angeles fire at an old family home, Baerwald discovered his grandfather's papers — among them a 1943 speech delivered at the American Intelligence School in San Francisco, proving that Ernst Baerwald was deeply involved in, or at least privy to, the planning of the Tokyo firebombing two years before the bombs fell in March 1945. The shock was moral as much as archival: everything David knew of his grandfather was how much he loved Japan and hated what happened to it. The contradiction became an obsession, the obsession became an investigation — of one family, and of the joining of industry and fascism in three countries — and the investigation became a novel, because “I have no qualifications as a historian” and a novel allows some jokes to carry the tragedy's weight.•       The Man Who Knew Where the Gas Was. Ernst Baerwald, the family's “dye seller,” was nothing so modest: dyestuffs being slang for organic chemistry, he was Asia director of the chemical cartel that supplied IG Farben — the conglomerate that built a work camp at Auschwitz — a violinist mentor to Prince Takamatsu, and a German Jew too valuable to fire until far too late. He helped build Tokyo's natural gas distribution system after the Kanto earthquake, which meant he knew every depot, fuel store, and pumping station in the city he loved — knowledge that made this dual enemy alien mysteriously trusted by American intelligence. His OSS box is nearly empty; the OSS Society's verdict was “he was a commie.” Behind him stands the Philanthropin — the Frankfurt school of the Jewish Enlightenment his father Hermann ran — which raised Ernst antifascist before fascism existed: “before he was a German, before he was an American, before he was a lover of Japan, he was a hater of tyranny.”•       “So We Firebombed the Civilians.” The moral reckoning at the book's heart: 140,000 killed in Tokyo, sixty-five more cities burned — while the industrial strip from Tokyo to Yokohama was deliberately spared, because America wanted it intact to rebuild the Japanese economy after the war. Baerwald calls the firebombing “an atrocity of unspeakable terms” and, following Gar Alperovitz, questions the necessity of the atomic bombs — a message to the Soviets more than a strategy against Japan. His father, scheduled for the invasion that never came, felt lifelong relief at Hiroshima — one of many things father and son never discussed. “Why do fathers and sons have problems? A lot of reasons.” The writing became a posthumous reconciliation: “I understand more of my father than I ever did when he was alive. I've forgiven him a lot.” The next book is about him — the UCLA Japan scholar who lost his security clearance to McCarthyism for being insufficiently anti-communist about China.•       From Boomtown to The Fire Agent. What a songwriter brings to a 624-page epic: reliability — a working lyricist learns he can “write a page on demand” — and orchestration, since composing instrumental music means keeping track of characters the way you track an orchestra, knowing what each instrument cannot play. Baerwald's formation was the émigré Los Angeles of a breakfast joint on the Pacific Coast Highway where his surf crew gathered mornings — the same tables once shared by Duke Kahanamoku, Bertolt Brecht, and Stravinsky, in the Santa Monica neighborhood of Thomas Mann, on the street where James Dean later lived. Brecht was always his favorite lyricist, a secret he kept: in Los Angeles, admit you want to write songs like Brecht and “they lock you up in a padded room.” The German Jewish musical tradition that fled to his hometown now flows, a generation on, back into prose.•       The Music of Fascism. The novel's present-tense purpose: fascist movements “have a very limited vocabulary,” and sometimes it's easier to hear how stupid it is from the mouths of foreigners. The mechanisms — how such movements are funded, how they function, what they do with total power — were identical in Germany, Japan, and Italy, and the contemporary echoes are “impossible to avoid. They're identical.” All three countries ended as rubble. In Japan, where prime minister Takaichi stands in the lineage of Kishi Nobusuke and Nanking denial persists, the conservatives will object; Baerwald hopes to spark debates. And asked what neo-fascism sounds like, he composed it: Kundera's kitsch — the child in the field, the tear on the cheek, “sanitized absurdities because the truth is so bloody awful” — rendered as a music-box melody gradually tortured by Ligeti dissonance, resolving into the Shepard tone: an audio illusion of endless ascent that never arrives. “That's how I would picture fascists: this never-satisfied, dissonant climb to nothing… to ruin.” About the Guest David Baerwald is an award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and recording artist, best known fo...

W ciągu blisko pięciu lat funkcjonowania obozu KL Auschwitzsłużyło w nim około 8200 esesmanów i 200 nadzorczyń SS. Jak wyglądał ich czas wolny, co robili po służbie, kiedy wracali do koszar, oraz co działo się w dniach wolnych od pracy, opowiada dr Agnieszka Kita, zastępca kierownika Archiwum Muzeum.

durée : 00:59:31 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye - La philosophe Sophie Galabru a découvert le journal d'Etty Hillesum à 15 ans, et depuis, elle le relit tous les trois ans. L'autoportrait de cette jeune femme juive qui mourra à 29 ans à Auschwitz irrigue sa pensée de l'éthique. - équipe : Nicolas Berger, Manon de La Selle, Corinne Amar Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

The late Holocaust survivor and speaker Eva Olsson died Aug. 4 in Port Carling, Ont. She was 101. She once estimated that she had given 4,300 presentations over the years. Her family says she likely reached over 1.5 million people with her story of resilience and courage. Although she only started speaking about her life in her 70s, 15,000 people wrote her letters saying how moved they were. The Order of Canada winner and author spent over a quarter-century sharing her story of surviving the Holocaust in Hungary, then slave labour camps, and both Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen before her liberation in 1945. Her message was always to fight hatred and not be a bystander. We here at The CJN's North Star podcast wanted to pay tribute in our way, so today we're rebroadcasting Ellin Bessner's last interview with Eva Olsson, which aired back in October 2021. She was just about to turn 97 and Yad Vashem was going to honour her with a birthday celebration—online, of course, via Zoom, because the world was in lockdown in the early part of the COVID pandemic. Related stories and links Read how the late Canadian Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson likely spoke to over 1 million people about her story, in The CJN . Yad Vashem marked Eva Olsson's 97th birthday in 2021 with a special ceremony, in The CJN Watch the trailer for a documentary about the late Eva Olsson “Stronger Than Fire”, on YouTube. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner ( @ebessner ) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (senior producer), Izzy Helenchilde (producer and video editor),l Michael Fraiman (executive producer), Alicia Richler (editorial director) Music: Bret Higgins Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Watch our podcasts on YouTube Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt)

The soldiers of D Company could not believe their eyes as they came face-to-face with the human cost of Hitler's evil: two teenage boys—survivors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald —who had escaped.Nina Willner returns to share more of her father's remarkable story of survival as told in The Boys in the Light. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org.

I andra delen om nazismen handlar det om tiden efter Hitlers maktövertagande, om diktaturen, andra världskriget och förintelsen. Gäst är precis som i del I Johan Stenfeldt, docent i historia vid Lunds universitet.Programledare: Fritte FritzsonProducent: Ida WahlströmKlippning: Silverdrake förlagSignaturmelodi: Vacaciones - av Svantana i arrangemang av Daniel AldermarkGrafik: Jonas PikeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alltduvelatveta/Instagram: @alltduvelatveta / @frittefritzsonHar du förslag på avsnitt eller experter: Gå in på www.fritte.se och leta dig fram till kontakt!Podden produceras av Blandade Budskap AB och presenteras i samarbete med AcastLästips om nazismen:Alf W. Johansson, Den nazistiska utmaningenChristopher R. Browning, Helt vanliga mänGötz Aly, Hitlers FolkstatHannah Arendt, Den banala ondskanZygmunt Bauman, Auschwitz och det moderna samhälletJohan Stenfeldt, Renegater - Nils Flyg och Sven Olof Lindholm i gränslandet mellan kommunism och nazism........................................................Organisationer som hjälper Ukrainahttps://blagulabilen.se/http://www.humanbridge.se/https://www.rodakorset.se/https://lakareutangranser.se/nyheter/oro-over-situationen-i-ukrainaNågra organisationer som hjälper i Gazahttps://lakareutangranser.se/vad-vi-gor/har-arbetar-vi/palestinahttps://unicef.se/katastrofinsatser/hjalp-barnen-i-gazakrisenhttps://www.rodakorset.se/var-varld/har-arbetar-vi/palestina/gaza/gaza/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does a 13-year prison sentence really mean — and what happens when changes to early-release rules collide with one of Britain's most emotionally charged policing cases?Former Scottish detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean examine the case of PC Andrew Harper, the 28-year-old Thames Valley Police officer who was killed in 2019 after becoming caught in a strap attached to a vehicle fleeing the theft of a quad bike.Three young men were originally charged with murder. All were ultimately acquitted of murder but convicted of, or admitted, manslaughter.Tom looks at the case from a detective's perspective and asks a fundamental evidential question:How do you prove intent?The discussion then turns to the campaign that followed Andrew Harper's death and the introduction of Harper's Law, intended to ensure life sentences for those convicted in qualifying cases of unlawfully killing emergency workers in the course of their duties.But Harper's Law could not retrospectively alter the sentences already imposed in this case.That has become central to the current controversy over early release from prison.Tom and Simon discuss the prospect of two of those convicted becoming eligible for release earlier than many members of the public expected, the reaction from senior police leaders, and the wider argument over how governments deal with an overcrowded prison system.The conversation quickly develops into something much bigger than a single case.Chapters00:00 — Cold open: “Our criminal justice system has been reduced to a bag of bones”00:58 — Introduction: Andrew Harper and the early-release controversy02:10 — Simon Levy, whole-life sentences and fitness to plead03:54 — Carstairs, secure hospitals and indefinite detention05:24 — Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and places that leave an impression08:23 — PC Andrew Harper: what happened10:17 — Harper's Law and Lissie Harper's campaign11:24 — Why Andrew Harper's killers could be released early12:35 — Police chiefs intervene over the early-release scheme13:28 — Tom on the murder charge: “How do you prove intent?”14:49 — Why automatic sentence reductions are flawed17:02 — Prison overcrowding and a criminal justice system under pressure19:19 — Why short prison sentences often fail20:04 — Alternatives to prison: “Follow the evidence”21:28 — What does a 13-year prison sentence actually mean?23:34 — Life sentences, recall and rehabilitation25:13 — The cost of the criminal justice system26:03 — “Reduced to a bag of bones”26:50 — What happens next?27:29 — ClosingReal cases. Real detectives. Real talk.About Crime Time Inc.Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.Two crime worlds. One podcast.New episodes released regularly throughout the season.Our Website: https://crimetimeinc.com/If you like this show please leave a review. It really helps us.Please help us improve our Podcast by completing this survey.http://bit.ly/crimetimeinc-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On August 14th. 2026 ; Fr. Daniel Klimek's homily presents St. Maximilian Kolbe as a fearless missionary of the Immaculate, whose deep love for the Blessed Virgin Mary gave him the courage to defend the Catholic faith, evangelize those opposed to the Church, and remain faithful even through persecution, brutality, and death at Auschwitz. From his encounters with atheists, Freemasons, and unbelievers to his work with magazines, radio, and new technology, Kolbe understood that Christians are called not to retreat from the world, but to enter it with truth, charity, and a desire for conversion.His life is a call to reject fear and compromise. St. Maximilian fought spiritual and cultural opposition through prayer, mobilization, evangelization, sacrifice, and media, always seeking the salvation of souls rather than hatred of his enemies. He showed that true freedom belongs to the person who knows he belongs to Christ through the Immaculate.The homily also challenges Catholics today to sanctify the media. When the culture pressures Christians to remain silent or abandon the faith, St. Maximilian's example says NO. He used the newest means of communication available to proclaim the ancient and unchanging Gospel. His witness calls us to enter today's media courageously, defend the truth without compromise, honor Our Lady, evangelize the culture, and use modern technology for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls.Readings for August 14th 2026: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081426.cfm© 2026 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. All rights reserved. ★ Support this podcast ★

TODAY, AUGUST 15, is traditionally the day that Catholics celebrate the feast of the Assumption, that marks Mary, mother of Jesus, being taken both body and soul into heaven. Countless Catholics even before the Church made it official dogma, believed it. What intrigues me, though, is when the Church did make the Assumption dogma. It was confirmed by Pope Pius XII in 1950. So just five years after the end of the Second World War, when millions of Jewish people lost their lives in the Holocaust, the Catholic Church officially endorsed a Jewish woman as Queen of Heaven. There's still controversy about Pius XII, elected Pope in 1939. Some historians argue that he didn't do enough for the Jewish people, while others say he worked behind the scenes to help save Jews from the Nazis. Before he became Pope, as Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, the Vatican Secretary of State, he signed on behalf of his predecessor, Pius XI, the 1933 concordat that guaranteed the rights of the Catholic Church to operate in Germany. What is less well-known is that four years later, horrified by what was happening in Germany – and monitored by Pacelli – the Vatican issued a papal teaching document or encyclical on the situation there. Called With Burning Anxiety, it was written in German, not the usual Latin, and read out in all Catholic Churches in Germany on Palm Sunday, 1937. It endorsed the Jewish scriptures as worthy of respect and condemned the exaltation of race – in other words the Nazi obsession with the Aryan race. This so infuriated the Nazis they tried to confiscate copies of the encyclical. While that document was published by Pius XI and probably authored by Pacelli, it was also probably influenced by the thinking of a Jewish woman, Edith Stein. Stein, a philosopher, converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite nun. Stein was later arrested and died in Auschwitz in 1942. Her extensive body of writing, including the substantial letter she wrote to Pius XI, warning of the Nazis' desire to destroy the Jews and their idolising of race and power, as well as her thinking on Mary, survives. Stein saw Mary as the ideal woman, nurturing and sustaining others. A woman imitate Mary, not only in the home but in the workplace, Stein wrote, “conscious of where there is want and where help is needed, intervening and regulating as far as it is possible….Then will she, like a good spirit, spread blessing everywhere.”A good spirit that spreads blessings everywhere – that is an aspiration inspired by one Jewish woman writing of another and one I cherish on the feast of the Assumption.

Today marks the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a heroic martyr who gave his life for a prisoner at Auschwitz. Meanwhile, the Church prepares to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15. EWTN will also celebrate its 45th anniversary since Mother Angelica launched the network.

Friends of the Rosary,Today, we celebrate the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, "a martyr of love," as St. Pope Paul VI described him, whooffered his life in exchange for the life of a husband and father of two sons, on August 14, at the German Nazi concentration and death camp of Auschwitz in Poland. The Polish 47-year-old Franciscan Conventual priest was killed by the Nazis with a lethal injection on August 14, 80 years ago.St. Kolbe, the founder of the worldwide evangelization movement, Militia Immaculatae, and a missionary in Japan in the 1930s, faithfully followed the path of Christ's sacrifice and His words in John's Gospel: “No one has a greater love than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends” –that we read today.The priest was arrested in February 1941 on charges of aiding Jews and the Polish underground and was imprisoned in Warsaw. He was deported to the death camp of Auschwitz, Poland, where he was stripped of his Franciscan habit and assigned prisoner number 16670. He was forced to do the most humiliating jobs, such as carrying dead bodies to the crematorium. Nevertheless, he continued his charity and priestly ministry, for which he was subjected to violent beatings by the guards.At the end of July 1941, when a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, in retaliation, the deputy camp commander picked up 10 men to be starved to death in an underground bunker to deter further escape attempts. When one of the selected men, Franciszek Gajowniczek, cried out, "My wife! My children!", Kolbe volunteered to die in his place, arguing he was a Catholic priest and older than Gajowniczek, 41. The deputy commander accepted the offer.The Polish priest and others were thus locked up in the "starvation bunker" without food and water. There, Kolbe led the prisoners in prayer. Prison guards found him standing or kneeling in the cell and looking calmly at those who entered. After they had been starved and deprived of water for two weeks, only Kolbe remained alive.The prison authorities administered him a lethal injection of carbolic acid. Kolbe is said to have raised his left arm and calmly waited for the injection. Before dying, he pronounced the two words, “Ave Maria”, the final pledge of a life entrusted to the Immaculate Conception. His remains were cremated on 15 August, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.During his visit to Poland in 2016, Pope Francis visited the " starvation bunker " on July 29, where Kolbe breathed his last in Auschwitz. After a moment of silence and reflection, he left, signing the visitors' book with a brief prayer: “Lord, have mercy on your people, Lord, forgive us for so much cruelty”.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 14, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

On today’s show, Fr. Ryan Brady joins to share about St. Maximillian Kolbe: A Martyr of Charity Jim - My wife and I were on a tour in Poland. I didn't know a lot about the complete history, but being in Auschwitz where that took place moved us so much. When you come out, you're in tears. Touched us a lot. We prayed for his intercession. Break 1 Carol - I went to the shrine a little over a year ago. Had an experience with him to give my all to Mary. Matt - I'm part of a group called the Kolbe prison ministry. One of my Kolbe brothers' dad was in Auschwitz and saw the whole thing. The details are pretty incredible. We're doing a fundraiser for our ministry and we're going to display some pictures of Kolbe. Notes: https://marytown.com/ https://militiaoftheimmaculata.com/ Break 2 You can’t talk about St. Maximillian Kolbe without talking about Mary and her Immaculate Heart.

Send us Fan MailA boy kneels in a parish church, and Mary changes the trajectory of his life with one question. Two crowns are held out, one for purity and one for martyrdom and twelve-year-old Raymond answers with a courage that doesn't make sense unless grace is real: “I choose both.” That boy becomes St. Maximilian Kolbe, and his story is far more than a heroic moment at Auschwitz. It's a roadmap for Catholic life when faith feels pressured, distracted, or costly.We walk through Kolbe's spirituality at its center: total consecration to Mary, the Immaculata, as the sure path to belonging entirely to Jesus Christ. Drawing on the Catholic tradition and the influence of St. Louis de Montfort's True Devotion to Mary, we explain what consecration actually means in practice: entrusting your prayers, work, joys, and suffering to Mary's maternal care, living with Marian confidence, and letting her form Christ in you through the Eucharist, the Rosary, and daily virtue.Kolbe also challenges the way we think about mission. He founds the Militia Immaculatae and uses modern tools of his day printing, publishing, and radio to evangelize through Mary. From Poland to Japan, his global apostolate shows how Catholic evangelization can be both traditional and inventive. Then the story tightens into its hardest and most luminous scene: Auschwitz, where Kolbe steps forward for a condemned father and simply says, “I am a Catholic priest,” turning total consecration into total gift.If you've ever wondered whether Marian consecration is “too much,” or what it looks like when devotion meets real suffering, this conversation brings clarity and hope. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can discover Kolbe's path of Eucharistic faith, Marian devotion, and courageous love.Open by Steve Bailey Support the showJourneys of Faith brings you Super Saints PodcastsVisit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saintsDownload Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-appPlease consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Friday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, 1894-1941; he was ordained at the age of 24; in 1917, he formed an association called the Militia Immaculata, which started producing faith periodicals; it grew into a publishing house of 650 friars; in 1941, St. Maximilian was arrested and placed in a Nazi death camp; shortly after, he died at Auschwitz, from a lethal injection, when he bartered his own life for a man’s who had a family Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/14/26 Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and after a quick intro he leads us in praying the Chaplet of St. Michael.  After a break, Father discusses the Assumption, the feast that will be celebrate on August 15th.  After a break, Father discusses todays saint of the day, St. Maximilian of Kolbe, who was devoted to Our Lady, he gave up his life for another prisoner at Auschwitz as he was old and the other prisoner was young with a family.  Father then welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) to wrap up the discussion on the various miracles attributed to the seven sanctuaries as discussed in the book, “The Sword of Michael”, by Rev. Scott Haynes. The book explores the mysterious alignment of seven churches across Europe that appear to represent a sword. The book explores this alignment as it delves into historical details, miracles, and spiritual significance of the sanctuaries.  The book is available at priestlypress.com.  The show is closed with the shared stories regarding the protections of St. Michael and the importance of invoking our saints for protections.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

We spend a lot of energy chasing happiness. But what if happiness was never the deepest goal? Viktor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor who spent years in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz. What he observed there, about the difference between the people who survived and those who did not, became the foundation of one of the most important books ever written about being human. That book is Man's Search for Meaning. In this episode I explore the distinction between happiness and meaning, why meaning is a stronger predictor of wellbeing than moment-to-moment positive emotion, and why midlife is an ideal season to ask the question: what am I in service of right now? The answer may be more available than you think. Want everything in one place? Join me on Substack for real talk, deeper insights, and the community you didn't know you needed — at https://courtneytownley.substack.com   #GraceAndGrit #Meaning #MidlifeWomen #ViktorFrankl #ManSearchForMeaning #WomensWellness #DeepHealth #Purpose #MidlifeHealth #IntentionalLiving

Full Text of Readings Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Lectionary: 417 The Saint of the day is Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe's Story “I don't know what's going to become of you!” How many parents have said that? Maximilian Mary Kolbe's reaction was, “I prayed very hard to Our Lady to tell me what would happen to me. She appeared, holding in her hands two crowns, one white, one red. She asked if I would like to have them—one was for purity, the other for martyrdom. I said, ‘I choose both.' She smiled and disappeared.” After that he was not the same. He entered the minor seminary of the Conventual Franciscans in Lvív–then Poland, now Ukraine—near his birthplace, and at 16 became a novice. Though Maximilian later achieved doctorates in philosophy and theology, he was deeply interested in science, even drawing plans for rocket ships. Ordained at 24, Maximilian Mary Kolbe saw religious indifference as the deadliest poison of the day. His mission was to combat it. He had already founded the Militia of the Immaculata, whose aim was to fight evil with the witness of the good life, prayer, work, and suffering. He dreamed of and then founded Knight of the Immaculata, a religious magazine under Mary's protection to preach the Good News to all nations. For the work of publication he established a “City of the Immaculata”—Niepokalanow—which housed 700 of his Franciscan brothers. He later founded another one in Nagasaki, Japan. Both the Militia and the magazine ultimately reached the one-million mark in members and subscribers. His love of God was daily filtered through devotion to Mary. In 1939, the Nazi panzers overran Poland with deadly speed. Niepokalanow was severely bombed. Kolbe and his friars were arrested, then released in less than three months, on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. In 1941, Maximilian Mary Kolbe was arrested again. The Nazis' purpose was to liquidate the select ones, the leaders. The end came quickly, three months later in Auschwitz, after terrible beatings and humiliations. A prisoner had escaped. The commandant announced that 10 men would die. He relished walking along the ranks. “This one. That one.” As they were being marched away to the starvation bunkers, Number 16670 dared to step from the line. “I would like to take that man's place. He has a wife and children.”“Who are you?”“A priest.” No name, no mention of fame. Silence. The commandant, dumbfounded, perhaps with a fleeting thought of history, kicked Sergeant Francis Gajowniczek out of line and ordered Fr. Kolbe to go with the nine. In the “block of death” they were ordered to strip naked, and their slow starvation began in darkness. But there was no screaming—the prisoners sang. By the eve of the Assumption, four were left alive. The jailer came to finish Kolbe off as he sat in a corner praying. He lifted his fleshless arm to receive the bite of the hypodermic needle. It was filled with carbolic acid. They burned his body with all the others. Maximilian Mary Kolbe was beatified in 1971 and canonized in 1982. Reflection Maximilian Mary Kolbe's death was not a sudden, last-minute act of heroism. His whole life had been a preparation. His holiness was a limitless, passionate desire to convert the whole world to God. And his beloved Immaculata was his inspiration. May we mirror his bravery and his unblemished love for God as we navigate our own faith journeys.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

This episode is a re-release; it originally aired on December 9, 2012. The late Nobel Peace Prize winner, professor, New York Times bestselling author, humanitarian and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel discusses his life-changing heart surgery and his latest memoir, “Open Heart.” He shares the fears associated with his life-saving operation and how they allowed him to re-examine his career and deepen his devotion to his family. Elie also explains what he hopes will be the destiny of his life's work. Elie Wiesel was just 15 years old when he was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Years later, he would write his firsthand account of the Holocaust in what has become what many consider to be one of the most important books of our time, “Night.” In 2006, Elie returned to Auschwitz to meet Oprah and walk the grounds of the 6,700-acre complex and reflect on the lives that were lost in the 20th century's greatest tragedy. Elie passed away in 2016 at his home in Manhattan. He was 87 years old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full Text of Readings Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 115 The Saint of the day is Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross' Story A brilliant philosopher who stopped believing in God when she was 14, Edith Stein was so captivated by reading the autobiography of Teresa of Avila that she began a spiritual journey that led to her baptism in 1922. Twelve years later she imitated Saint Teresa by becoming a Carmelite, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Born into a prominent Jewish family in Breslau, Germany—now Wroclaw, Poland—Edith abandoned Judaism in her teens. As a student at the University of Göttingen, she became fascinated by phenomenology–an approach to philosophy. Excelling as a protégé of Edmund Husserl, one of the leading phenomenologists, Edith earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1916. She continued as a university teacher until 1922, when she moved to a Dominican school in Speyer; her appointment as lecturer at the Educational Institute of Munich ended under pressure from the Nazis. After living for four years in the Cologne Carmel, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross moved to the Carmelite monastery in Echt, Netherlands, in 1938. The Nazis occupied that country in 1940. In retaliation for being denounced by the Dutch bishops, the Nazis arrested all Dutch Jews who had become Christians. Teresa Benedicta and her sister Rosa, also a Catholic, died in a gas chamber in Auschwitz on August 9, 1942. Pope John Paul II beatified Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in 1987 and canonized her 12 years later. Reflection The writings of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross fill 17 volumes, many of which have been translated into English. A woman of integrity, she followed the truth wherever it led her. After becoming a Catholic, Edith continued to honor her mother's Jewish faith. Sister Josephine Koeppel, O.C.D., translator of several of Edith's books, sums up this saint with the phrase, “Learn to live at God's hands.”Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

After a great human-wrought tragedy, how are victims and their kin made right? What does it mean to take revenge, to exact vengeance, to seek redress, to go vigilante in seeking justice? What counts as the proper or sufficient retaliation or retribution--and what can or should be left to the impartial third-person mechanisms of a justice system? To ask about those troubling topics from a new angle, Brandeis University's Laura Jockusch (author, previously, of Collect and Record and Jewish Honor Courts) has written about Jewish revenge on genocide perpetrators in her searching, and shocking Jewish Revenge and the Holocaust. Drawing on her great erudition and painstaking archival research, she explores how views changed during and after the war--and in following decades when justice and vengeance came to seem potentially compatible, especially if revenge could be rendered an aesthetic or imaginative phenomenon. Mentioned in the episode Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Seekers for vengeance and also justice: Eli Wiesel and Simon Wiesenthal The killing of Ernst Vom Rath (pretext for the Night of Broken Glass) Aeschylus, The Oresteia (5th century B.C.) Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem (1963, no episode of RTB would be complete without it...) Bruce Robbins, Atrocity: A Literary History Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States (1980) Tony Judt Postwar (2005) Recallable Books: Zalman Gradovsky, The Last Consolation Vanished Jean Amery, At the Mind's Limit: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities Filip Müller Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chambers Kleist, Michael Kohlhass (1810) Read a transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

After a great human-wrought tragedy, how are victims and their kin made right? What does it mean to take revenge, to exact vengeance, to seek redress, to go vigilante in seeking justice? What counts as the proper or sufficient retaliation or retribution--and what can or should be left to the impartial third-person mechanisms of a justice system? To ask about those troubling topics from a new angle, Brandeis University's Laura Jockusch (author, previously, of Collect and Record and Jewish Honor Courts) has written about Jewish revenge on genocide perpetrators in her searching, and shocking Jewish Revenge and the Holocaust. Drawing on her great erudition and painstaking archival research, she explores how views changed during and after the war--and in following decades when justice and vengeance came to seem potentially compatible, especially if revenge could be rendered an aesthetic or imaginative phenomenon. Mentioned in the episode Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Seekers for vengeance and also justice: Eli Wiesel and Simon Wiesenthal The killing of Ernst Vom Rath (pretext for the Night of Broken Glass) Aeschylus, The Oresteia (5th century B.C.) Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem (1963, no episode of RTB would be complete without it...) Bruce Robbins, Atrocity: A Literary History Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States (1980) Tony Judt Postwar (2005) Recallable Books: Zalman Gradovsky, The Last Consolation Vanished Jean Amery, At the Mind's Limit: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities Filip Müller Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chambers Kleist, Michael Kohlhass (1810) Read a transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We hear how a comic book fan and his friends began the very first comic convention in New York in 1964. Our guest is comic book expert Dr Barbara Postema, from the University Groningen in the Netherlands. Next, we hear how Oasis 1995 hit Wonderwall was made with the man who was the sound engineer on the record. Plus, the memories of the cellist of Auschwitz in World War Two and the final use of a barbaric execution method in Franco's Spain. Sporting Witness takes us back to Hearts of Midlothian's heartbreaking season of 1986. And finally, we learn how Sweden gave its workers some of the longest paid holidays in the world in 1970. Contributors: Bernie Bubnis – organiser of the first Comic Con Dr Barbara Postema - lecturer in the English programme at the University of Groningen Nick Brine – sound engineer on Oasis' song Wonderwall Anita Lasker-Wallfisch – the cellist of Auschwitz Carme Puig Antich – brother of Salvador Puig Antich Gary Mackay and striker John ‘Robbo' Robertson – former Hearts players Inga Persson - beneficiary of Sweden's long summers (Photo: Oasis performing in 1996. Credit: Bernd Mueller/ Redferns via Getty)

The newly minted New York Times bestseller The Renoir Girls by Brit Catherine Ostler tells a hidden story of what really happened to the young girls in Renoir's famous portraits. As it turns out, they were victims of the Holocaust. How could these high-society children have ended up suffering, one even at Auschwitz? The story digs into government, politics, hatred, antisemitism, art, family, wealth, and class. I adored speaking to Catherine, one of the brightest people I've interviewed, and had the pleasure of meeting her in person afterward on the day her book hit “the list.” Huge thanks to Plum Sykes for the introduction. ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights, which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most anticipated book lists, personal essays, and a new essay platform with stories from all of you about what chapters you're in (inspired by my upcoming book Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot, 9/22/26). And follow me on Instagram @zibbyowens. But really, keep listening here. If you love my show, please tell a friend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the 7.8 magnitude earthquake tore through southeastern Turkey in 2023, the government posted that it would provide translation support in seven languages: Turkish, Arabic, Persian, English, Russian, German, and Pashto. Kurdish, spoken by fifteen million people in the affected region, was not on the list. Elderly Kurdish speakers cried out for help in their mother tongue and could not be understood. Women were afraid to speak Kurdish for fear of not being rescued. Two days later, the government shut down Twitter entirely. A Kurdish educator named Zara Mohammadi had already been jailed for ten years in Iran for the crime of teaching Kurdish to village children for free. Turkey had banned the letters q, w, and x for eighty-five years because they appeared in the Kurdish alphabet and not in Turkish. Today's guest is Sophia Smith Galer, author of *How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words*. We discuss how up to half of the world's 7,000 languages will disappear within the next century, and why this isn't natural attrition but the result of ten distinct weapons of linguicide that Smith Galer traces across the globe. We look at how the United States spent $180 million on revitalization since 2005, and how Ladino songs written inside Auschwitz document a language shift happening in real time, and why Smith Galer describes her own journey with her grandmother's dying language from the Italian Apennines as "palliative care."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do we do when life breaks our hearts and we can't fix the pain for the people we love?In this moving and deeply human episode of Linda's Corner Podcast, I sit down with Brad Wolfe — singer-songwriter, community activist, and founder of Reimagine — to talk about grief, music, storytelling, and how we can transform pain into purpose, connection, and healing.Brad shares the story of his childhood friend Sara, who was diagnosed with a rare pediatric cancer. Faced with the helplessness that so many people feel during tragedy, Brad discovered something powerful: even when we can't make everything better, we can still show up with love. He brought his guitar to the hospital and began singing for Sara, eventually writing a song for her called “Sara's Got a Sunbeam.” Through music, Brad witnessed not only emotional comfort, but even relief from some of Sara's physical symptoms.The experience transformed Brad as well. He realized that helping others creates healing for everyone involved. That journey eventually led to the creation of the Sunbeam Foundation, which has since raised more than $1 million for cancer research. Brad also formed his band, Brad Wolfe & The Moon, debuting alongside Grammy-winning artist Sara Bareilles.We also discuss the powerful story behind Brad's song “Why Wait?” — inspired by his grandmother, Sally Wolfe, one of the last living survivors of The Holocaust and a survivor of Auschwitz concentration camp. Sally lived to be 102 years old and left behind a profound message: life is short, so we must use our time to care for one another, practice kindness, and choose tolerance and compassion.That message became a guiding force in Brad's life and work. Through Reimagine, Brad has helped create one of the largest community movements in the United States focused on grief, healing, mortality, and meaning. Reimagine has hosted more than 4,500 events for over 250,000 people, creating safe spaces where people can share stories about loss, illness, discrimination, violence, heartbreak, and hope.We also talk about the healing power of creativity and storytelling, the role music plays in helping us process difficult emotions, and how even small steps can help us create meaning and purpose from painful experiences. Brad reminds us that while life is fragile and temporary, we still have the opportunity to live intentionally, love deeply, and do what matters most with the time we are given.You can learn more about Brad Wolfe and his work at:Brad Wolfe Official WebsiteReimagineYou can also watch Brad's powerful music video for “Why Wait?” here:Why Wait Music VideoListen, Share, and SupportIf this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who may need hope today.Be sure to subscribe, leave a rating and review, and help us spread more healing and inspiration to the world.Free Resource for HealingIf you're ready to release stress, calm your mind, and begin healing from within, visit: