Podcasts about buchenwald

Schmierereien, Hitlergrüße, Gaza-Parolen: Gedenkstätten in Deutschland geraten zunehmend ins Visier politisch motivierter Attacken. Nahezu täglich wird eine Straftat gegen einen Gedenkort angezeigt, die Zahl hat einen neuen Höchststand erreicht. Seit dem 7. Oktober 2023, dem Terroranschlag der Hamas auf Israel und dem Gaza-Krieg, kommen auch Vorfälle mit Nahost-Bezug dazu. Panorama hat 130 Erinnerungsorte und Gedenkstätten befragt. Steht die deutsche Erinnerungskultur unter neuem Druck?

+++ Angriff auf zwei Männer in Gera +++ KZ-Gedenkstätte Buchenwald wehrt sich gegen eine Kampagne von Palästina-Aktivisten +++ Jena bekommt neun neue Straßenbahnen +++

Join The Revd Steve Morris, Associate Priest of St Bride's, and St Bride's Choir for this week's reflection in words and music. During Lent, which began this week, we sing the Kyries instead of the Gloria from our weekly mass setting at Choral Eucharist on Sunday mornings. This week's setting in church is the "Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement Op 130" by the Belgian composer Joseph Jongen. He wrote it in 1945 with a sense of intense relief having just learned that his son had survived internment in Buchenwald. Our reflection opens with St Bride's Choir singing the opening movement. The reading is St Matthew's account of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness by the devil which Steve, one of our associate priests at St Bride's, then reflects on. We close with another description of that time of temptation, "Forty days and forty nights" by George Hunt Smyttan which was first published in 1856. A new episode of this online act of worship is released every Sunday morning. Information about our weekly Sunday services in St Bride's of Choral Eucharist at 11am (www.stbrides.com/worship-music/wo…horal-eucharist/) and Choral Evensong at 5:30pm (www.stbrides.com/worship-music/wo…choral-evensong/) can be found on the website. Find out what's happening at St Bride's at www.stbrides.com/whats-on If you enjoy listening, please leave a comment below or subscribe to our channel. It is great to get your feedback. SUPPORT ST BRIDE'S ================== We are hugely grateful for people's generosity which we wholly rely on to continue our work, maintain our wonderful architectural heritage and support world-class music-making. If you would like to make a donation, you can do so at www.justgiving.com/stbrideschurchfleetstreet

Raffaella Cargnelutti"Alla gentilezza di chi la raccoglie"Dall'inferno di Buchenwald una storia veraBottega Errante Edizioniwww.bottegaerranteedizioni.itAlla gentilezza di chi la raccoglie è la frase che Giulio Cargnelutti riesce a scrivere con un lapis di fortuna sulla busta della lettera, prima di lanciarla dal vagone che lo sta portando in Germania. Il tenente, catturato dalle SS il 20 luglio 1944 a Tolmezzo, vuole informare la giovane moglie e i suoi cari, completamente all'oscuro di quanto gli sta accadendo. Il suo sarà un viaggio lunghissimo che lo porterà nei carri bestiame piombati sino al campo di Buchenwald dove trascorrerà nove mesi come deportato politico, senza possibilità di ricevere pacchi e corrispondenza. Una storia vera scritta dalla figlia, che ci racconta la tragica esperienza vissuta in un lager da suo padre, ma che vuole anche farci scoprire che si può affrontare l'inferno grazie all'amore, alla fede, all'arte e, in ultimo, al perdono.Raffaella Cargnelutti, critica e storica dell'arte, nonché narratrice, vive a Tolmezzo (UD). Esordisce in narrativa con Il ritratto di Maria (Kappavu Editore, Udine, 2010). Nel 2011, con l'Editore Antiquità, pubblica Viandante sul mare di nebbia, racconto ispirato al quadro di Caspar David Friedrich. Nel 2012, per le Edizioni Biblioteca dell'Immagine, esce L'opera imperfetta, vita romanzata del pittore Gianfrancesco da Tolmezzo; per Santi Quaranta Fiabe e leggende della Carnia e La pulce e altre storie della Carnia. Per Bottega Errante Edizioni ha pubblicato La valle dei Ros e Alla gentilezza di chi la raccoglie.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Send us a textRomeine 12:9 Die liefde moet opreg wees. Verafsku wat sleg is en hou vas aan wat goed is. Is dit nie uiters ontstellend wanneer diegene met mag korrup is nie? Dis so verkeerd! Die onskuldiges kry swaar omdat die mense wat veronderstel is om hulle te beskerm en vir hulle te sorg, korrup is. Die klein mensies – die armes en die behoeftiges is die mense wat die meeste ly onder die magsbehepte leiers. Dis wat reg onder ons neuse besig is om te gebeur. En nou is die versoeking daar om die leiers te haat, eerder as om die sonde wat hulle doen, te haat.Jacques Lusseyran was 'n blinde tiener toe die Nazi's Frankryk beset het. Hy het by die weerstandsbeweging aangesluit en gehelp om 'n geheime netwerk te lei wat ondergrondse koerante versprei het. Hy is egter verraai en na die Buchenwald-konsentrasiekamp gestuur. Daar het hy geweier om toe te laat dat die haat wat hom omring, sy siel vergiftig.Hy het, ten spyte van sy gebrek, sy medegevangenes aangemoedig om positief te bly en geweier om die wagte te haat. "Haat," het hy later geskryf, "verblind ons meer as enige blindheid." Hy kon sien wat baie siende mense nie kon sien nie: dat die kwaad weerstaan moet word en dat mense steeds liefgehê moet word.Kom ons kyk weer na:Romeine 12:9 Die liefde moet opreg wees. Verafsku wat sleg is en hou vas aan wat goed is.Hoe fassinerend. Hier lees ons in die Bybel, van liefde en dit wat sleg is, alles in een asem. As dit nie vir die eerste deel was nie – Die liefde moet opreg wees – sou dit maklik gewees het om die tweede deel – dit wat sleg is – te interpreteer as 'n lisensie om mense te haat.Maar dis glad nie korrek nie. Ja, ons weet, die kwaad moet weerstaan word. Maar die mense moet steeds liefgehê word.Dis God se Woord. Vars … vir jou … vandag.Support the showEnjoying The Content?For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can enable Christianityworks to reach 10,000+ people with a message about the love of Jesus!DONATE R50 MONTHLY

482è programa de Periscopi Gelidenc a Ràdio Gelida amb Trini Ordoñez, professora d’història a un institut del Garraf, ex-jugadora de rugbi i veïna de l’Urb. Safari. Comencem coneixent la seva trajectòria en l’educació, també per a adults. Ens explica la seva participació en el projecte Buchenwald als centres educatius per la conservació de la memòria històrica, la prevenció del feixisme i la defensa dels Drets Humans. Continuem amb l’experiència del rugbi femení i haver concursat recentment a l’Atrapa’m si pots de 3Cat. Finalment ens comenta com és viure a la urbanització a més alçada de Gelida, tot arribant fa una vintena d’anys des de Barcelona, així com la relació amb el nucli del poble i el veí municipi de Corbera de Llobregat. Emès el 17-1-26 i el 21-1-26.

Bea Lurie is the daughter of two child Holocaust survivors, her father, Sol, and her mother, Evelyn Rebecca Lurie, whose parents escaped from Poland with two toddlers. Bea learned by her parents' actions the importance of helping those in need and devoted her career to making a difference in the lives of others as a leader of nonprofit organizations and government agencies, and as an owner of two businesses. Bea also is an active volunteer in her community and at her local synagogue. LIFE MUST GO On is the remarkable story of Sol Lurie, a child survivor of six concentration camps during the Holocaust, who continues to be a beacon of hope. After a bucolic childhood in Kovno, Lithuania, Sol was just eleven when the Nazis invaded and he and his family were forced to move into the Kovno Ghetto. The Kovno Ghetto was one of the only ghettos to later become a concentration camp, and Sol was among just a few Jewish survivors from Kovno. In this inspiring story of tenacity, character, faith, love, and forgiveness, we follow young Sol through heartbreak and fear, torment, and torture. Through Sol's eyes, we learn the history of the communities in Eastern Europe, especially Lithuania, which has in the wider history of the Holocaust. Along the way, we meet the righteous few who helped save young Sol's life. After being imprisoned in six other concentration camps for a total of four years, Sol was liberated from Buchenwald on his 15th birthday. To this day, he still joyfully celebrates every year the day he was born and liberated. Miraculously, Sol's three brothers and his father also survived the Holocaust. Her inspiring story was written with Dr. Steven Leonard Jacobs, also a child of survivors and genocide scholar.

Histoire de 7 minutes racontée par Binyamin BENHAMOU.

Histoire de 7 minutes racontée par Binyamin BENHAMOU.

Bienvenue dans Les Fabuleux Destins. Dans cet épisode, nous allons vous parler de celle qu'on surnomme la sorcière de Buchenwald. Elle est la femme d'un commandant SS. Connue pour sa sexualité débridée et son sadisme envers les prisonniers, elle est devenue le diable en personne. Son nom : Ilse Koch. De son implication dans le régime nazi à la fin de sa vie, découvrez son sordide destin. Une découverte insoutenable Le 11 avril 1945, le 37e bataillon de chars de la 4e division américaine débarque à Buchenwald. À mesure qu'ils avancent, ils se retrouvent dans l'hôpital du camp. Très vite, ils font face à une vision cauchemardesque. La salle est remplie d'instruments de torture, mais surtout de préparations anatomiques. Les américains sont abattus face à l'inhumanité qui s'est déroulée ici.  Des objets macabres sont exposés dans des vitrines. Les soldats y trouvent des peaux tatouées, arrachées à des détenus. Des organes humains sous verre. Des têtes réduites, et un abat-jour qui semble être en peau humaine.  Un podcast Bababam Originals Ecriture : Clémence Setti Production : Bababam (montage Gilles Bawulak, Antoine Berry Roger) Voix : Andréa Brusque Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Im Konzentrationslager Buchenwald in Thüringen, nahe der Stadt Weimar, waren zur Zeit der NS-Diktatur Juden, politische Gegner, Sinti und Roma und sowjetische Kriegsgefangene inhaftiert. Mehr als 50.000 Menschen starben in diesem KZ. Einer der Überlebenden war ein Trierer Kommunist: Hans Eiden. Über ihn, sein Leben und sein Überleben berichtet uns Christoph Herrig, Gästebegleiter und Mitarbeiter der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Frieden in Trier.

Questa è la storia di una donna soprannominata “La Strega di Buchenwald", che nell'omonimo campo di concentramento portò il livello di orrore già esistente oltre ogni immaginazione.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-mistery--5398711/support.

Questa è la storia di una donna soprannominata “La Strega di Buchenwald", che nell'omonimo campo di concentramento portò il livello di orrore già esistente oltre ogni immaginazione.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-mistery--5398711/support.

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Dans Musée Duras, Julien Gosselin retraverse l'œuvre protéiforme de Marguerite Duras à travers onze propositions scéniques. Aux côtés de seize interprètes issus de la promotion sortante du Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, le directeur de l'Odéon nous fait découvrir l'œuvre complète de Marguerite Duras sur une journée, avec les élèves de la promotion 2025 du Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique de Paris. Un spectacle fleuve de dix heures assez hypnotique avec un rythme : celui des mots, celui de la musique, de la techno et des lumières stroboscopiques. Il y a aussi des scènes filmées en vidéo et projetées sur les écrans autour de la scène ; pour chaque texte, le dispositif change. On peut s'immerger dans l'homme Atlantique, la douleur, Hiroshima mon amour ou La Musica deuxième. Ce qui m'intéresse quand je monte un texte, ce n'est pas de rendre hommage à un auteur ou à une autrice, c'est de faire un théâtre d'aujourd'hui : c'est faire un théâtre vivant. Julien Gosselin    Julien Gosselin explore aussi les thèmes de l'amour fou, «aimer à en mourir» un thème très durassien: «Je crois qu'une des choses fondamentales pour le théâtre, c'est qu'au fond, le théâtre n'est pas là pour montrer des sentiments raisonnables. On ne vient pas au théâtre pour voir des choses qui ressemblent de manière identique et molle à la vie. On vient voir des zones d'extrémité dont on pourrait dire qu'elles sont presque interdites». Marguerite Duras, née Marguerite Donnadieu le 4 avril 1914, près de Saigon (Vietnam), est une autrice, dramaturge, scénariste et réalisatrice française. Elle passe son enfance en Indochine française, une expérience qui marquera son œuvre. Après des études de droit, elle s'engage dans la Résistance pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et adopte le nom «Duras». Son mari, Robert Antelme, sera arrêté par la Gestapo et conduit vers les camps de Dachau et Buchenwald d'où il ressortira vivant. Elle s'inspirera de ces années pour écrire La douleur. L'œuvre de Marguerite Duras aborde les questions de la passion, de désir, de la solitude.  Elle obtient le prix Goncourt en 1984 pour l'Amant. En 1959, elle écrit le scénario du film Hiroshima, mon amour, qui sera réalisé par Alain Resnais. Elle est également l'autrice de romans tels que Un barrage contre le Pacifique, Moderato cantabile, son style épuré a considérablement renouvelé la littérature française. Elle milita aussi activement contre la guerre en Algérie et s'engage pour les droits des femmes en signant le manifeste des 343, réclamant l'abrogation de la loi de 1920 interdisant l'avortement et toute contraception.   Elle décède à Paris en 1996.  Invité : Julien Gosselin, metteur en scène français né en 1987. En 2009, il fonde le collectif Si vous pouviez lécher mon cœur avec six comédiens de sa promotion. Il se fait connaître avec l'adaptation du roman de Michel Houellebecq Les particules élémentaires présentée au Festival d'Avignon en 2013. En juin 2025, il est nommé directeur du Théâtre National de l'Odéon pour une durée de cinq ans.   Musée Duras à voir à l'espace Berthier jusqu'au 30 novembre 2025. Programmation musicale : L'artiste montréalaise Laura Lefevre avec le titre Un séjour. 

Dans Musée Duras, Julien Gosselin retraverse l'œuvre protéiforme de Marguerite Duras à travers onze propositions scéniques. Aux côtés de seize interprètes issus de la promotion sortante du Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, le directeur de l'Odéon nous fait découvrir l'œuvre complète de Marguerite Duras sur une journée, avec les élèves de la promotion 2025 du Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique de Paris. Un spectacle fleuve de dix heures assez hypnotique avec un rythme : celui des mots, celui de la musique, de la techno et des lumières stroboscopiques. Il y a aussi des scènes filmées en vidéo et projetées sur les écrans autour de la scène ; pour chaque texte, le dispositif change. On peut s'immerger dans l'homme Atlantique, la douleur, Hiroshima mon amour ou La Musica deuxième. Ce qui m'intéresse quand je monte un texte, ce n'est pas de rendre hommage à un auteur ou à une autrice, c'est de faire un théâtre d'aujourd'hui : c'est faire un théâtre vivant. Julien Gosselin    Julien Gosselin explore aussi les thèmes de l'amour fou, «aimer à en mourir» un thème très durassien: «Je crois qu'une des choses fondamentales pour le théâtre, c'est qu'au fond, le théâtre n'est pas là pour montrer des sentiments raisonnables. On ne vient pas au théâtre pour voir des choses qui ressemblent de manière identique et molle à la vie. On vient voir des zones d'extrémité dont on pourrait dire qu'elles sont presque interdites». Marguerite Duras, née Marguerite Donnadieu le 4 avril 1914, près de Saigon (Vietnam), est une autrice, dramaturge, scénariste et réalisatrice française. Elle passe son enfance en Indochine française, une expérience qui marquera son œuvre. Après des études de droit, elle s'engage dans la Résistance pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et adopte le nom «Duras». Son mari, Robert Antelme, sera arrêté par la Gestapo et conduit vers les camps de Dachau et Buchenwald d'où il ressortira vivant. Elle s'inspirera de ces années pour écrire La douleur. L'œuvre de Marguerite Duras aborde les questions de la passion, de désir, de la solitude.  Elle obtient le prix Goncourt en 1984 pour l'Amant. En 1959, elle écrit le scénario du film Hiroshima, mon amour, qui sera réalisé par Alain Resnais. Elle est également l'autrice de romans tels que Un barrage contre le Pacifique, Moderato cantabile, son style épuré a considérablement renouvelé la littérature française. Elle milita aussi activement contre la guerre en Algérie et s'engage pour les droits des femmes en signant le manifeste des 343, réclamant l'abrogation de la loi de 1920 interdisant l'avortement et toute contraception.   Elle décède à Paris en 1996.  Invité : Julien Gosselin, metteur en scène français né en 1987. En 2009, il fonde le collectif Si vous pouviez lécher mon cœur avec six comédiens de sa promotion. Il se fait connaître avec l'adaptation du roman de Michel Houellebecq Les particules élémentaires présentée au Festival d'Avignon en 2013. En juin 2025, il est nommé directeur du Théâtre National de l'Odéon pour une durée de cinq ans.   Musée Duras à voir à l'espace Berthier jusqu'au 30 novembre 2025. Programmation musicale : L'artiste montréalaise Laura Lefevre avec le titre Un séjour. 

Vielmehr zeigen solche Orte, “was passieren kann, wenn wir uns nicht respektieren”, sagt Jörg Skriebeleit, Leiter der KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg.

This week, Judaism Unbound is thrilled to feature the 1st episode of Door to Door: A Pilgrimage Across Generations -- another podcast in Judaism Unbound's family of podcasts!Want to connect with Judaism Unbounders all around the world? Join our Discord server, which we have just opened to any and all Judaism Unbound listeners, all around the world! Just head to Discord.JudaismUnbound.com to join.----------------------------Door to Door is a deeply personal, five-part podcast series tracing one Jewish family's multigenerational pilgrimage from a once-lost home in Wachenbuchen, Germany, to the present-day echoes of inherited memory, trauma, and resilience.Told through archival recordings, family reflections, and emotional returns to ancestral ground, this podcast chronicles the survival of Simon—a Holocaust survivor taken to Buchenwald Concentration Camp during Kristallnacht—and the generations that followed him. It's a story shaped by suffering, but defined by rebuilding, remembrance, and an enduring commitment to legacy. Door to Door invites listeners to witness what it means to reclaim identity from the wreckage—and to carry forward the names, the stories, and the truths nearly erased.If you've ever felt the weight of inherited memory, or the pull to understand where you come from — subscribe to Door to Door wherever you get your podcasts. Let this be part of your story, too.

En este episodio de Oscura Mente te cuento la historia de Ilse Koch, una figura que parece sacada de una pesadilla, pero que existió. Conocida como “La Bruja de Buchenwald”, su nombre quedó marcado por los horrores cometidos en los campos de concentración nazis. Más allá del mito, te cuento quién fue realmente, qué se sabe de sus crímenes, y cómo el poder puede deformar la humanidad.  Sígueme en mis redes sociales:YOUTUBE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OscuraMentePodcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@oscura.menteINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/oscuramentep/TWITTER: https://x.com/OscuraMenteP

Donna explores the life of Southern writer Elizabeth Jane Croom Bellamy, whose work reflected the grief and moral struggles of post–Civil War America. Her story reveals a woman navigating loss, legacy, and the expectations of her time. Kerri covers Ilse Koch, the infamous “Witch of Buchenwald,” whose brutality toward concentration camp prisoners became a symbol of human cruelty. Her case exposed the terrifying depths of power and corruption during the Nazi regime. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Head to www.betterhelp.com/apc for 10% off you first month.  This episode is sponsored by Select Quote. To find life insurance that fits your needs, head to www.selectquote.com/creep to save more than 50% today! If you have any local true crime, local urban legend/lore, ghost stories.. we want them all!! We want to hear from YOU. Especially if you have any funny Ambien stories! Email us at aparanormalchicks@gmail.com Join The Creepinati @ www.patreon.com/theAPCpodcast 

Donna explores the life of Southern writer Elizabeth Jane Croom Bellamy, whose work reflected the grief and moral struggles of post–Civil War America. Her story reveals a woman navigating loss, legacy, and the expectations of her time. Kerri covers Ilse Koch, the infamous “Witch of Buchenwald,” whose brutality toward concentration camp prisoners became a symbol of human cruelty. Her case exposed the terrifying depths of power and corruption during the Nazi regime. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Head to www.betterhelp.com/apc for 10% off you first month.  This episode is sponsored by Select Quote. To find life insurance that fits your needs, head to www.selectquote.com/creep to save more than 50% today! If you have any local true crime, local urban legend/lore, ghost stories.. we want them all!! We want to hear from YOU. Especially if you have any funny Ambien stories! Email us at aparanormalchicks@gmail.com Join The Creepinati @ www.patreon.com/theAPCpodcast 

Ilse Koch ruled the Nazi concentration camp with sadistic pleasure, infamous for her brutality and twisted obsessions. This is the story of one of history's most monstrous women, whose legacy is a chilling reminder of the depths of human depravity.

pWotD Episode 3079: Ilse Koch Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 290,364 views on Monday, 6 October 2025 our article of the day is Ilse Koch.Ilse Koch (22 September 1906 – 1 September 1967) was a German war criminal who committed atrocities while her husband Karl-Otto Koch was commandant at Buchenwald. Though Ilse Koch had no official position in the Nazi state, she became one of the most infamous Nazi figures at the war's end and was referred to as the "Kommandeuse of Buchenwald".Because of the egregiousness of her alleged actions, including that she had selected tattooed prisoners for death in order to fashion lampshades and other items from their skins, her 1947 U. S. military commission court trial at Dachau received worldwide media attention, as did the testimony of survivors who ascribed sadistic and perverse acts of violence to Koch—giving rise to the image of her as "the concentration camp murderess".However, the most serious of these allegations was found to be without proof in two different legal processes, one conducted by an American military commission court at Dachau in 1947, and another by the West German Judiciary at Augsburg in 1950–1951. Harold Kuhn and Richard Schneider, two U. S. Army lawyers tasked with conducting the official review of her conviction at Dachau, noted that "in spite of the extravagant statements made in the newspapers, the record contains little convincing evidence against the accused... In regard to the widely publicised charges that she ordered inmates killed for their tattooed skin, the record is especially silent".That the wild claims were dismissed as lacking evidence did little to sway public opinion. She was known as "The Witch of Buchenwald" (Die Hexe von Buchenwald) by the inmates of the camp because of her suspected cruelty and lasciviousness toward prisoners. She has been nicknamed "The Beast of Buchenwald", the "Queen of Buchenwald", the "Red Witch of Buchenwald", "Butcher Widow", and "The Bitch of Buchenwald".She killed herself at Aichach women's prison on 1 September 1967 at age 60.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:46 UTC on Tuesday, 7 October 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Ilse Koch on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Joanna.

As our show aired Erev Yom Kippur, we again presented excerpts of our past interviews on The Yiddish Voice/דאָס ייִדישע קול with Holocaust survivors who died during the past year. Since our previous episode, we've lost Ben Lesser, who died the first day of Rosh Hashona, so we were unable to include this in our previous week's show. The remainder of the show is a repeat of the previous week's show. Ben Lesser (died September 23, 2025, age 96) - Ben was a Holocaust Survivor, Author, Lecturer, and visionary founder of The ZACHOR Holocaust Remembrance Foundation. He was known around the world for his courageous testimony, tireless advocacy and unwavering commitment to education and remembrance. Born in Krakow, Poland in 1928 to Shari Segal and Lazar Leser. Ben was the second youngest of five children, Moshe Leser, Lola Lieber-Schwartz, Goldie Leser and baby brother Naphtali Leser. At age ten his life as a boy was forever changed. He endured four concentration camps, a seven-week death march, and two death trains, one of which was the notorious ill-fated death train from Buchenwald to Dachau where of the 6,000 inmates that walked on, only 18 walked off. Ben was the last living survivor from that train. We reached him by Zoom on Apr. 17, 2023. Originally aired April 19, 2023. NOTE: MEMORIAL SERVICE OCT 19 2025: https://templebethsholomlv.shulcloud.com/form/ben-lesser-memorial (for additional show notes, see show notes for last week's episode: https://podcast.yv.org/episodes/remembering-aron-bell-bielski-natan-gipsman-judy-altmann-zoli-langer) Air date: October 1, 2025

We're airing excerpts of interviews with four Holocaust survivors, past guests of The Yiddish Voice/דאָס ייִדישע קול who died during the past year. Aron Bell (Bielski) (died September 22, 2025, age 98) - born in the village Stankiewicze, near Navaredok (now in Belarus), he was the last of the famed Bielski brothers, who led the Bielski Partisans, which collectively saved more than 1,200 Jews from the Nazis during the Holocaust. We reached him by phone at his home in Palm Beach, FL, on Jan. 12, 2009. Originally aired Jan. 14, 2009. Natan Gipsman (died the night of September 10th, 2025, age 100) - born in Hindenburg (Upper Silesia, Prussia), Germany (now Zabrze, Poland), he was confined in the Będzin (Yiddish: בענדין) Ghetto and survived six concentration camps, including Buchenwald. We interviewed him at his home in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2024. Originally aired Feb 15, 2024. Judy Altmann (died April 30, 2025, age 100) - born in Jasina, Czechoslovakia (Körösmezö, Hungary during WWII; now Yasinya, Ukraine), she survived Auschwitz and death marches. We reached her by phone at her home in Stamford, CT, on Aug. 18, 2018. Originally aired Apr. 25, 2019. Zoli Langer (died February 28, 2025, age 98) - born in the village Minai, near Uzhgorod, Czechoslovakia (Ungvar, Hungary during WWII, now Uzhhorod, Ukraine), he survived Auschwitz and death marches. We interviewed at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 31, 2019. Originally aired Apr. 22, 2020. ‫אַ גמר חתימה טובֿה! Featured Announcements for Rosh Hashona: Greetings on behalf of the American Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants of Greater Boston, featuring members Tania Lefman (Treasurer), Mary Ehrlich and Rosalie Reszelbach. Recorded Sept. 9 and 10, 2025. Hy Wolfe, manager of CYCO Books, Hebrew Actors Foundation and the Yiddish National Theatre. Recorded Sept. 21, 2025. Greetings on behalf of the League for Yiddish / די ייִדיש-ליגע by Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, Board Chair. Recorded Sept. 9, 2025. Greetings from Eli Dovek ז״ל, late proprietor of our sponsor Israel Bookshop, Brookline, MA. Recorded in 2009. Greetings on behalf of the Boston Workers Circle / דער באָסטאָנער אַרבעטער-רינג by Libe Gritz. Recorded Sept. 17, 2025. Greetings by The Yiddish Voice co-hosts Leye Schporer-Leavitt, Sholem Beinfeld and Dovid Braun. Recorded Sept. 17, 2025. Music: Sholom Katz: Zochreinu L'Chayim Sholom Katz: Kol Nidre Jan Peerce: Ovinu Malkeinu Shalom Katz: El Moleh Rachamim Leibele Waldman: Der Nayer Yor Goldie Malavsky: Zochreinu L'Chayim Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air date: September 24, 2025

How do the tears of our ancestors guide our prayers today? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Shalhevet Cahana prepare for Rosh Hashanah through the lens of Parshat Netzavim and the holiday's Torah readings. They explore the sound of the shofar as both coronation and weeping, and how the Torah highlights the tears of women—Sarah, Chana, and Rachel—as models of prayer. Against the backdrop of October 7 and its aftermath, they ask what it means to cry in a way that leads to resilience, protest, and hope. 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.

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In June 1956, a delegation of American Orthodox rabbis traveled to the Soviet Union, marking the first significant contact between U.S. Jews and the Soviet Jewish community in nearly four decades. The rabbis' mission was to bring hope to Soviet Jewry and learn first-hand of their oppression. Among the five travelers was Rabbi Herschel Schacter, a former U.S. Army chaplain who had ministered to the survivors in Buchenwald. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Dr. Rafael Medoff, founding Director of the David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and author of The Rabbi of Buchenwald: The Life and Times of Herschel Schacter.   Episode Image: Pamphlet published by the Journal American containing trip reports from the delegation of American Orthodox Rabbis in 1956. From the Subject Files Collection in the Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement at AJHS, I-424.   The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation.   Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

Der Antifaschistin und Palästina-Aktivistin mit jüdischen Wurzeln Anna M. wurde der Zugang zur Gedenkstätte Buchenwald verwehrt, da sie eine Kufiya trug. M. hat gegen diesen Schritt Klage eingereicht und im Eilverfahren zunächst verloren. Von Alexander Kiknadze. Dieser Beitrag ist auch als Audio-Podcast verfügbar. Kufiya in einer Reihe mit faschistischen Symbolen Im AugustWeiterlesen

Zwei UNESCO-Welterbestätten, wie sie unterschiedlicher kaum sein könnten: ein uralter, stiller Buchenwald im abgelegenen Valle di Lodano – und die mächtigen Festungsmauern von Bellinzona. In dieser ersten Folge der dreiteiligen Tessin-Reihe ist Miriam Menz unterwegs zwischen Natur und Geschichte – und entdeckt unterwegs auch die lebendige Tradition der Karwochenprozessionen in Mendrisio, die von der UNESCO als immaterielles Kulturerbe ausgezeichnet wurden.Mit Wanderleiter und Koch Luca Goldhorn geht es im Wald nicht nur ums Wandern, sondern auch ums Schmecken: Wildkräuter, essbare Blätter und die enge Verbindung zwischen Natur und Kulinarik. In Bellinzona erzählt Bürgermeister Mario Branda von den mittelalterlichen Burgen und vom Wochenmarkt als Treffpunkt der Stadt. Und in Mendrisio gibt Nadia Fontana Lupi Einblicke in die bewegte Geschichte und besondere Atmosphäre der festlich beleuchteten, stillen Umzüge zur Karwoche.Eine Folge voller Natur, Geschichte und lebendiger Kultur – und der perfekte Auftakt für Miriams Reise durch das Tessin!WerbungVielen Dank an Schweiz Tourismus und Tessin Tourismus für die Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung dieser Folge!Über das Format “SchweizWeit”: Wie fühlt es sich an, auf einem Gletscher im Wallis zu stehen? Wie sehen die Berner Alpen von oben aus? Warum hat Luzern einen besonderen Bezug zur Musik? Wie schmeckt die vegetarische Küche in Zürich? Und welche Fossilien lassen sich im Tessin entdecken?In unserem Format „SchweizWeit – Geschichten und Klänge aus der Schweiz“ sind Erik Lorenz, Lydia Möcklinghoff, Janna Olson und Miriam Menz von “Weltwach” in der Schweiz unterwegs, um die Vielfalt dieses Landes hörbar und erlebbar zu machen. Mit Aufnahmen von vor Ort lassen sie euch eintauchen in ein Land, in dem Natur, Städte, jahrhundertealte Traditionen und moderne Ideen aufeinandertreffen. Sie begegnen Menschen, die ihre Heimat prägen, steigen auf Gipfel, wandern durch Wälder, paddeln auf klaren Seen, probieren sich durch die Schweizer Küche und nehmen euch mit in das Leben zwischen den schier endlosen Bergen und lebendigen Städten.Immer mit dabei: das Mikrofon, mit dem sie Geschichten und Klänge einfangen – vom Rauschen eines Gletscherflusses und Gesang der Vögel im Wald bis zur Käseproduktion auf einer Alm! So erkunden sie Region für Region dieses vielfältige Land. “SchweizWeit” erscheint mittwochs im Weltwach-Feed, rotierend mit den anderen Mittwochs-Formaten “Reiseflops” und “Weltwach Extrem”.Weitere Inspirationen für eure Reise in die Schweiz findet ihr auf der Website von Schweiz Tourismus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mother Maria was born in Latvia in 1891. Like many of the pre-Revolutionary Russian intelligenstia, she was an atheist and a political radical in her youth, but gradually came to accept the truths of the Faith. After the Revolution, she became part of the large Russian emigre population of Paris. There she was tonsured as a nun by Metropolitan Evlogy, and devoted herself to a life of service to the poor. With a small community of fellow-believers, she established 'houses of hospitality' for the poor, the homeless, and the alcoholic, and visited Russian emigres in mental hospitals. In 1939 Metropolitan Evlogy sent the young priest Fr Dimitry to serve Mother Maria's community; he proved to be a partner, committed even unto death, in the community's work among the poor. When the Nazis took Paris in 1940, Mother Maria, Fr Dimitry, and others of the community chose to remain in the city to care for those who had come to count on them. As Nazi persecution of Jews in France increased, the Orthodox community's work naturally expanded to include protection and care of these most helpless ones. Father Dimitri was asked to provide forged certificates of baptism to preserve the lives of Jews, and always complied. Eventually, this work led to the arrest of Mother Maria, Fr Dimitri, and their associates. A fragment survives of the Gestapo's interrogation of Fr Dimitri:   Hoffman: If we release you, will you give your word never again to aid Jews?   Klepinin: I can say no such thing. I am a Christian and must act as I must. (Hoffman struck Klepinin across the face.)   Hoffman: Jew lover! How dare you talk of helping those swine as being a Christian duty! (Klepinin, recovering his balance, held up the cross from his cassock.)   Klepinin: Do you know this Jew? (For this, Father Dimitri was knocked to the floor.)   "Your priest did himself in," Hoffman said afterward to Sophia Pilenko. "He insists that if he were to be freed, he would act exactly as before."   Mother Maria, Fr Dimitri, and several of their colleages, were sent to the Nazi concentration camps (Mother Maria to Ravensbruck, Fr Dimitri to Buchenwald) where, after great sufferings, they perished. It is believed that Mother Maria's last act was to take the place of a Jew being sent to death, voluntarily dying in his place.   A full account of their life and death is given on the site of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship.   Mother Maria and her companions were glorified by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2004.

Mother Maria was born in Latvia in 1891. Like many of the pre-Revolutionary Russian intelligenstia, she was an atheist and a political radical in her youth, but gradually came to accept the truths of the Faith. After the Revolution, she became part of the large Russian emigre population of Paris. There she was tonsured as a nun by Metropolitan Evlogy, and devoted herself to a life of service to the poor. With a small community of fellow-believers, she established 'houses of hospitality' for the poor, the homeless, and the alcoholic, and visited Russian emigres in mental hospitals. In 1939 Metropolitan Evlogy sent the young priest Fr Dimitry to serve Mother Maria's community; he proved to be a partner, committed even unto death, in the community's work among the poor. When the Nazis took Paris in 1940, Mother Maria, Fr Dimitry, and others of the community chose to remain in the city to care for those who had come to count on them. As Nazi persecution of Jews in France increased, the Orthodox community's work naturally expanded to include protection and care of these most helpless ones. Father Dimitri was asked to provide forged certificates of baptism to preserve the lives of Jews, and always complied. Eventually, this work led to the arrest of Mother Maria, Fr Dimitri, and their associates. A fragment survives of the Gestapo's interrogation of Fr Dimitri:   Hoffman: If we release you, will you give your word never again to aid Jews?   Klepinin: I can say no such thing. I am a Christian and must act as I must. (Hoffman struck Klepinin across the face.)   Hoffman: Jew lover! How dare you talk of helping those swine as being a Christian duty! (Klepinin, recovering his balance, held up the cross from his cassock.)   Klepinin: Do you know this Jew? (For this, Father Dimitri was knocked to the floor.)   "Your priest did himself in," Hoffman said afterward to Sophia Pilenko. "He insists that if he were to be freed, he would act exactly as before."   Mother Maria, Fr Dimitri, and several of their colleages, were sent to the Nazi concentration camps (Mother Maria to Ravensbruck, Fr Dimitri to Buchenwald) where, after great sufferings, they perished. It is believed that Mother Maria's last act was to take the place of a Jew being sent to death, voluntarily dying in his place.   A full account of their life and death is given on the site of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship.   Mother Maria and her companions were glorified by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2004.

Die KZ-Gedenkstätte Buchenwald ist nach Veröffentlichung einer internen Handreichung massiven Anfeindungen im Netz ausgesetzt. Doch das Papier sei kein politisches Statement zum Nahost-Konflikt, sagt Gedenkstätten-Direktor Jens-Christian Wagner. Wagner, Jens-Christian www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Fazit

This summer marks 80 years since the end of World War II when Allied forces liberated Nazi-occupied Europe, and also began to discover the horrific scale of the Holocaust. An estimated six million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime.With the passage of time, there are fewer and fewer survivors who can tell the stories of what they witnessed and endured. Once fringe ideas of Holocaust denial are spreading. Multiple members of President Donald Trump's administration have expressed support for Nazi sympathizers and people who promote antisemitism.The stories of those who lived through the Holocaust are in danger of being forgotten. And there's a race against time to record as many as possible.In this episode, the story of a Jewish man who survived Buchenwald and an American soldier, who helped liberate the concentration camp.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

En 1945, il y a 80 ans, les camps de concentration nazis étaient libérés. Alors que le monde découvrait l'horreur du système concentrationnaire, les rescapés, eux, devaient, tant bien que mal, reprendre vie. À Buchenwald, un millier d'enfants, pour la plupart orphelins, étaient pris en charge. 426 d'entre eux étaient accueillis en France, dans la commune d'Ecouis, en Normandie. Le temps d'un été, ces enfants devaient réapprendre à vivre, malgré le traumatisme. Cette histoire, l'éditrice, journaliste et historienne Dominique Missika nous la raconte dans une bande-dessinée, "Les enfants de Buchenwald", réalisée avec Anaïs Depommier.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Send us a text "World War Zoos: Humans and Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age." University of Chicago PressTo find our more about Michele McAloon: Your host.https://www.bookclues.comWhat happens to zoo animals when war breaks out? It's a question few of us consider, yet the answer reveals profound truths about humanity's moral compass. Professor John M. Kinder takes us on a haunting journey through World War II's forgotten captives in "World War Zoos: Humans and Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age." From pandas evacuated during the Pearl Harbor bombing to bears kept in Nazi concentration camps, these stories expose the complex relationship between humans and animals during humanity's darkest hours.The moral questions are unsettling: How do zookeepers justify feeding lions when people are starving? Which animals live and which die when resources grow scarce? The hard decisions made during wartime strip away the educational veneer of zoos, revealing raw calculations about which lives matter most. As Kender explains, "Zoos spend a lot of time creating hierarchies of which animals are more important than others... but the ultimate lesson they send is we care about people more than any animal."Particularly disturbing is the Nazis' weaponization of Germany's renowned zoological gardens. The "German Zoo" within Berlin's larger facility wasn't just an exhibition but a propaganda machine festooned with swastikas. Even more chilling was the Bear of Buchenwald, kept near concentration camp prisoners as a tool of dehumanization—a daily reminder that in Nazi ideology, camp inmates ranked below animals.These historical accounts remain urgently relevant today. As climate change threatens ecosystems and conflicts engulf regions with zoos, we must reconsider fundamental questions about animal captivity. Are traditional zoos justified in the 21st century? Is bringing back extinct species through backbreeding ethical when so many living species face extinction?Join us as we explore this overlooked chapter of history that challenges how we think about zoos, war, conservation, and our responsibility toward other species. Listen now and question your assumptions about our relationship with captive wildlife.

Hoy viajamos a la Costa del Sol, pero no a la actual, sino a la de los años 60. Torremolinos era entonces un hervidero de modernidad, mestizaje y apertura. Silvia Grijalba lo retrata en 'Aquellas noches eternas', publicada por Ediciones B, a través de los ojos de Maite, su protagonista, que vive desde dentro una época dorada en la que la jet set internacional compartía escenario con los vecinos de siempre.La memoria también se activa en la Biblioteca Nacional de España, que acaba de inaugurar la exposición 'Jorge Semprún. El largo viaje'. Un recorrido por la biografía y obra del escritor, guionista y exministro de Cultura: desde su exilio durante la Guerra Civil hasta su papel en la Resistencia francesa, su paso por Buchenwald, su militancia comunista y su carrera como novelista y europeísta. Íñigo Picabea ya la ha visitado y nos lo cuenta.En paralelo, la SGAE rinde homenaje a una época clave en la cultura española con 'La Movida, juventud y libertad. 1977–1986', exposición comisariada por Sabino Méndez que reúne materiales originales de Alaska, Gabinete Caligari o Almodóvar, y se acompaña de un ciclo de cine en la Sala Berlanga. Dani Gallego ha estado en el Palacio Longoria.En Granada, arranca la primera edición de 'Lorca en junio', un programa literario impulsado por el Patronato de la Alhambra y el Generalife que celebra la palabra poética desde uno de los espacios más emblemáticos del país. Nos lo cuenta María Martín.Y en clave musical, el Primavera Sound 2025 abre hoy sus puertas con entradas agotadas desde hace meses: más de 300.000 personas pasarán por el Parc del Fòrum en Barcelona. Montse Soto tiene todos los detalles.Terminamos con una figura poco conocida pero esencial: Casia de Constantinopla, la primera mujer compositora cuya obra ha llegado hasta nosotros. Martín Llade nos trae su música.Escuchar audio

Un célebre piloto de automovilismo francés de entreguerras y héroe de la Resistencia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Campeón del Grand Prix y figura destacada de Bugatti, abandonó las pistas para unirse al espionaje aliado como agente del Special Operations Executive (SOE) británico. Participó en misiones de sabotaje y apoyo a la resistencia francesa, operando detrás de las líneas enemigas. Capturado por la Gestapo en 1944, fue ejecutado en el campo de concentración de Buchenwald. Su vida unió velocidad, coraje y sacrificio, dejando un legado que trasciende tanto el deporte como la guerra. 👕👕👕 ¡YA TIENES DISPONIBLE EL FORMULARIO DE LAS CAMISETAS! 👉 https://bit.ly/CBPCamisetas2025 Casus Belli Podcast pertenece a 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Casus Belli Podcast forma parte de 📀 Ivoox Originals. 📚 Zeppelin Books (Digital) y 📚 DCA Editor (Físico) http://zeppelinbooks.com son sellos editoriales de la 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Estamos en: 🆕 WhatsApp https://bit.ly/CasusBelliWhatsApp 👉 X/Twitter https://twitter.com/CasusBelliPod 👉 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CasusBelliPodcast 👉 Instagram estamos https://www.instagram.com/casusbellipodcast 👉 Telegram Canal https://t.me/casusbellipodcast 👉 Telegram Grupo de Chat https://t.me/casusbellipod 📺 YouTube https://bit.ly/casusbelliyoutube 👉 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@casusbelli10 👉 https://podcastcasusbelli.com 👨💻Nuestro chat del canal es https://t.me/casusbellipod ⚛️ El logotipo de Casus Belli Podcasdt y el resto de la Factoría Casus Belli están diseñados por Publicidad Fabián publicidadfabian@yahoo.es 🎵 La música incluida en el programa es Ready for the war de Marc Corominas Pujadó bajo licencia CC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ El resto de música es bajo licencia privada de Epidemic Music, Jamendo Music o SGAE SGAE RRDD/4/1074/1012 de Ivoox. 🎭Las opiniones expresadas en este programa de pódcast, son de exclusiva responsabilidad de quienes las trasmiten. Que cada palo aguante su vela. 📧¿Queréis contarnos algo? También puedes escribirnos a casus.belli.pod@gmail.com ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast, patrocinar un episodio o una serie? Hazlo a través de 👉 https://www.advoices.com/casus-belli-podcast-historia Si te ha gustado, y crees que nos lo merecemos, nos sirve mucho que nos des un like, ya que nos da mucha visibilidad. Muchas gracias por escucharnos, y hasta la próxima. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Feliks Banel's guests on this SECRET DRIVE-TIME TEST EDITION episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Clay Eals on his NOW & THEN column in this coming weekend's Seattle Times about the April 29, 1965 Seattle earthquake; a listen back to Edward R. Murrow's report on the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp from April 15, 1945; B.J. Thurlby of the Washington State Fruit Commission/Northwest Cherry Growers on the coming cherry season and the impact of tariffs on the agriculture industry; and Shane Riley, historian and blogger based in Pierce County, on the history of the deteriorating and now permanently closed Fairfax Bridge near Mount Rainier National Park. This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 4pm Pacific Standard Time on Thursday, April 24, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

Adéntrate en una de las historias más perturbadoras y silenciadas del siglo XX en este nuevo episodio de serie: Operación Paperclip.¿Y si te dijéramos que, tras la caída del Tercer Reich, los verdugos de la humanidad no fueron castigados… sino contratados?En esta investigación, revelamos cómo cientos de científicos nazis, muchos de ellos responsables de crímenes atroces en campos de concentración, fueron trasladados secretamente a Estados Unidos. ¿Su nueva misión? Continuar su trabajo bajo una nueva bandera, desarrollando tecnología, armas y métodos de control que marcarían para siempre el futuro de la humanidad.Desde los experimentos inhumanos en Ravensbrück y Buchenwald, hasta la complicidad del Vaticano y la CIA en la huida de Hitler a Sudamérica… este episodio conecta los hilos de una trama que no terminó en 1945, sino que apenas comenzaba.Descubrirás cómo la Operación Paperclip no solo trasladó cuerpos, sino ideologías y técnicas de manipulación que más tarde darían origen a experimentos como el MK Ultra.Una historia de pactos con el mal, encubrimientos internacionales y un nuevo orden gestado en las sombras.Prepárate para un viaje que pondrá en duda todo lo que creías saber sobre el final del nazismo.Porque a veces, los monstruos no mueren… simplemente cambian de uniforme.

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Time frays at the edges, shadows move on their own, and something unseen waits beneath the floorboards of the Alaskan Hotel.Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateIN THIS EPISODE: The Alaskan Triangle is already known for strange and bizarre activity – so it should be no surprise that a hotel located in the triangle might experience a few bumps in the night. (The Demonic Haunting of the Alaskan Hotel) *** After picking up a sex worker to assault and murder, a serial killer made the mistake of underestimating the determination of his victim to stay alive… and lost his own life in the process. (The Hooker Who Stopped a Serial Killer) *** Chucky the doll isn't real. Neither were any of the dolls that came to life on shows like “The Twilight Zone” and “Outer Limits” – but that doesn't mean real haunted dolls don't exist, and it's not just “Annabelle” and “Robert” on the list. (When Haunted Dolls Attack) *** Ilse Koch was a female concentration camp guard and she was so ruthless and evil even the Na*is had her arrested. (Ilse Koch: The Witch of Buchenwald) *** They reside atop dizzying heights and are often unnoticed by human eyes but ever watchful of our movements. They have 'observed' us for centuries. We'll look at the history and purpose of gargoyles and grotesques. (In The Protection of Gargoyles) *** Outside of Washington, D.C. lies an abandoned institution with a thoroughly disturbing past. We'll look at the history and horrors of Forest Haven Mental Asylum. (The Afflictions Of Forest Haven Asylum)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00.00.000 = Introduction00:01:12.945 = Show Open (Coming Up In This Episode)00:03:20.449 = The Demonic Haunting Of The Alaskan Hotel00:15:21.499 = The Hooker Who Stopped A Serial Killer00:22:01.048 = When Haunted Dolls Attack00:45:24.870 = Ilse Koch, The Witch Of Buchenwald00:57:00.094 = In The Protection of Gargoyles01:04:25.779 = The Afflictions of Forest Haven Asylum01:11:53.958 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought01:12:57.056 = BloopersSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Demonic Haunting of the Alaskan Hotel” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8w47e9“The Hooker Who Stopped A Serial Killer” by Roger Kim for Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2ffhcv4n“Ilse Koch: The Witch of Buchenwald” by Laura Allen for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yr3a4dvy“In The Protection of Gargoyles” by Angela Sutherland for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3j94t765“The Afflictions Of Forest Haven Asylum” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/34p6fe79“When Haunted Dolls Attack” by MD Bastek for Horror Obsessive: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckuhxk6=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: March, 2022EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AlaskanHotel

Today we have a report from Edward Ward of the BBC on the Buchenwald concentration camp. He describes the situation there as he arrives on site a week after the liberation of the camp.

Die Vorwürfe der israelischen Regierung gegenüber dem Philosophen Omri Boehm sind zwar absurd. Dennoch war es vermutlich ein Fehler, einen Kritiker der israelischen Regierung als Redner zum 80. Jahrestag der Befreiung des KZ Buchenwald einzuladen. Bernhard, Henry www.deutschlandfunk.de, Kommentare und Themen der Woche

Fatelessness is a novel by Imre Kertész which won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2002. Ian chose this novel out of familial interest as his father is from Budapest, but he also naturally is inclined to be interested in World War 2 literature. The novel is semi-autobiographical and tells the story of György, a young boy who is swept up and taken to Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and survives. It explores how people can become faceless, even during major historical events, and how one cannot separate themselves from the past, even when it is something horrendous.   Next month's pick is Ronnie's and she chose: The Seep, by Chana Porter which is set in a utopian world after an alien race invades the Earth!

Today's daf is sponsored by Judy Schwartz in loving memory of her father Chaskel Tydor, R. Yechezkel Shraga ben R. Yehuda Leib Halevi and Esther on his 32nd yahrzeit. "A Torah scholar who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald, founded "Kibbutz Buchenwald" after the war, and merited living in Eretz Yisrael. He would have been amazed and happy to know that his youngest daughter and two granddaughters learn Daf Yomi with Hadran." Today's daf is sponsored by Adam Plunka in loving memory of Moshe ben Amram, "Moshe Rabbenu". Rava challenges the two previous interpretations of the Mishna, citing a contradictory braita. He offers a third explanation with supporting evidence. According to Rava, the two opinions in the Mishna address different scenarios: the tanna kama discusses a case where an arrow was shot from between two people, making it impossible to identify who shot it. Both individuals are exempt from punishment, even if one is known to be righteous. Rabbi Yehuda, however, refers to a case of a bull that killed someone and then was mixed up with other bulls. Since all these bulls are now forbidden for use, they are all placed in a kipa (small enclosure) until they die. A braita is presented that supports Rava's interpretation of the Mishna. The first section discusses a pregnant cow that kills a person and is sentenced to stoning. The status of its unborn calf depends on whether the verdict was issued before or after birth. This appears to be independent of when the cow became pregnant, which doesn't make sense in light of Rava's statement that if the cow was pregnant at the time of killing, the offspring shares responsibility since it is considered part of the cow. The Gemara initially suggests the pregnancy occurred after the verdict, but rejects this solution. The conclusion is that the pregnancy happened after the killing but before the verdict was issued. Does a warning to a potential transgressor need to specify the exact type of death penalty they would face? Rav Yehuda amends his father's version of the Mishna regarding people sentenced to stoning who were mixed up with those sentenced to burning, explaining that without this correction, Rabbi Shimon's language in the Mishna would be implausible. Had the original version been correct, Rabbi Shimon would likely have offered a different explanation altogether.  

This week we're excited to present a conversation from the 2025 edition of the New York Jewish Film Festival with Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire director Oren Rudavsky and co-producer Annette Insdorf. This conversation was moderated by Rachel Chanoff. With his unforgettable and shattering 1958 memoir Night, Elie Wiesel forever changed the way the Holocaust would be written about. A survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald as a teenager, the Romanian-born Wiesel became an international spokesperson and renowned author, eloquently transforming his trauma into literature of the highest and most profound order. In this enthralling new documentary, filmmaker Oren Rudavsky goes deeper into Wiesel's philosophically abundant inner life, depicted with nuance and tenderness, and enriched by access to his personal archives. In many ways a private man despite being one of the most public voices of Holocaust remembrance, Wiesel is presented here in newly intimate ways known only to his closest friends. Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire stands as a crucial testament to an extraordinary man who helped shape our collective memory of the darkest chapter of the 20th century.

Today's daf is sponsored by Suri Davis in honor of the first birthday of her granddaughter, Hallel Ruth bat Shai Zvi and Esther Shifra Goldman. Today's daf is sponsored by Harriet Hartman in loving memory of her grandson, Ephraim ben Liat and Shmuel (Jackman) H’YD, on his first yahrzeit. "He fell in Gaza one year ago. He was a faithful daf yomi learner, even in his “namer” tank, and an inspiration to us all for his dedication to Torah, his beautiful “middot,” his maturity and humility, and the love he shared with his family." Today's daf is sponsored by Michelle Feiglin in loving memory of her father, Natan ben Devorah v'Shlomo Elimelech on his 9th yahrzeit and in loving memory of their grandson, Neriya Yosef Hoshea ben Gidon v'Avital. "My father was liberated from Buchenwald and rebuilt his life in Melbourne, Australia. He inspired my love of learning Torah and every lunchtime in the middle of his working day could be found in front of his Gemara. He had great success in business, but he always said that his biggest success was his family."  Rabbi Yehuda ruled in the Mishna that if two people were related by marriage and the marriage ended, but there were children from that marriage, they are still considered relatives. Do we follow Rabbi Yehuda's ruling? Rabbi Yehuda also ruled that a close friend is disqualified from being a witness. However, the rabbis clarify that this only applies to a friend from the wedding party, and only during the week of the wedding or perhaps only on the wedding day itself. Rabbi Yehuda's ruling that a close friend or enemy is disqualified from testifying is derived from Numbers 35:23. The Mishna outlines court procedures: First, witnesses are warned to tell the truth, then they are questioned separately. In monetary cases, only designated witnesses can testify. After a majority decision is reached, it is forbidden for a judge to leave court and reveal that they disagreed with the ruling, wanting to acquit when others voted to convict, as this constitutes rechilut (gossip), a form of lashon hara (harmful speech). What warning is given to witnesses to ensure truthful testimony? Rav Yehuda, Rava, and Rav Ashi each propose different warnings, with each successive suggestion addressing perceived flaws in the previous ones. The Mishna supports Rav Yehuda's position that borrowers must formally designate witnesses. If undesignated witnesses hear a borrower's admission of debt, the borrower can claim it was said in jest. However, if the borrower denies making any admission and witnesses testify otherwise, Abaye rules that the admission is valid and the debt must be repaid. Rav Papa son of Rav Acha bar Ada quoting Rava disagrees, arguing that the borrower might have been joking and forgotten about it, since people typically don't remember trivial interactions. Another way to invalidate an admission is to claim it was made only to appear less wealthy. Can this argument be applied to deathbed statements? Do we assume that someone on their deathbed would want their children to appear less wealthy, or does this concern only apply to protecting oneself? Under what circumstances can witnesses document an admission? For loans, documenting creates a lien on the borrower's property. Therefore, documentation is permissible only when this was clearly the creditor's intention.

This week we're joined by Stephanie Baker, an award-winning investigative reporter from Bloomberg News, who's out with a new book from the frontlines on the war on kleptocracy: Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia, the most sanctioned country in the world.  Sanctions are a double-edged sword. While they've undeniably strained the Russian economy, causing hundreds of billions in losses, they aren't a panacea. Some Western companies have found ways to stay in Russia or help it sidestep restrictions, raising serious questions about enforcement.  Stephanie sheds light on the effectiveness of these sanctions: what's working, what's falling short, and how Russia is navigating the economic minefield. We'll explore which countries are leading the charge for tougher measures, and how Russia is finding ways to benefit from—or at least mitigate—sanctions. We also discuss the role “Londongrad” being a playground of Russian oligarchs, and how recent efforts have tightened the screws on money laundering. We also look at how countries like India take advantage of sanction loopholes at Ukraine's expense and what more can be done to hold nations accountable for helping Russia's war machine. The bottomline: “Sanctions aren't working” is Kremlin disinformation. Russia is desperate to get rid of sanctions, because its longterm prospects to keep its genocidal war going, and its own country from imploding, are bleak. Tune in to get the full picture and understand how these economic tools are shaping the future of our world, including Russia and China's war on the U.S. dollar.  * Miss the live-taping in NYC? This Saturday at 3pm ET, Gaslit Nation will debut the video of our live taping from the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City, exclusively on Patreon. So be sure to subscribe or follow the show at Patreon.com/Gaslit! Join us as we celebrate the release of Andrea's new graphic novel, In the Shadow of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones, featuring a special guest appearance by journalist Terrell Starr of the Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack. During this special Patreon Drop, you'll have the chance to engage in a live chat while watching the video. Don't miss out on this and future recorded Gaslit Nation events—stay tuned! Ready to engage in meaningful discussions and connect with like-minded individuals? Join our new weekly political salon every Monday at 4 PM ET via Zoom! This space is designed for you to share frustrations, ask burning questions, seek support, and actively contribute to conversations that help shape Gaslit Nation. Whether you're a seasoned political junkie or just starting to find your voice, everyone is welcome. Our goal is to build coalitions and foster collective healing during these challenging times. Thank you to everyone who made our first salon a success! We're excited to continue these crucial discussions every Monday through the election, starting again on September 16 at 4 PM ET. For those who can't make it live, don't worry—each session is recorded and shared exclusively on Patreon. If these salons resonate with you, there's a chance they'll extend beyond the election. Want to be part of this powerful community? Support us at the Truth-Teller level or higher on Patreon at patreon.com/Gaslit, and you'll find the Zoom link every Monday afternoon. Let's come together, share ideas, and create change! * Andrea will be in Ft. Myers, Florida the last weekend of September to get out the vote and attend a fundraiser screening of Mr. Jones. Join us at one of these events in Florida: Canvassing Party! Saturday, September 28 9am – 12pm EDT https://www.mobilize.us/leecountydec/event/680718/?force_banner=true&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link Mr. Jones Fundraiser Screening! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mrjones?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR14pGkNMdGz5RkaU6eut5X8lpt5vFnPuPCjMJNkpVW06H4G0lBSCLE2ptM_aem_A0ooWTpEnmq0t133eeQuxw Phonebank Party! Sunday, September 29 2 – 5pm EDT https://www.mobilize.us/leecountydec/event/680625/?force_banner=true&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link On September 18 at 4:00 PM ET: Join our virtual live taping with the one and only Politics Girl, Leigh McGowan, author of A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It. On September 24 at 12:00 PM ET: Join our virtual live taping with David Pepper, author of Saving Democracy. Join us as David discusses his new art project based on Project 2025. All of those events, becoming a member of our Victory chat, bonus shows, all shows ad free, and more, come with your subscription on Patreon.com/Gaslit! Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! Have you RSVP'ed to our next phonebank with Indivisible on Thursday September 17th? https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/628701/ * Gaslit Nation listener Rick Minnich is out with a new documentary he directed about a Holocaust survivor who went on to make suits for the former general and future US president Dwight D. Eisenhower, who liberated him from Buchenwald in 1945. Watch it at IFC, if you're in NYC: https://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-presidents-tailor/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFWzEpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXQqSBXDu9Kol0IStZUymP-1KuiVQjq71OlSxYaPW--gAIlqX0oUuiJAZg_aem_pduEyKQUIlFliLy6vGsdqA