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Charismatic German Jewish athlete Fredy Hirsch dedicated himself to inspiring and protecting children imprisoned by the Nazis. In this episode, survivors of Theresienstadt and Auschwitz whose lives were made tolerable, sometimes even joyful, thanks to his selfless efforts share their memories. Visit our episode webpage for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our Patreon community. ——— -The following interview segments are from the archive of the USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education:  Dina Gottliebova-Babbitt, © 1998 USC Shoah Foundation  Michael Honey, © 1997 USC Shoah Foundation  Peter Mahrer, © 1998 USC Shoah Foundation  Helga Ederer, © 1997 USC Shoah Foundation  Yehudah Bakon, © 1996 USC Shoah Foundation  Melitta Stein, © 1996 USC Shoah Foundation  Eva Gross, © 1996 USC Shoah Foundation  Chava Ben-Amos, © 1997 USC Shoah Foundation   For more information about the USC Shoah Foundation, go here. -The following interview segments are from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Jeff and Toby Herr Foundation: RG-50.030.0488, oral history interview with Ursula Pawel RG-50.477.0497, oral history interview with John Steiner, gift of Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties RG-50.106.0061, oral history interview with Rene Edgar Tressler For more information about the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, go here. -The Rudolf Vrba audio was drawn from footage created by Claude Lanzmann during the filming of Shoah. Used by permission of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, Jerusalem. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Charismatic German Jewish athlete Fredy Hirsch dedicated himself to inspiring and protecting children imprisoned by the Nazis. In this episode, survivors of Theresienstadt and Auschwitz whose lives were made tolerable, sometimes even joyful, thanks to his selfless efforts share their memories. Visit our episode webpage for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our Patreon community. ——— -The following interview segments are from the archive of the USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education:  Dina Gottliebova-Babbitt, © 1998 USC Shoah Foundation  Michael Honey, © 1997 USC Shoah Foundation  Peter Mahrer, © 1998 USC Shoah Foundation  Helga Ederer, © 1997 USC Shoah Foundation  Yehudah Bakon, © 1996 USC Shoah Foundation  Melitta Stein, © 1996 USC Shoah Foundation  Eva Gross, © 1996 USC Shoah Foundation  Chava Ben-Amos, © 1997 USC Shoah Foundation   For more information about the USC Shoah Foundation, go here. -The following interview segments are from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Jeff and Toby Herr Foundation: RG-50.030.0488, oral history interview with Ursula Pawel RG-50.477.0497, oral history interview with John Steiner, gift of Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties RG-50.106.0061, oral history interview with Rene Edgar Tressler For more information about the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, go here. -The Rudolf Vrba audio was drawn from footage created by Claude Lanzmann during the filming of Shoah. Used by permission of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, Jerusalem. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of Great Practice Great Life, Kevin Snyder, a respected attorney and member of the California Bar, joins Steve to reveal the vital interplay between happiness and professional achievement. Amid his candid reflections, Kevin shares his battle with clinical depression and how it led to the creation of his Happiness Advantage Scorecard. Through this conversation, we unpack the significance of mental well-being and its impact on a thriving legal career and a fulfilled life. Steve and Kevin redefine happiness and success, drawing from Kevin's transformative practices like the Miracle Morning routine and his revolutionary 90-day focus exercise. We discuss essential habits—hydration, meditation, gratitude, and more—that enhance daily productivity and personal happiness. Kevin's insights on addressing every day “tolerations” and prioritizing family time offer practical strategies to improve life satisfaction and work-life balance. Steve and Kevin also touch upon the power of literature and resilience, reflecting on inspiring stories like Viktor Frankl's. Kevin emphasizes the role of discipline, journaling, and positive affirmations in personal growth, culminating in the concept of the transformative happiness scorecard. This episode offers a holistic approach to creating a joyful and prosperous life, urging listeners to take proactive steps toward their own happiness and professional excellence. In this episode, you will hear: Kevin Snyder's journey from clinical depression to creating the Happiness Advantage Scorecard The importance of mental well-being in sustaining a thriving legal career An introduction to and benefits of the Miracle Morning routine and 90-day focus exercise Essential daily habits: hydration, meditation, gratitude practices, and night recap Addressing “tolerations” and prioritizing family time for better work-life balance The impact of literature and resilience, with reflections on Viktor Frankl's work The power of disciplined routines, journaling, and positive affirmations Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. Supporting Resources: Kevin's Happiness Scorecard: atticusadvantage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Scorecard-Happiness-Advantage.pdf The Path to a Great Practice & Great Life: atticusadvantage.mykajabi.com/the-path-to-a-great-practice-and-great-life-workshop-landing Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl: www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273 I Escaped From Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba: www.amazon.com/Escaped-Auschwitz-Actions-Largest-Single/dp/1631584715 Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod: www.amazon.com/Miracle-Morning-Updated-Expanded-Not-So-Obvious/dp/163774434X The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman: www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance/dp/0735211736 The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: www.amazon.com/The-War-of-Art-Steven-Pressfield-audiobook/dp/B07PTBYH2G The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252 Dominate Your Market: atticusadvantage.com/what-we-do/dominate-your-market Reach out to Kevin: kevin@snyderlawpc.com Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know we sent you.

Chequia toma medidas para repeler las peores inundaciones en décadas. Se reúne el Comité Militar de la OTAN, por primera vez en Chequia. Una clínica checa logra avances sin precedentes en cirugía ocular. Se cumplen 100 años del nacimiento de Rudolf Vrba, el hombre que escapó de Auschwitz y documentó sus horrores. 

Chequia toma medidas para repeler las peores inundaciones en décadas. Se reúne el Comité Militar de la OTAN, por primera vez en Chequia. Una clínica checa logra avances sin precedentes en cirugía ocular. Se cumplen 100 años del nacimiento de Rudolf Vrba, el hombre que escapó de Auschwitz y documentó sus horrores. 

News; Antonín Dvořák and his enduring connection to Central Bohemia; Rudolf Vrba and the horrors of Auschwitz; rigidity and outdated policies stifle Czechia's labor market

News; Antonín Dvořák and his enduring connection to Central Bohemia; Rudolf Vrba and the horrors of Auschwitz; rigidity and outdated policies stifle Czechia's labor market

Je to už 80 rokov, čo slovenskí občania Rudolf Vrba a Alfréd Wetzler utiekli z Auschwitzu v poľskom Osvienčime. Priniesli o tom správu židovským predstaviteľom v Žiline. Táto správa je považovaná za prvú výpoveď o nacistickom koncentračnom tábore. Počúvajte ďalšiu zo série historických Nočných pyramíd. | Téma historickej NP: 80. výročie úteku z koncentračného tábora Auschwitz - Rudolfa Vrbu a Alfréda Wetzlera. | Hosť: Pavol Makyna (historik, ktorý pracuje v Ústave pamäti národa). | Moderuje: Gabika Angibaud. | Tolkšou Nočná pyramída pripravuje RTVS - Slovenský rozhlas, Rádio Slovensko, SRo1.

Co může způsobit křivda, nespravedlnost a nepřijetí v dětství, o tom ví své Rudolf Vrba. Jeho setkání s Lenkou Malinovou nekončí ovšem u těchto těžkých věcí.

V nejnovějším díle podcastu Audinovinky vás čeká trocha ticha a historie, hodně smíchu, ale i hodně zabíjení (samozřejmě v audioknihách!). A navrch prostě vidíme do hlav autorů, takže vám o nich prozradíme. Proč je třeba Ahnhemova novinka dvakrát kratší než jeho předchozí série? Michal to ví. Nebo si aspoň myslí, že to ví. Petra zase ví, že neplést si písmenka s a z je občas dost těžké… Ticho - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Hodiny chémie - Bonnie Garmus Pomocnice - Freida McFadden Jizvy plné beznaděje - Stefan Ahnhem Někdo z nás - Kristýna Trpková Lockdown - Alexander Gordon Smith Dom 490 - Marek E. Pocha Kráľovná - Andrew Morton Ten, kdo stojí v koutě (CS) - Stephen Chbosky Charlieho malé tajomstvá (SK) - Stephen Chbosky Anatomie rodu - Simon Mawer Obklopený psychopatmi - Thomas Erikson Obklopený idiotmi - Thomas Erikson Skryté karty (Případy Kim Stoneové #8) - Angela Marsonsová Poslední zrada (Inspektorka Lottie Parkerová #6) - Patricia Gibneyová Ohnivý sloup (Pilíře země #3) - Ken Follett Lucemburská epopej II: Kralevic Karel (1334–1348) - Vlastimil Vondruška Hlad bohů (Krvopřísežní #2) - John Gwynne Bridgertonovi #4: Čekanka - Julia Quinnová Zapomeňte na neděli - Valérie Perrinová Petra poslouchá: Každý z mé rodiny někoho zabil - Benjamin Stevenson Michal poslouchá: Utiekol som z Osvienčimu - Rudolf Vrba, Alan Bestic Svět knihy 2024 v Praze Sledujte Audinovinky 211 na YouTube

Am 7.4.1944 gelingt Rudolf Vrba und Alfred Wetzler die Flucht aus dem KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau. Sie berichten von den Massenmorden und werden gehört. Das hat Wirkung. Von Almut Finck.

Today I'm speaking with Jonathan Freedland. Among other things he's a columnist at The Guardian and hosts the eminent podcast Unholy together with Yonit Levi (which has been especially enlightening these last few weeks). He's also the author of many books, of which his latest is called The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World and came out in 2022. It's now been translated into Swedish with the title Det först vittnet – mannen som flydde från Auschwitz (Volante förlag). The translation is excellent, but I also recommend the audio book which is narrated by the author himself. I got the opportunity to sit down with Jonathan at the newly opened Holocaust museum in Stockholm to talk to him about this book.In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became one of the very first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and make his way to freedom--among only a tiny handful who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world--and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them. The resulting report eventually reached Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and the Pope. But too few heeded the warning he had risked his life to get through. Though Vrba helped save two hundred thousand Jewish lives, he never stopped believing it could have been so many more. I have to say it's one of the most thrilling books I've read, with all the ingredients of a really good adventure story. But the backdrop is of course so horrific, so unbelievably awful, that it's really a story on many levels. I highly recommend this book, not only because it's masterfully written, but also because I agree with Jonathan Freedland that Rudolf Vrba deserves to be remembered alongside Anne Frank, Oskar Schindler, and Primo Levi as someone who defines our understanding of the Holocaust.Rak höger med Ivar Arpi is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Utgivaren ansvarar inte för kommentarsfältet. (Myndigheten för press, radio och tv (MPRT) vill att jag skriver ovanstående för att visa att det inte är jag, utan den som kommenterar, som ansvarar för innehållet i det som skrivs i kommentarsfältet.) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.enrakhoger.se/subscribe

In this episode, take a trip back to April 1944 when Rudolf Vrba and Fred Wetzler became the first Jews ever to escape Auschwitz. After grappling with electrified fences, dodging watchtowers and evading the eagle-eyed SS with their vicious guard dogs in order to secure their freedom, Vrba then began work on his next task - to reveal the horrors of the Holocaust via an eyewitness report that ultimately reached presidents, prime ministers and the Pope – and saved over 20,000 lives.

Anna and Amanda discuss the Women's Prize winner Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Our book of the week is The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland.  This tells the true story of Rudolf Vrba who escaped from Auschwitz with Fred Wetzler and their attempt to tell Jewish leaders the truth about the Final Solution and prevent more deaths.  A Sunday Times Best-Seller and shortlisted for the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, we could not put this down. Coming up: This Other Eden by Paul Harding. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @vibrant_lives_podcast Twitter: @abailliekaras Litsy: @abailliekaras   Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Jonny Gould's Jewish State circles back to a previous episode, uncovering startling new revelations. New details so rich, a bestseller has been updated to include them. In episode 88, I sat down with my old friend, Jonathan Freedland to discuss The Escape Artist, the story of two young Jewish men who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world of the horrors within. Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler's 32-page report reached the desks of Roosevelt, Churchill and the Pope and they warned Hungary's Admiral Horthy to stop the deportation of his country's Jews to Auschwitz - or they'd make him a war criminal. On receiving this, Horthy panicked and stopped turning a blind eye to the death trains leaving from across Hungary. 200,000 Jewish lives were spared because of Vrba and Wetzler's actions. Dr. Bea Lewkowicz is a fellow member of my synagogue and one Shabbat morning, she told me that rather uniquely, she knew both Rudi and Alfred, who was her own Uncle Freddo. But the contrasting post war fortunes of the two men was stark. Rudi lived a metropolitan academic's life in Vancouver, but Fred was trapped behind the iron curtain in Czechoslovakia, constrained and ostracised by the repressive communist regime. Bea is director of the AJR Refugee Voices Testimony Archive of the Association of Jewish Refugees, where she creates and archives holocaust testimonies. She's also a director of Sephardi Voices UK. So for the first time in the series, I'm more than delighted to hand over the interview microphone to Jonathan, in conversation with Bea. If you've read The Escape Artist and invested in their remarkable story, you'll love this. If you haven't, this is a great place to start. Jonny Gould's Jewish State is proudly supported by Dangoor Education.

On April 10, 1944, after enduring years of back-breaking slave labour, 19-year-old Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to escape Auschwitz. He would go on to try to warn the world about the horrors being carried out within the camp's barbed wire fences. His detailed account, the first ever, would land on the desks of Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Pope. While it would fall on many deaf ears, it would save 200,000 lives. Rudolf eventually settled in Canada. Author Jonathan Freedland's new book, "The Escape Artist," describes it all. He talks to Steve Paikin about the atrocities, the escape, and how he and the world wrestled with his revelations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When he was 19 years old, a Slovakian Jewish teenaged slave labourer named Walter Rosenberg (later he changed his name to Rudolf Vrba) did what only five Jews ever managed to do: successfully escape from Auschwitz. But his escape in April 1944 and subsequent testimony about the mass murder of Europes Jews at the Nazi death camp had an enormous impact: it reached the Allies, the Vatican and major press outlets. Vrba is credited with saving the lives of 200,000 Hungarian Jews, who would have otherwise been deported to their deaths that summer. But the killing of more than a million victims at Auschwitz haunted him until his death in Vancouver in 2006. A new book by British journalist Jonathan Freedland makes the case for Vrba being considered as one of the greatest, unknown Jewish Holocaust heroes of the time: right up there with Anne Frank, Elie Wiesel and Oskar Schindler. Freedland joins The CJN Daily from London, England to explore why that hasn't happened, and why it should. What we talked about: Learn more about The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland. Read more about Rudolf Vrba on this website curated by Vancouver scholar Alan Twigg.** Watch the livestream from Ottawa of the National Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, Jan. 27. Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To learn how to support the show by subscribing to this podcast, please watch this video.

In our second episode exploring the story of Rudolf Vrba, Jonathan Freedland joins Tom and Dominic again, to discuss the global reaction to the Vrba–Wetzler report: did anti-Semitism shape the Allied response?*The Rest Is History Live Tour April 2023*:Tom and Dominic are going on tour in April 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, and Salford! Buy your tickets here:https://robomagiclive.com/the-rest-is-history/Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom and Dominic are joined by Jonathan Freedland to discuss the incredible story of Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler, who escaped from Auschwitz in April 1944.*The Rest Is History Live Tour April 2023*:Tom and Dominic are going on tour in April 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, and Salford! Buy your tickets here:https://robomagiclive.com/the-rest-is-history/Jonathan's book, The Escape Artist, was published in June and is available to buy from all good bookshops.Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our final look at some of the best books to have hit shelves in 2022, we dive back into standout discussions from the past 12 months including Jonathan Freedland, whose book, The Escape Artist, tells the story of Auschwitz escapees Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler. We also revisit our discussion with philosopher Will MacAskill, whose book, What We Owe The Future, claims that society needs to take a far longer-sighted view of how altruism can be effective. The book has also come under scrutiny in the latter half of 2022 due to its influence on the behaviour of billionaire philanthropists. We finish the 12 Books of Christmas with a sneak preview from our upcoming episode with author Katherine Rundell. Her latest book, The Golden Mole, celebrates the irreplaceable diversity found within the animal kingdom.   ... Did you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We've just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we'd love you to give it a go.  It's packed with more than 20 years' worth of video debates and conversations on the world's hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just £14.99 a month. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Escape Artist - Jonathan Freedland The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast.  I'm Paul Vogelzang and today's show is in honor of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 2023…just around the corner. Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we've got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I've been looking forward to for a while and whom I'll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 675th episode, and I spoke to Lola Jaye, about her new book, The Attic Child.  Two weeks ago I spoke with Dr. David Berger to answer your questions about CBD, hemp, THC, and the medical benefits of marijuana.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. As I mentioned in our opening, January 2023 will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and I encourage remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. Our guest today, award-winning author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,' which we will be discussing today in anticipation of Jonathan Freedland's upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation.  Please check our show notes for details to see and hear Jonathan Freedland at Smithsonian Associates. ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,' This is a true story, and as you heard from Jonathan Freedland's wonderful reading, the ‘Him” is Rudolf ‘Rudi' Vrba, The Man who broke out of Auschwitz.  Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland.     In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz and successfully make his way to freedom, one of just four whoever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them at the end of the railway line. That of course is our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland reading from his new book, which is excellent, ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,' is the true story of Rudolf ‘Rudi' Vrba.  My thanks to Jonathan Freedland, who'll be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up.  Please check out our show notes from today for more details about Smithsonian Associates featuring Jonathan Freedland.  We're grateful for Mr. Freedland's time and his generous reading, again the new book is: ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,' is the true story of Rudolf ‘Rudi' Vrba.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  And, my thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I'm telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let's do better.  Let's talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we'll see you next week.  For more information about Smithsonian Associates and the Escape Artist, please click here: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/escape-artist

Rudolf Vrba was sent to Auschwitz at the age of seventeen, and, because he was young and in good health, he was not killed immediately but put to labor in the camp. Vrba (originally named Walter Rosenberg) quickly discovered that the scale of the killing was greater than anyone on the outside knew or could imagine, and Jewish communities were being deported without understanding their fate. Jonathan Freedland chronicles Vrba's story in his new book, “The Escape Artist.” The young Vrba had a “crucial realization, which is [that] the only way this machine is going to be stopped—this death machine—is if somebody gets the word out,” Freedland told David Remnick. Freedland recounts how, against terrible odds, Vrba managed to escape the camp, and provided direct testimony of the Holocaust that reached Allied governments.  This interview was recorded at a live event at the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.

With temperatures forecast to plunge well below freezing imminently, I realize the days of covering my fall plantings at night to extend my growing season are over. In preparation for the inevitable, I harvested all the daikon radishes of harvestable size I could find earlier this week. Yesterday, I brought in a large bunch of sorrel that I transformed into sorrel soup; I will bring in the rest, wilt it and freeze it, by tomorrow. This morning, I pulled virtually all the oasis turnips. During this little frenzy of activity, I have occasionally recalled Martin Luther King, Jr.'s expression, “the fierce urgency of now”. But to be honest, that expression has been lurking in my consciousness for reasons that far transcend the garden. It has far more to do with world events of this week, both historical and current. This week marks the anniversary of Kristallnacht (the night of broken glass), the organized violence against Jews, Jewish communal institutions and businesses in Germany and Austria that occurred on November 9-10, 1938. Marking the day always causes me to look back at the drawing (above) my Viennese father made as a young adolescent a year or so after the event. My father was not artistic by nature. He was encouraged to draw his memories of the trashing of a Jewish stationery store (If I recall correctly, belonging to his uncle) as a sort of therapy while he was at La Guette, the Rothschild chateau where he and about 60 other German and Austrian children his age were lucky enough to be given refuge and educated up until the German invasion of northern France in 1940. As we now know, the world felt no great urgency about Kristallnacht or what it might portend at the time. Had there been greater efforts to understand what was happening and what subsequently developed, and to throw sand in the machinery of death once the Holocaust got going in earnest, hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved. But, as illustrated by the story of Rudolf Vrba, who escaped Auschwitz and tried to alert the world to the mass murder under way, larger geopolitical calculations can frustrate such efforts. I commend to you David Remnick's interview (“The Man Who Escaped from Auschwitz to Warn the World”) with Vrba's biographer in this week's New Yorker Radio Hour for insight into both the power and limitations of such individual action. The story resonates today as we see western governments calculate how directly to confront Russian actions in Ukraine that, if not more vigorously opposed, will also cause mass suffering and death. If you asked me almost any day, I would say our world is only marginally less unsettled, and unsettling, than the world of 80 years ago. You might say I have traveled through life on a “Tsuris Visa”. I was raised by my parents to always expect cataclysmic “tsuris” (Yiddish for “troubles” or “woes”) lurking around every corner. I started this week fearing tsuris from the elections, either because my preferred candidates would all lose or because, if they won, the other side would violently reject the results. Yet only some of my candidates lost, and in many parts of the country the radical election deniers and authoritarian nationalists I most worry about lost too. Most of the losers seem to have acknowledged the legitimacy of the process. Whether you characterize it as Liz Cheney did (a “clear victory for team Normal”) or as President Biden did (“a good day for democracy”), to me it definitely seemed that “Things are not as bad as I thought.” As if following the theme of “things are not so bad,” on Thursday we learned that inflation has eased a bit, meaning we may be able to preserve economic stability without inducing a severe recession. The same day I heard an interview on Fresh Air with David Wallace-Wells, a New York Times reporter who once predicted that the earth would become uninhabitable because of climate change. There is now, he says, an emerging consensus among climate scientists that the world will not experience the worst-case scenario. Renewable energy has become the most economical alternative; a low carbon and therefore less overheated future is far more assured. The week was capped off by the most welcome news that the Russians have abandoned Kherson, the sole Ukrainian regional capital seized in their invasion. Does all this pretty good news mean I no longer have to feel guilty about my relative lack of political engagement? Things may not be great, but are they in a tolerable balance? I'm afraid the answer is probably no. There is still an activist authoritarian (and often racist and antisemitic) philosophy that holds sway and will likely resurge in large parts of our country. It is gaining power too in Sweden, Italy and maybe Spain. Inflation has not eased enough to make housing, food, or fuel affordable for large numbers of people. Even if we don't experience the worst possible global warming, we are still going to face more intense heat waves, natural disasters, and disruption to our food production. And the Russians' retreat from Kherson is not defeat of the invader. It is a strategy to create a more defensible border for seized land. The war is going to grind on. Situations that seem just tolerably bad today, if left to fester, are going to lead to far deeper tsuris later. I think Dr. King's words are probably true for every time in every era: “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” WHAT'S AVAILABLE THIS WEEK: Just a few things. Eggs are in hiatus until these new girls get a bit bigger. The old girls are producing just a couple a day. Lamb is sold out but I'm preparing to send 5 or 6 more off to market. If you want to order a whole or half lamb cut to your specifications at $7/lb hanging weight, please let me know. 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Rudolf Vrba was sent to Auschwitz at the age of seventeen, and, because he was young and in good health, he was not killed immediately but put to labor in the camp. Vrba (originally named Walter Rosenberg) quickly discovered that the scale of the killing was greater than anyone on the outside knew or could imagine, and Jewish communities were being deported without understanding their fate. Jonathan Freedland chronicles Vrba's story in his new book, “The Escape Artist.” The young Vrba had a “crucial realization, which is [that] the only way this machine is going to be stopped—this death machine—is if somebody gets the word out,” Freedland told David Remnick. Freedland recounts how, against terrible odds, Vrba managed to escape the camp, and provided direct testimony of the Holocaust that reached Allied governments. This interview was recorded at a live event at the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.

(10/24/2022) In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz—one of only four who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world—and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them at the end of the railway line. Against all odds, he and his fellow escapee, Fred Wetzler, climbed mountains, crossed rivers and narrowly missed German bullets until they had smuggled out the first full account of Auschwitz the world had ever seen—a forensically detailed report that would eventually reach Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and the Pope. Join us when Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the incredible story of Rudolf Vrba—the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz, a man determined to warn the world and pass on a truth too few were willing to hear on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.

Empezaremos visitando otra zona balnearia y termal de Eslovaquia, esta vez les presentaremos una piscina de un particular valor histórico y arquitectónico que este ano cumple hasta 85 anos. Su nombre es Žaba – que significa la rana y se sitúa cerca del balneario de Trenčianske Teplice. Recientemente, después de una pausa de dos anos, más de 40 personas han asistido a la marcha o la ruta de Vrba Wetzler, que empezó en el campo de concentración de Auschwitz-Birkenau, en Polonia, y terminó en la ciudad eslovaca de Žilina. La marcha sigue la ruta de aproximadamente 130 kilómetros de dos judíos eslovacos, Rudolf Vrba y Alfred Wetzler que en abril de 1944 lograron escapar del campo de concentración. Y antes de despedirnos les ofreceremos la octava lección de nuestro curso de idioma eslovaco que lleva el nombre de “Cien palabras eslovacas“.

In 1944, a young Slovakian man achieved the near impossible – he escaped the horrors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Walter Rosenberg, later known as Rudolf Vrba, was desperate to warn the world about Nazi camps and spur global leaders into action. His poignant and important tale is told in new detail by journalist Jonathan Freedland in the new book The Escape Artist.

Simon and Matt chat to Jonathan Freedland about his new book The Escape Artist.In April 1944 nineteen-year-old Rudolf Vrba and fellow inmate Fred Wetzler became the first Jews ever to break out of Auschwitz. Vrba's mission: to reveal to the world the truth of the Holocaust.In the death factory of Auschwitz, Vrba had become an eyewitness to almost every chilling stage of the Nazis' process of industrialised murder. The more he saw, the more determined he became to warn the Jews of Europe what fate awaited them. A brilliant student of science and mathematics, he committed each detail to memory, risking everything to collect the first data of the Final Solution. After his escape, that information would form a priceless thirty-two-page report that would reach Roosevelt, Churchill and the pope and eventually save over 200,000 lives.But the escape from Auschwitz was not his last. After the war, he kept running - from his past, from his home country, from his adopted country, even from his own name. Few knew of the truly extraordinary deed he had done. Now, at last, Rudolf Vrba's heroism can be known - and he can take his place alongside those whose stories define history's darkest chapter.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and former foreign correspondent. He was named Columnist of the Year in 2002, Commentator of the Year in 2016 and won an Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2014. He is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series, The Long View, and is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He is the author of 11 books, two of them non-fiction, including his first book, the award-winning Bring Home the Revolution. He has written nine thrillers under the name Sam Bourne, including The Righteous Men which was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Only four Jewish prisoners ever escaped the vicious SS guards, their ferocious dogs, rows of tall electrified fences and men on watchtowers wielding automatic weapons of Auschwitz-Birkenau. But Walter Rosenberg, just 19-years-old used knowledge, cunning and patience to do what no Jew had done before. He and Alfred Wetzler, in his early twenties, escaped from Auschwitz. But Walter, later to become Rudolf Vrba, hasn't been legendized like others who emerged from what became known as the Holocaust. Until now. Because his audacious breakout with Fred saved the lives of 200,000 Jews, mostly from Budapest. They revealed Europe's depraved undertaking to destroy its Jews - and warn those yet to be uprooted - Hungary's Jews - of their inevitable destruction - if they got on trains bound for “new lives in the east” as they were told. Even if those in power had known about the mass extermination of the Jews for sometime, their vivid Auschwitz attracted mass media and exerted political pressure. And Rudi had something else which marked him out, being young and fit was one thing, but he also had an extraordinary capacity for memory: counting and record keeping in his head. It enabled him to write a comprehensive 32 page report with Fred to reveal the precise hell they'd come from. The media was alerted and it ended up in the hands of Churchill, Roosevelt and the Pope. This is the life story of Rudolf Vrba, The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland. This is a special interview as I've been friends with Jonny for 40 years and we talk about a few other parts of our friendship too. Jonny Gould's Jewish State podcast is supported by Dangoor Education. You can buy The Escape Artist right here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Escape-Artist-Broke-Auschwitz-World/dp/1529369045

In April 1944 nineteen-year-old Rudolf Vrba and fellow inmate, Fred Wetzler became the first Jews ever to break out of Auschwitz. Under electrified fences and past armed watchtowers, evading thousands of SS men and slavering dogs, they trekked across marshlands, mountains and rivers to freedom. Vrba's mission: to reveal to the world the truth of the Holocaust.Celebrated journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Freedland joins Dan on the podcast to tell this astonishing story which can be found in his new book 'The Escape Artist'.This episode does contain descriptions that some listeners may find distressing.Produced by Mariana Des ForgesMixed and Mastered by Dougal PatmoreIf you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download the History Hit app please go to the Android or Apple store. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jonathan Freedland is an award-winning Guardian columnist, presenter of BBC Radio Four's The Long View, and a multi-million selling thriller author under the name Sam Bourne. His new book, THE ESCAPE ARTIST, marks a return to non-fiction, telling the story of Rudolf Vrba, ‘the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world'. Vrba's testimony would reach Roosevelt, Churchill and the pope, and eventually save over 200,000 lives, but the escape from Auschwitz was not his last. After the war, he kept running - from his past, from his home country, from his adopted country, even from his own name. ‘A work of the highest quality about an astonishing man. It is gripping from start to finish, searingly, shocking, revelatory and deeply moving.' – Jonathan Dimbleby With thanks for your support for 5x15. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

This week's guest is someone Unholy listeners are quite familiar with - our very own co-host (and bestselling author) Jonathan Freedland! In this episode, Yonit gives him the tried and tested interviewee treatment as they discuss his new book, The Escape Artist, which details the all but unknown story of Rudolf Vrba. Vrba is one of only four Jews to escape Auschwitz, and is credited with publishing a detailed report on the atrocities being perpetrated behind barbed wire, a report which led to halting the deportations of Hungarian Jews, ultimately saving tens of thousands of lives. In other matters - is an Unholy episode ever complete without Israeli political drama? We continue to follow the slow-motion train wreck that is the Bennett coalition - who might not hold on to the reigns long enough to greet President Joe Biden when he arrives in Israel in less than a month. Plus, these two prime ministers have seen their fair share of courtrooms, but now they meet in the same one, head to head, and it's the best show in town.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is it that most of us have not known the name of a man who broke out of Auschwitz as a 19 year old, and was able to tell the world about the terrible, terrible things that were happening there.  He was Rudolf Vrba, although he was born Walter Rosenberg.  A new book, instantly a bestseller, tells his story. It's described by historian and author Antony Beevo as 'an immediate classic of Holocaust literature'. 

The astonishing, forgotten story of the hero who escaped from Auschwitz to reveal the truth of the Holocaust. In April 1944 a teenager named Rudolf Vrba was planning a daring and unprecedented escape from Auschwitz. After hiding in a pile of timber planks for three days while 3,000 SS men and their bloodhounds searched for him, Vrba and his fellow escapee Fred Wetzler would eventually cross Nazi-occupied Poland on foot, as penniless fugitives. Their mission: to tell the world the truth of the Final Solution. Vrba would produce from memory a breathtaking report of more than thirty pages revealing the true nature and scale of Auschwitz - a report that would find its way to Roosevelt, Churchill and the Pope, eventually saving over 200,000 Jewish lives. A thrilling history with enormous historical implications, The Escape Artist is the extraordinary story of a complex man who would seek escape again and again: first from Auschwitz, then from his past, even from his own name. In telling his story, Jonathan Freedland - the journalist, broadcaster and acclaimed, multi-million copy selling author of the Sam Bourne novels - ensures that Rudolf Vrba's heroic mission will also escape oblivion.

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Rudolf Vrba var en ung slovakisk jøde,  som var en af meget få øjenvidner, der i tide slap ud af dødslejren Auschwitz til både at kunne afsløre, men også at advare om det igangværende massemord på Europas jøder, der blandt andet fandt sted især i masseudryddelseslejren Auschwitz-Birkenau. Sammen med medfangen Alfred Wetzler formåede Vrba at flygte i april 1944 og nå tilbage til Slovakiet, hvor de to skrev en rapport på 32 sider, Vrba-Wetzler-rapporten, som advarede det jødiske samfund i de besatte lande og som med tiden også fik international opmærksomhed. Rapporten forklarede, hvad der reelt foregik i Auschwitz, hvordan lejren så ud, og hvordan mordet på jøderne foregik i praksis. Formentlig reddede dette dokument endnu flere jøder fra at blive myrdet. Vrba overlevede krigen og udgav i 1963 bogen ”Flugten fra Auschwitz” om sine to og et halvt år i Auschwitz og næsten enestående flugt, derfra.  I programmet medvirker historiker, skribent og Auschwitz-kender Mikkel Andersson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.