Ep 582: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Jake Ehrenreich P2 on hmTv

Ep 587: Ordinary Heroes with Bernie Furshpan and guest Jennifer DeSena on hmTv

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/fan_mail/new] In this episode of Ordinary Heroes, host Bernie Furshpan welcomes Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena for a meaningful conversation about public service, community leadership, and the everyday work of improving lives. Supervisor DeSena shares her journey from attorney and volunteer to elected leader, reflecting on how saying “yes” to service opened the door to helping families, seniors, young people, small businesses, and diverse communities across North Hempstead. She discusses the importance of presence, transparency, responsible government, quality of life, senior support, parks, public health programs, infrastructure improvements, and cultural connection. Together, Bernie and Supervisor DeSena explore the role of education in preventing hate, the importance of Holocaust remembrance, the danger of distorted history, and the need to build bridges across faiths, cultures, and neighborhoods. Their conversation also touches on October 7th, antisemitism, youth isolation, social media, volunteering, and the power of the arts and music to bring people together. At its heart, this episode is about leadership rooted in service, empathy, and hope. Supervisor DeSena reminds us that government can be noble when it stays close to people, listens carefully, and works every day to make communities stronger. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/support]

Ep 586: Legacy Chronicles with Donna Rosenblum and guest Silvia Fishbaum on hmTv

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/fan_mail/new] In Episode 586 of Legacy Chronicles: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future, host Donna Rosenblum welcomes author Silvia Fishbaum, whose powerful book Dirty Jewish tells a deeply personal story of survival, identity, courage, and legacy. Silvia shares the story of her parents, both Holocaust survivors, including her mother’s survival of Auschwitz and her father’s experience in forced labor in Hungary. She reflects on growing up Jewish in postwar Czechoslovakia, facing antisemitism as a child, and developing an unshakable dream of freedom that eventually led her to the United States. The conversation also explores Silvia’s remarkable mission to preserve the legacy of her former art teacher, Ľudovít Feld, a gifted Jewish artist and Auschwitz survivor who was forced to create artwork for Dr. Josef Mengele. Through determination, research, writing, and advocacy, Silvia helped bring Feld’s story and artwork back into public memory, ultimately helping establish a cultural center and gallery in his honor in Košice, Slovakia. At a time when antisemitism is again rising around the world, Silvia and Donna discuss the urgent power of Holocaust education, art, testimony, and personal responsibility. Silvia’s message is clear: one person can make a difference, and one story can grow into a field of memory, education, and hope.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/support]

Ep 585: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Marisa Fox on hmTv

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/fan_mail/new] Ep. 585, Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Marisa Fox on hmTv In this powerful episode of Raised by Survivors, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with journalist and filmmaker Marisa Fox, director of the acclaimed documentary My Underground Mother. The film follows Marisa’s deeply personal investigation into the hidden life of her mother, Tamar, who claimed she was never a Holocaust victim, only a hero of the Jewish underground and Israel’s War of Independence. Through years of research across archives, survivor testimonies, and family secrets, Marisa uncovered a far more complex and painful truth involving identity, survival, secrecy, women’s slave labor camps, sexual trauma, resistance, and the emotional cost of silence in families of Holocaust survivors. Bernie and Marisa explore the shared experiences of second-generation survivors, the unanswered questions children often carry, and why so many women’s stories from the Holocaust remained hidden for decades. This moving conversation shines a light on courage, memory, trauma, truth, and the urgent responsibility to bring untold stories out of the darkness. My Underground Mother is currently appearing at festivals, museums, and special screenings. Learn more at myundergroundmother.com. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/support]

Ep 584: The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen and guest Bernie Furshpan on hmTv

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/fan_mail/new] Ep. 584: The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen Guest: Bernie Furshpan hmTv In this meaningful episode of The Israeli Bond, host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes Bernie Furshpan for a personal and inspiring conversation about identity, Israel, resilience, and the power of hope. Born in Jaffa and raised in Brooklyn, Bernie shares his lifelong connection to Israel, his journey through many careers, and how his father’s survival of the Holocaust shaped his courage to keep saying yes to new possibilities. The conversation then turns to A Day of Hope, a powerful event Bernie helped create at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance on December 22. Bernie describes how music, dance, and the arts can heal, unite, and reveal the true spirit of coexistence in Israel. Through Jewish, Muslim, Druze, Christian, and international students performing together, the academy became a living example of what hope looks like in action. The episode also explores the making of the documentary The Making of Day of Hope, which captures the love, planning, collaboration, and emotional impact behind this extraordinary event. At its heart, this conversation is a reminder that Israel’s national anthem is called Hatikvah, “The Hope,” and that even in difficult times, hope remains one of Israel’s greatest strengths. A moving episode about homeland, humanity, resilience, and the healing language of the arts.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/support]

Ep 583: The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen and guest Eyal Eshel on hmTv

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/fan_mail/new] Ep 583: The Israeli Bond with Gal Swisa Cohen and guest Eyal Eshel on hmTv In this powerful and deeply emotional episode of The Israeli Bond on hmTv, host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with Eyal Eshel, father of Roni Eshel, an IDF observer who was killed on October 7. Eyal shares Roni’s story, from her joyful childhood and unforgettable smile to her service as an observer at Nahal Oz, where she served as one of Israel’s eyes along the Gaza border. He speaks openly about the warnings Roni shared before October 7, the final messages sent from the command room, the 34 agonizing days when she was listed as missing, and the painful journey toward identifying and honoring her memory. The conversation also explores Eyal’s mission after tragedy: demanding accountability, preserving Roni’s legacy, and building a living memorial park filled with children, fruit trees, nature, and smiles, reflecting the spirit of the daughter he continues to carry with him every day. This episode is a moving tribute to courage, memory, responsibility, and the enduring love of a father determined that Roni’s story, and the stories of all those lost on October 7, will never be forgotten.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2449781/support]