If You Heard What I Heard
If You Heard What I Heard is a nonprofit organization dedicated to documenting the stories of the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, the last generation to hear survivor stories firsthand. We create modern Holocaust media that humanizes the history of the Holocaust, drives empathy, and inspires action to stand up to antisemitism in all forms. Listen to the powerful stories, and what their survival and resilience means for all of us today.
Join us in honoring these survivors and taking action to fight antisemitism in all forms.
If you heard what I heard, you would never forget, and you would do everything possible to make sure what happened to our grandparents and their families never happens again.
To learn more about our work and ways you can support, please visit ifyouheardwhatiheard.com, and check back here every Tuesday for new Podcast episodes and content!
Episodes
21 episodes
L'Dor V'Dor: Passing the Torch of Remembrance
In this special episode of If You Heard What I Heard, Carolyn Siegel sits down with Emily Kane Miller and her beloved Bubby, Holocaust survivor Yetta Kane, for a powerful conversation about survival, family, and the legacy of love and ...
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45:10
If You Heard What Emily Heard
Emily shares the story of her Grandmother, Yetta Kane, who survived the Holocaust by escaping to the forest with her family and joining a group of partisans after the Jews in her town of Miadzol, Poland were massacred by the Nazis. They survive...
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32:25
Fierce Love and a Loud Legacy: Shelley Silver on Generational Resilience
Shelley Silver, founder and CEO of Autumn Communications and mother of two, shares the extraordinary legacy of her grandmother Dora, a Holocaust survivor whose courage and tenacity shaped Shelley’s values and fire. Dora’s miraculous survival—sc...
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31:56
If You Heard What Shelley Heard
Shelley shares the story of her Grandmother, Dora Daches Josephson, who escaped the Vilna Ghetto with her mother, narrowly dodging Nazi bullets. They survived by hiding in the basement of the building Dora’s mom used to run. After the way, they...
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21:01
Stories That Survive: How Sharing the Past Strengthens Jewish Identity
Molly R. Stern, celebrated Hollywood makeup artist and devoted mother of three, shares the powerful story of her grandparents, Frank and Magda Stern, Holocaust survivors whose resilience has shaped her identity. Growing up as the daughter of a ...
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38:06
If You Heard What Molly Heard
Molly shares the story of her grandparents, Frank and Magda Stern, Hungarian Jews who were forced to live in a ghetto and narrowly escaped death by Nazi soldiers numerous times. Magda gave birth to their son in the ghetto, with little food and ...
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23:46
Living in the Light with Adina Schlass
Adina Schlass shares how being the granddaughter of Holocaust survivor Sam Moss shapes her identity and approach to Jewish life today. Her grandfather was not only a survivor but also a community builder who helped establish the Jewish communit...
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43:55
If You heard What Adina Heard
Adina shares the story of her grandfather, Sam Moss, who was from a religious, observant family in Munkacs, Hungary before the Holocaust. Adine shares how Sam and his family did not have many warning signs, and how their normal, everyday lives ...
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28:51
Echo of Memory: How Holocaust Trauma Resonates Through Three Generations
Jeffrey and Jason Gad share how being grandsons of Holocaust survivors Evelyn and Joseph Greenblatt shapes their identity and Jewish heritage. While their grandmother was more reticent about her experiences, their grandfather shared his stories...
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If You Heard What Josh Heard
Josh Gad shares the story of his grandfather, Joseph Greenblatt, who was born into a close-knit, observant Jewish family in Lodz, Poland. Josh shares how Joseph endured inhumane conditions during the Holocaust - narrowly escaping death several ...
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39:34
The Power of Jewish Joy
Shawna Wexler shares how being the granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors shapes her identity and approach to Jewish life today. While her grandfather Maurice struggled to connect emotionally with his children after the war, she experienced ...
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37:48
If You Heard What Shawna Heard
Shawna shares the story of her grandfather, Maurice Kornberg, who was from a thriving family in Paris, Frame when the Nazis invaded. He and his family fled to the countryside where they found safety for a short while, until they were imprisoned...
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28:59
Hidden in His Hands: How Love Survived the Holocaust
Alex Levine shares how being the grandson of Holocaust survivors Ed and Cecile Mosberg shapes his identity and approach to Jewish life today. While his grandmother remained silent about her experiences, his grandfather was determined to share h...
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50:25
If You Heard What Alex Heard
Alex shares the story of his Grandfather, Ed Mosberg, who as a teenager, survived several Nazi concentration camps including Plaszow and Mauthausen where he survived inhumane conditions, and escaped death multiple times. He met his wife, who wa...
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Episode 6
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23:26
Heritage as Resistance: A 3G's Fight Against Rising Antisemitism
In this powerful episode, Dr. Ira Savetsky shares how his identity as a grandson of Holocaust survivors has been shaped by the story of his great uncle Adolf Feuerstein. Ira reflects on the importance of preserving these stories in the face of ...
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Episode 5
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41:53
If You Heard What Ira Heard
Ira shares the story of his grandmother, Miriam Abramowitz, and his great uncle, Adolf Feuerstein, who was like a grandfather to him. Ira shares what he heard about Adolph’s incredible survival from a Hungarian forced labor camp and Mauthausen ...
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Episode 5
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19:10
The Role of Jewish Identity in Today’s World
In this episode, Leya Kaufman reflects on how her Jewish identity has been profoundly shaped by her grandfather, Holocaust survivor Alex Gross. She shares her journey of piecing together her family’s history, from her grandfather’s humble begin...
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Episode 4
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37:17
If You Heard What Leya Heard
Leya shares the story of her grandfather, Alex Gross, who was a child when the Holocaust broke out. He survived Auschwitz by pretending to be older than his age, while initially separated from his parents and siblings, he miraculously was reuni...
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Episode 3
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34:44
Generations of Resilience with Ari Sarna and Ilana Sarna Toledano
In this episode, siblings Ari Sarna and Ilana Sarna Toledano reflect on how growing up as grandchildren of survivors shaped their lives. Together they recall tender moments piecing together their family's painful past, the significance of visit...
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30:38