• Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Yevette Smith
    Oct 2 2023

    In a new episode, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Yevette Smith, a 3G whose grandfather took a circuitous path from Europe to Chicago, where he found and married the love of his life.

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    30 mins
  • Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Adam Zimmerman
    Aug 21 2023

    In a new episode, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Adam Zimmerman, a 3G who teaches a 7th grade Holocaust and Jewish Identity class at Temple Beth Ami. 

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    31 mins
  • Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Shelley Rood Wernick
    Jul 17 2023

    In a new episode, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Shelley Rood Wernick, a 3G who serves as Managing Director of the Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma at the Jewish Federations of North America.

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    31 mins
  • Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Andrea Goldstein
    May 30 2023

    In a new episode of 30 Minutes With a 3G, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Andrea Goldstein, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust, about the stories she heard growing up and the importance of passing along that history to the next generation.

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    29 mins
  • Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Mike Salamon
    Apr 21 2023

    In a new episode of 30 Minutes With a 3G, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Mike Salamon, the grandson of four Holocaust survivors, about his family's history, its impact on his work today, and his passion for helping others understand the true meaning of "never again." 

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    41 mins
  • Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Laura Bakst, Part 2
    Nov 3 2022

    Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Laura Bakst, an attorney in D.C., about her grandparents’ lives in the wake of the Holocaust. After meeting at a displaced persons camp, her grandparents made their way to the United States, starting a family that served as a testament to their faith and perseverance. Laura also describes the immense impact of her grandparents’ experience on her own career, and explains her decision to document their lives in a book, The Shoemaker's Son. This is the second of two episodes with Laura.

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    29 mins
  • Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Laura Bakst
    Aug 23 2022

    Just released! In the latest episode of 30 Minutes with a 3G, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Laura Bakst, an attorney in D.C. Laura's grandmother and grandfather both survived the Holocaust, though each had very different—and harrowing—experiences. In this episode, Laura tells Mark about her grandparents' remarkable escape from antisemitic persecution and Nazi atrocities, which she documents in her book, The Shoemaker's Son. This is the first of two episodes with Laura.

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    38 mins
  • Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Jeff Robins
    May 11 2022
    In our season three premiere, new host Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Jeffrey Robins, an attorney in the DC area. Jeff's grandfather was born in Poland and emigrated to the United States after surviving the Holocaust. In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the impact of a survivor's story on their children and grandchildren; the investigative work that so many 3Gs undertake to uncover their family's history; and the urgent, continued need for Holocaust education. They also explore how Jeff's close connection to a survivor led him to a career in the law.
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    34 mins