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Stars Among Us

By: WHRO Public Media
  • Summary

  • WHRO's 'Stars Among Us' podcast offers an immersive and intimate journey into the lives of Holocaust survivors and liberators, blending powerful personal narratives with evocative sound design to illuminate untold tales of resilience and hope amid one of history's darkest chapters.
    2023 WHRO Public Media
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Episodes
  • "Stars Among Us" premieres November 20
    Nov 9 2023
    "First they made us wear the star, and that was the beginning of the end." Incredible, true stories of survival, rescue, and liberation.
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  • Hanns Loewenbach – Episode 1
    Dec 3 2023
    Escape. As the Nazis rose to power in Germany, the only option to survive for Hanns Loewenbach became escape. In his early twenties, with his future plans suddenly erased, Hanns became a wanted man on the streets of Berlin. His extraordinary story includes a desperate swim to Denmark, unexpected help from an SS officer, and living in the Shanghai ghetto while enduring the Japanese occupation of China. The complete story of Hanns Lowenbach's Holocaust journey can be found in To Life: The Past Is Present, Holocaust Stories of Hampton Roads Survivors, Rescuers, and Liberators. For information about Hanns — and to bookmark the webpage where future episodes of this podcast AND behind-the-scenes content will live, please visit https://holocaustcommission.jewishva.org/stars-among-us. Distributed by WHRO Public Media
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  • Esther Wondolowicz Goldman – Episode 2
    Dec 4 2023
    Esther Wondolowicz Goldman was a young teenager when the Germans invaded her small Polish town. She learned quickly to depend upon herself. Separated from her large, loving family, she survived the Bialystok ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and a death march to Ravensbrück before being liberated by the Russian Army. Esther and her family remained in Europe for a decade before immigrating to the United States. The complete story of Esther Wondolowicz Goldman’s Holocaust journey can be found in To Life: The Past Is Present, Holocaust Stories of Hampton Roads Survivors, Rescuers, and Liberators. For information about Esther — and to bookmark the webpage where future episodes of this podcast AND behind-the-scenes content will live, please visit https://holocaustcommission.jewishva.org/stars-among-us. Distributed by WHRO Public Media
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