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Stars Among Us

Stars Among Us

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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 World
Episodes
  • Louiza Halfon Weintraub – Episode 10

    Louiza Halfon Weintraub – Episode 10
    Dec 12 2023
    The Nazi's quest to dominate Europe reached Greece in 1941. After many months of hiding in one place after another, Louiza Halfon Weintraub’s mother placed Louiza and her older sister, Liana, in a Catholic orphanage. The danger of discovery was constant, ultimately tested one Christmas Eve when Liana was selected to perform Ave Maria for an audience of Nazi officers. The complete story of Louiza Halfon Weintraub’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 Louiza — 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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  • Janine May Levine – Episode 9

    Janine May Levine – Episode 9
    Dec 11 2023
    In 1942 as a young bride living in Paris, Janine May Levine refused to wear the mandatory yellow star ordered by the Nazis. Shedding her Jewish identity, she was able to find employment as a bookkeeper with a business secretly working against the Nazis. Her employer, who worked with the resistance, also had something to hide, and she assisted him with his mission to pass information to the Allies until she was nearly arrested. The complete story of Janine May Levine’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 Janine — 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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  • Jan Frohlich – Episode 8

    Jan Frohlich – Episode 8
    Dec 10 2023
    Betrayed by a Catholic priest in his hometown of Pisek, Czechoslovakia, 13-year-old Jan Frolich and his four younger siblings were suddenly imprisoned by the Gestapo in Prague. His gruesome ordeal continued as he boarded a train all alone bound for Theresienstadt and later Auschwitz. After miraculously surviving these camps, he immigrated to Israel and fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The complete story of Jan Frohlich’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 Jan — 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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