3GDC Presents - 30 Minutes with a 3G

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.

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.

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.

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.

In a new episode, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Marika V. about her grandmother's escape from pre-war Berlin and her long, fascinating journey to the United States, where she lived to the age of 100.