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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust

Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust

Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust are the subjects of “Those Who Were There,” a new podcast from Yale University’s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. The podcast is narrated by Eleanor Reissa, actress and Yiddish theater director, and historical oversight by Professor Samuel Kassow. “Those Who Were There” podcast features audio from videotaped interviews conducted between 1979 up to the present. "Back in 1979, video was regarded as a remarkable, groundbreaking technology for documenting the experiences of survivors. The testimonies that resulted were and remain very powerful,” said Stephen Naron, director of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. “Today, by adapting our holdings to the podcast format, we have an opportunity to bring these intimate personal accounts of Holocaust survivors and witnesses to a world-wide listenership. After all, only a fraction of our more than 4,400 testimonies have ever been viewed. Every voice, every story is important, and the podcast is a chance to provide a public space for each survivor, one episode at a time.” The podcast’s first season will feature 10 episodes, including accounts from Jewish survivors, non-Jewish witnesses and liberators. The memories shared express a wide range of experiences before, during and after the Second World War by those who experienced it. Still, it is only a small glimpse into the thousands of stories held in this diverse archive.
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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Chapter 9: Judgment and Revenge

Chapter 9: Judgment and Revenge

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11/15/23 • 31 min

At war’s end, Vilna’s survivors struggle to regain their health, look for missing family members, and search for ways to leave Europe for the United States or Palestine. But a small group join an effort to seek revenge in Nuremberg, where an international tribunal is underway.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Chapter 10: Aftermath

Chapter 10: Aftermath

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11/23/23 • 33 min

In this final chapter of “Remembering Vilna,” several of the survivors whose stories we’ve featured tell of their journeys to safety and new beginnings, even as the traumas they experienced remained ever present.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Chapter 2: In the Shadow of War

Chapter 2: In the Shadow of War

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09/28/23 • 29 min

With the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the country is split between the Nazi invaders and the Soviet Union. Vilna winds up in the hands of the Soviets, then the Lithuanians, then the Soviets again, who set about seizing property and businesses, and arresting and deporting perceived enemies of the state.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Episode 6 — Renee Hartman

Episode 6 — Renee Hartman

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11/21/19 • 22 min

Renee Hartman was just a child when the Nazis swept into Czechoslovakia. Her parents and sister were deaf, so she became her family’s ears, alert to the sound of the Gestapo’s boots.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Chapter 8: Nazi Defeat

Chapter 8: Nazi Defeat

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11/09/23 • 38 min

July 1944. For nearly two weeks, the Nazis and the Soviets fight for every street and block in Vilna. When the smoke clears, Jews hiding in the sewers emerge into daylight while other survivors and Jewish partisans filter back into the devastated city.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Episode 8 — Malka Baran

Episode 8 — Malka Baran

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02/18/21 • 28 min

Malka Baran expressed her love of children by caring for a toddler hidden in the barracks of a concentration camp and teaching first grade at her DP camp. It was the start of her lifelong commitment to early-childhood education.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Introduction: Remembering Vilna

Introduction: Remembering Vilna

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09/20/23 • 10 min

“Those Who Were There” co-producers Nahanni Rous and Eric Marcus introduce a few of the voices that, over the course of 10 episodes, will bring to life the once-vibrant Jewish community of Vilna, Poland (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania) and chronicle its destruction during World War II.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Chapter 1: Childhood Memories

Chapter 1: Childhood Memories

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09/20/23 • 27 min

Recollections of life before 1939 evoke the rich diversity of Vilna’s thriving Jewish community, including its multiple synagogues and political and social organizations. The impact on daily life of rising antisemitism foreshadows far darker times to come.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Episode 10 — Sam Kassow

Episode 10 — Sam Kassow

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01/16/20 • 25 min

In October 1945, Celia Kassow gave birth to her son Sam in a German displaced persons camp. Seventy-five years later, Sam Kassow reflects on his mother’s life and an astonishing journey of discovery to his mother’s hometown in Eastern Europe.

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Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust - Episode 10 — Judith Perlaki

Episode 10 — Judith Perlaki

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04/01/21 • 26 min

Teenaged Judith Perlaki recalled cheating death twice after being deported from Hungary to Auschwitz. But most of her family wasn’t so fortunate. While assigned to sort the belongings of people sent to the gas chambers, Judith discovered the dresses of her little sister and aunt.

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How many episodes does Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust have?

Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust currently has 34 episodes available.

What topics does Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust cover?

The podcast is about History, Courses, Podcasts, Education and Oral History.

What is the most popular episode on Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust?

The episode title 'Episode 9 — Celia Kassow — Part 2' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust?

The average episode length on Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust is 26 minutes.

How often are episodes of Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust released?

Episodes of Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust?

The first episode of Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust was released on Sep 12, 2019.

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