Without the Footnotes

In this special episode I speak with photographer Sam Churchill.

We discuss Sam's experiences with survivor Arek Hersh and how he uses photography as a way to bear witness to his testimony.

Sam has worked as a professional photographer for 10 years and has had images printed in The Times, The Guardian, various international publications, and even a first class stamp!

Since 2015 Sam has worked on a project to document the return of Holocaust survivors to Poland and Germany in their final years, motivated by his family's personal connection to the Holocaust.

You can view his work here.

This week we are in Poland for part 1 of a 2 part episode. Perfect.

Things to look up: 

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and The Ghetto Fighters House Museum

The Oneg Shabbat Archive

Support Holocaust Survivors in Ukraine through The Survivor Mitzvah Project

Contact: [email protected]

Music: Feryl

This week we're in Albania. Fab.

A short and sweet episode this week but a remarkable story on how Albania ended up with a larger Jewish population than it began with.

Not much more needs to be said, give it a listen.

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Music: @feryl

This week we're in Bulgaria. Great.

If you are interested in the work I do with histoCON - head over to their social channels where you can share your perspectives on history and memory and get involved in workshops and discussions!

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Music: @feryl

This week we're in Greece. Wonderful.

If you are interested in learning more about the Jewish communities of Greece head to the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum website.

Lots of interesting resources, testimony, photographs an articles about the experiences of different communities. 

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Music: @feryl

This week we're in Estonia. Perfect.

We've been to Lithuania and Latvia it's only fair we now visit Estonia.

Check out the British Library's oral history archive.

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Music: @feryl

This week we're in Latvia. Cool.

We're back over in eastern Europe to talk about how the Holocaust unfolded there.

I also touch on vaccine passports being compared to Nazi Germany, would love to know your opinions on this...I've already given mine...

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Music: @feryl

This week we're in Sweden huns.

A somewhat lighter episode as adjusting to these dark days isn't easy is it. 

If you're interested check out the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) that Unites 'governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, remembrance and research worldwide'

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Music: Feryl

We're back to travelling country by country uncovering how the Holocaust was perpetrated. 

This week we are in Lithuania.

This episode features Abba Kovner's Vilna Ghetto Manifesto - I recommend that you look up Kovner and read about his life as a partisan leader.

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Music: @feryl

As last week marked the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht also known as 'The Night of the Broken Glass' this episode covers what it was and also two testimonies from that night.

You can read first hand testimony from the Wiener Library here (mostly in English and German).

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Music: @ferylmusic