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Episode 321: Dr. Rick Lucash — Medicine, Memory, and Moral Courage
In this riveting episode, host Dana sits down with Dr. Rick Lucash — board-certified surgeon, artist, author, and husband of a second-generation Holocaust survivor — for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation about healing, legacy, and the responsibility to remember.
Dr. Lucash shares how his medical career and artistic calling intersect with history, including his powerful portraits of Holocaust survivors and the profound influence of his wife's Auschwitz-survivor parents. He also recounts the remarkable story of his father, world-renowned medical examiner Dr. Leslie Lucash, who played a pivotal role in identifying the remains of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele in Brazil.
This episode explores resilience, moral leadership, the power of testimony, and how ordinary individuals can rise to moments of extraordinary purpose. It is a celebration of memory, humanity, and the quiet strength of those who carry history forward with dignity and truth.
A moving conversation that honors the past and challenges all of us to stand up for what matters.