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Legacy Chronicles – Ep. 231: “Second Generation, First Principles”
Director of Education Donna Rosenblum sits down with HMTC docent Herb Grubman to explore what it means to be Second Generation—and why testimony can’t stop with the survivors. Through the lives of Herb’s parents—from Dęblin and Biała Podlaska to Siberian imprisonment, DP camps, and rebuilding in the Bronx—this episode traces trauma, resilience, and the quiet heroics of starting over. Expect vivid family stories (coal cars at age 12, the First Polish Army fighting to Berlin, summers in Far Rockaway rooming houses) and a candid look at raising children under the long shadow of war.
Along the way, Donna and Herb dig into why authentic, primary-source storytelling matters now—amid misinformation, rising antisemitism, and curriculum overload—and how Second Gen voices can keep history accurate, human, and usable.