Ep 299: The Dana Download with Dana Arschin and guest Saul Rubinek on hmTv

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Ep. 299: “The Dana Download” on hmTv
Host: Dana Arschin
Guest: Saul Rubinek – Actor, Director, Playwright, and Author

In this remarkable episode of The Dana Download on hmTv, Dana Arschin welcomes the legendary Saul Rubinek, whose career spans over four decades in film, television, and theater. Born in a displaced persons camp after World War II, Rubinek’s story is as dramatic as the roles he’s portrayed—from Unforgiven to Frasier, Hunters, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Rubinek discusses his newest one-man show, “Playing Shylock,” premiering at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn, a powerful and provocative exploration of identity, antisemitism, and Shakespeare’s most controversial character. He also shares insights into his deeply personal new book, “All in the Telling: A Somewhat True Story,” a witty, moving journey through family secrets, Holocaust memory, and self-discovery.

In one of the most emotional and candid conversations of the series, Saul reflects on growing up as the child of Holocaust survivors, the legacy of Yiddish theater, and the lifelong moment that turned a troubled seven-year-old into an artist devoted to truth and storytelling.

🎧 The Dana Download — where meaningful stories meet remarkable lives.

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