hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 423: The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli and guest Gary Glick P3 on hmTv
Ep 423 The Fog of War and Humanity (Part 3)
In the powerful conclusion of this three-part conversation, host Richard Acritelli and Army veteran Gary Glick bring history home — literally.
What begins with stories of Holocaust survivors and forgotten heroes like Tibor Rubin expands into a deeply personal reflection on how local encounters with history can shape a lifetime. Richard shares a vivid memory from his youth delivering appliances in Nassau County, where a chance moment inside a customer’s home revealed Holocaust artifacts and a survivor’s journey from Auschwitz to Israel to America. Decades later, physical evidence of camp currency resurfaces, confirming what he saw and underscoring how much history still lives quietly among us.
Gary speaks about the emotional responsibility that comes with meeting survivors, attending funerals where few others show up, and ensuring that names and lives are not erased with time. From Kindertransport children who became nurses, to community members connected through the Jewish War Veterans, the episode highlights how remembrance is not abstract. It is personal, local, and urgent.
Together, they explore the challenges of Holocaust education, the limits of classroom time, and the necessity of dedicated programs to teach genocide, warfare, and humanity. The conversation also touches on the long history of Jewish service in the U.S. military and why preserving those records remains essential to combating denial and distortion.
This episode is a reminder that history is not just in museums or textbooks. It lives in neighborhoods, in stories passed quietly, and in the responsibility we carry to make sure humanity truly matters.