hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 276: Legacy Chronicles with Zachary Graulich and guest Evelyn Altenberg on hmTv
Ep. 276 – Legacy Chronicles: The Story of Survival and Love
Hosted by Zachary Graulich | Guest: Evelyn Drieves | Produced by hmTv at HMTC
In this deeply moving episode of Legacy Chronicles, Evelyn Altenberg, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors, sits down with Zachary Graulich, Assistant Director of Education at HMTC, to share her parents’ extraordinary story of survival, love, and resilience.
Born in Berlin and separated by war, Evelyn’s parents endured opposite fates—her father escaping to the Dominican Republic after securing a place aboard a cargo ship, and her mother enduring three years in nine concentration camps, including Auschwitz, where she was tattooed and forced into slave labor. Against all odds, they reunited six years later, married, and built a new life of joy, music, and family.
Evelyn reflects on growing up in Washington Heights among Holocaust survivors, what it means to carry her parents’ legacy as a second-generation witness, and how she now shares their story with students across the country to ensure that the truth is never forgotten.
A powerful conversation about memory, education, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.
🎧 Listen on hmTv and hmtcli.org — because remembrance is the bridge between tragedy and hope.