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Ep. 360: Inheriting Memory
with Rebecca Sparacio & guest Aaron Sokolov**
In this powerful episode of Inheriting Memory, host Rebecca Sparacio sits down with high school student Aaron Sokolov — a young voice learning what it means to inherit trauma, resilience, and responsibility from a Holocaust survivor in his own family.
Aaron recalls the moment he first learned his great-grandmother survived the camps — a moment of shock that reshaped how he thinks about history, antisemitism, and identity. He shares how participating in the “Names Not Numbers” oral history program deepened his awareness, why October 7th was a turning point in his understanding of vulnerability, and why speaking out matters now more than ever.
Together, Rebecca and Aaron explore the silence many families carry, the gaps in memory young people struggle to fill, and the urgent role of education in confronting today’s rising antisemitism. Aaron’s honesty — about confusion, pride, fear, and determination — gives listeners a raw, heartfelt view of what it means to grow up Jewish in this moment.
This episode is a reminder that memory is not just inherited — it must be learned, asked for, carried, and spoken aloud so history is neither forgotten nor repeated.