hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 349: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Howard Meier on hmTv
Ep. 349: Raised by Survivors
Guest: Howard Meier
Host: Bernie Furshpan | hmTv / HMTC
In this powerful episode of Raised by Survivors, Bernie Furshpan sits down with longtime HMTC leader Howard Meier to explore the quieter side of Holocaust legacy—the side carried not in history books, but in homes, accents, foods, silences, and the unspoken resilience of families rebuilding their lives in America.
Howard shares deeply personal memories of growing up in a German-Jewish household on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where German was the language of survival, the deli was the heart of the community, and the stories of the past lived between the lines. He reflects on parents who rarely spoke of their war-time trauma, an aunt who revealed the truth years later, and the impossible choices families had to make—Kindertransport separations, lost childhoods, scattered siblings, and the relentless decision to endure.
Bernie and Howard also discuss the enduring mission of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, the urgency of combating rising antisemitism, and the hope they find in educating tens of thousands of young people every year. Together, they honor the strength of their parents’ generation and the responsibility to carry that legacy forward.
A conversation filled with history, humanity, and hard-won wisdom—this episode is a reminder that resilience isn’t inherited by accident; it’s passed down with love, courage, and truth.
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