NO LONGER UNIMAGINABLE: A Conversation with Holocaust Survivors (with ASL)

How do Holocaust survivors view the causes and consequences of that historic trauma? How have the hateful policies and sentiments of Nazi Germany found new life in the world today – and what can be done about it? What can people who confronted and survived inhumanity teach us about imagining the unimaginable – so that we might identify its evolving sound and march, and act now to stop it from fully taking shape? Join us online for NO LONGER UNIMAGINABLE: A Conversation with Holocaust Survivors. With Michael Bornstein, Rabbinic Pastor Dr. Aliza Levy Erber, Sonja Geismar, and Ilse Melamid. Moderated by Rabbi Shai Held. Opening performance by Morley. Chapters: 00:00 Start 03:13 Welcome 04:26 Morley & Chris Bruce 11:13 Introductions 13:30 Is there a particular memory from your childhood that has stayed with you and helped shape the person you've become? 19:08 Was there a person or event from your childhood that has stayed with you and helped define the person that you are today? 26:30 Do we have a historical responsibility to imagine the danger that could come to imagine the worst-case scenarios? And how do we do that? 30:45 How do you hope or wish that the Shoah were discussed today? 38:19 What do you think separates the person who would separate, who would risk their own safety to save strangers from those who would stand by and do nothing? 43:28 How do we raise children who feel like people who are other than they in every way are their responsibility? 50:30 Are there aspects of the present moment that remind you of what you experienced? 54:24 Do you share President Biden's optimism and why or why not? 58:39 How did America end up, as it were, in Charlottesville? And what can we do to make sure that that is a blight on our story rather than an increasingly common experience? 01:01:33 But what does it feel like for a child who has been separated from their family when you saw that happening during the Trump Administration? 01:07:34 Do you think anger serves a purpose in our struggle with hatred and extremism? 01:10:22 What do you think ought to be the very first step people watching should take to help ensure that the horrors of the Holocaust remain relegated to history? 01:15:13 How do I go about creating relationships with other communities to be able to speak up and respond when it comes to experiencing racism & hate? 01:16:33 How can the diverse peoples in our nation be united and how can our democracy be protected and defended in the face of all of these hostilities? 01:18:45 What stories ground your sense of hope and possibility. Sonia, would you be willing to start us off? 01:23:21 Outro -------------------- SOMETIMES WE MUST INTERFERE: Conversations on Confronting Inhumanity (September 20-22, 2022) is a three-part series of events that explores America’s response to the Holocaust and other historic traumas; the reckoning that awaits when wholesale bigotry and violence are unmet; and how communities can stand against forces of hate, racism, extremism, and hate. Presented by The WNET Group, home of America’s flagship PBS station. Curated by Brian Tate and Mary Burke. Project management by Jasmine Wilson and LaToya Semple. Presented in partnership with The WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative. Day 1: WE MUST TAKE SIDES: A Conversation about the U.S. and the Holocaust Day 2: NO LONGER UNIMAGINABLE: A Conversation with Holocaust Survivors https://youtu.be/808TnbUxMVM Day 3: THE BORDER BETWEEN THEN & NOW: A Conversation with People Threatened with Deportation https://youtu.be/HD-Mr8S8rWY Promotional Partners: Facing History and Ourselves Selfhelp Community Services Held in support of "The U.S. and the Holocaust," a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein. -------------------- On the Brink: Playlist for Progress highlights docuseries, town halls and podcasts that tell real, human-centered stories of current, interrelated social challenges facing individuals and communities. The channel is presented by The WNET Group, a PBS content producer. WATCH more videos and read articles on the Chasing the Dream Website: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/ WATCH more videos and read articles on the Exploring Hate Website: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/exploring-hate/ WATCH more videos and read articles on the Peril & Promise Website: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/