202: Holocaust Prologue with US Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield
History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson
4.7 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
After turning our attention back to Europe in the last few episodes, it’s time to finally examine the Holocaust. Back in episode 185, we covered a broad history of antisemitism in Europe and the violent results of the first few years of Hitler’s reign in Germany, going all the way to the nationwide November pogrom (also known as Kristallnacht). But before we go any further, we present this interview with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield.
Sara has worked with the USHMM since its inception in the 1990s, and has led the museum for 26 years. She also serves on the International Auschwitz Council and International Treblinka Council, has been named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the French Republic, and is a recipient of the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. We are also joined by HTDS executive editor, Riley Neubauer.
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| 1:19.5 | Thanks for being a listener, truly. Hello, my friends, and welcome to what we're going to call a prologue episode of |
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| 1:33.5 | I'm your professor, Greg Jackson, and I'm pleased to be joined by my executive editor, |
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