#272 - 6 Million - Fact or Myth? (David Fisher)

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This episode is sponsored by the Podcast “Thirty Six” With Justin Hayet! Listen on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0zlLptB6swtpqPjkTe8ovV?si=0244cb565b684acc *** We are also sponsored by Masa Israel, check them out at https://Masaisrael.org *** 6,000,000. A number that resonates with us all. A sum that represents the endless sea of horrors, atrocities and tragedies. Entire worlds that crumbled, infinite realities that ceased to be. 6,000,000 is a sacred number. Our guest today, documentary filmmaker David Fisher, was haunted by this number. In his mind, a neverending stream of questions - where did this number come from? What does it mean? Who’s to say there were really six million? Is it myth, or historical fact? In the holocaust research world, those questions are borderline blasphemy. And indeed, many doors were shut in Fisher’s face along his expedition for the truth. However, other doors began to open. On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are honored to have David Fisher on our show to discuss his new documentary, ‘The Round Number’.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name's Justin Hayet.
0:10.8	I'm a lot.
0:12.5	I'm an eternal pessimist, a gay Republican, a loyal friend, and an excellent schmuse.
0:19.9	I'm a writer, operator, connector, and allegedly a maher.
0:24.2	One night, though, I stumbled upon this old Jewish story of the Llamidvaev Sadiki,
0:29.4	the 36 anonymous good people whose work would redeem the world. I wondered, do they exist?
0:36.4	Can people find them?
0:39.3	Could their goodness rub off on me?
0:42.8	Is there magic in this world that I just couldn't see?
0:47.1	I couldn't resist finding out, so I set off to Israel with a mission.
0:51.3	I was going to find these secret souls and hear their stories.
0:56.3	We're calling this journey, 36. You can find 36 and other podcasts from SoulShop wherever you get your podcasts.
1:01.5	Subscribe now.
1:09.0	Before we get to the episode, we want you, dear listener, to ask yourself a question.
1:13.2	What have you done these past two years?
1:14.9	You know, the pandemic hit us all really hard.
1:17.1	What have you really done other than perfect that matzabal soup recipe of yours?
1:22.7	Nothing.
1:23.7	Now, we all want to add purpose and meaning to our life, and we just, we have the way to really, really make your dreams come true.
1:33.3	If you're listening, you're likely interested in Israel with hopes of traveling here soon.
1:37.3	Well, lucky for you, we've got the scoop on Masai's real journey.
1:41.3	With an amazing range of life-changing opportunities in Israel,
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