Memories, Revisited: Ep. 346

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Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, stories of survival and Jewish pride in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. First, host Stephanie Butnick shares the lesson her Holocaust survivor grandparents taught her about taking every opportunity to celebrate life, starting with her over-the-top baby party. California restaurateur Victor Ivry shares the story of honoring his mother, Auschwitz survivor and “witness to history” Liselotte Ivry, by getting a tattoo of her concentration camp number on his arm. Abigail Pogrebin shares a preview of the latest installation of The Minyan, featuring her conversation with 10 Holocaust survivors. You can read the full version at tabletmag.com/minyan. Host Mark Oppenheimer offers his take on how to reframe our response to antisemitism. First graders at Central Synagogue in New York City share their favorite blessings in an excerpt from our kids game show podcast, Hebrew School. Jewelry designer Rachie Shnay tells us about her Mazel Collection, a line of Star of David bling that Jewish celebrities like Gal Gadot, Debra Messing, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Selma Blair have been wearing loudly and proudly. And finally, Tablet Studios’ general manager Tanya Singer introduces us to her relatives Eva Bender and Samuel Marder, who share their moving story of survival and strength. We love to hear from you. Send us emails and voice memos at unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leave a voicemail at our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Remember to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from. Check out our new Unorthodox tees, mugs, and hoodies at tabletstudios.com. Find out about our upcoming events at tabletmag.com/unorthodoxlive. To book us for a live show or event, email Tanya Singer at tsinger@tabletmag.com. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

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0:00.0	This is Unorthodox, the universe's leading Jewish podcast.
0:06.4	I'm Stephanie Buttening, and I'll be your host for something a little different today.
0:10.2	You'll hear from my co-host, Mark Oppenheimer, and Leah Liebowitz a bit later in the
0:15.0	episode.
0:16.0	It's International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and we'll be sharing stories of survival,
0:21.1	revival, and Jewish pride.
0:23.0	There are two days on the calendar that memorialize the Holocaust.
0:27.7	Memorial Holocaust Remembrance Day today, and Yom Hoshoa, which is in the spring.
0:32.7	But for a lot of us, it feels like every day is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
0:37.7	That's what it always felt like for me as the grandchild of Holocaust survivors.
0:42.3	I remember I got to college freshman year and of course enrolled in a class about Holocaust
0:47.2	memory.
0:48.4	The professor handed back my first paper with a note that I didn't need to capitalize
0:52.3	the word survivor.
0:54.1	It hadn't occurred to me that it wasn't a proper noun.
0:57.3	It always felt like something sacred was connoted in that word.
1:01.7	Looking back, it makes sense.
1:03.9	My paternal grandparents, Milton and Dora Buttene, died when I was around four years old.
1:09.0	I never really knew them, and even now I can't quite figure out if what I remember of
1:13.6	them are actual first-hand memories or just scenes I've pieced together from grainy photos
1:18.6	and videos.
1:19.6	I've always felt a little resentful that I didn't get the chance to spend more time
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