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In this heartfelt episode of Raised by Survivors, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with singer, educator, and activist Ghazal Mizrahi about her family’s extraordinary journey of resilience. Ghazal shares how her mother escaped the Iranian Islamic Revolution and how her grandmother—a gifted singer—passed down the voice and strength that continue to guide her life.

Together, they explore the role of music as a tool for healing and unity, from Persian family traditions to Ghazal’s powerful performance of Hatikva at Hostage Square in Israel. She also reflects on the lessons she carried from hearing Holocaust survivor Irving Roth as a child, and why keeping memory alive is inseparable from fighting today’s rise in antisemitism.

A moving conversation about survival, heritage, and the power of using one’s voice to inspire hope and resilience.

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