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Episode 306: Legacy Chronicles with Donna Rosenblum and Guest Jack Hersh

In this powerful episode of Legacy Chronicles: Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future on hmTv, host Donna Rosenblum, Director of Education at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, sits down with Jack Hersh, author, speaker, and proud son of Holocaust survivor David Hersh.

Jack shares the extraordinary true story of his father’s survival through Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Gusen—how he escaped the Nazis twice, was hidden by a courageous Austrian family, and rebuilt his life with resilience, humor, and kindness. Together, Donna and Jack explore what it means to grow up as a second-generation survivor (“2G”), the impact of inherited memory, and how one man’s humanity endured even after the darkest of times.

Jack also reflects on discovering hidden chapters of his father’s story, his decision to write Death March Escape, and how the lessons of courage and faith remain urgently relevant in the world today—especially in the face of rising antisemitism and global conflict.

An unforgettable conversation about remembrance, resilience, and the responsibility to speak truth.

🎧 Legacy Chronicles — where every story honors the past to shape a more compassionate future.

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