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Kinder People. Kindest People — Episode 84 (Part 1)

Guest: Manny Korman | Host: Peter Suchmann | Series: hmTv at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center

When a rescued violin finds its perfect new home, two families discover they’ve been linked since 1939.

In the first of a two-part conversation, Peter Suchmann sits down with 93-year-old Kindertransport survivor Manny Korman. Manny retraces an extraordinary chain of events that began with his father’s harrowing voyage on the St. Louis, continued through Manny’s own escape from Nazi-occupied Poland, and culminated in a trans-Atlantic reunion that rebuilt his family—and his life.

You’ll hear:

• How one Kinderlink newsletter notice and a grandfather’s violin brought the Korman and Suchmann families together.
• The inside story of the St. Louis “Voyage of the Damned” and Manny’s father’s survival in Westerbork.
• Manny’s journey at age seven on the Kindertransport, the strangers who took him in, and the Christian family that sheltered his best friend.
• A remarkable reunion in rural England that turned into a community theater production 80 years later.
• The lasting power of kindness—from rescuing a single child to supporting whole communities across generations.

It’s a testament to resilience, moral courage, and the quiet heroes who open their doors to strangers. Press play for an unforgettable firsthand account—and stay tuned for Part 2, where Manny shares how those experiences shaped a lifetime in education and Holocaust remembrance.

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